Laramie
High plains settlement
Laramie is a city in southeastern Wyoming, home to the University of Wyoming.
The name appears throughout the American West—the Laramie River, Laramie Mountains, Fort Laramie—all named for Jacques LaRamie, a French-Canadian fur trapper who worked the region in the early 1800s.
We stopped in Laramie on our way to Yellowstone.
Ranch hands tending herds
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- outlawsFugitives from justice
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
homestead · cattle drive · trading post · wagon train · gold rush · prospectors · buffalo hunters · trappers
Central business district
- universityHigher education institution
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- I-80Transcontinental US interstate
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
municipality · mayor · residents · infrastructure · civic · altitude · rail hub · depot
Semi-arid western American tableland
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- continental divideDrainage boundary between oceans
rolling hills · sagebrush · shortgrass · rangeland · semiarid · windswept · rocky outcrops
Recreational trail walking
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- rock climbingScaling steep natural surfaces
bouldering · cross-country skiing · snowshoeing · elk · pronghorn · trout · birding · stargazing
cowboys
Ranch hands tending herds
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- outlawsFugitives from justice
sheriff · homestead · cattle drive · trading post · wagon train · gold rush · prospectors · buffalo hunters · trappers · fur trade
downtown
Central business district
- universityHigher education institution
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- I-80Transcontinental US interstate
crossroads · municipality · mayor · residents · infrastructure · civic · altitude · rail hub · depot · Main Street
High Plains
Semi-arid western American tableland
continental divide · rolling hills · sagebrush · shortgrass · rangeland · semiarid · windswept · rocky outcrops
rodeo
Cowboy skills competition
- state legislatureLawmaking body below Congress
hiking
Recreational trail walking
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
rock climbing · bouldering · cross-country skiing · snowshoeing · elk · pronghorn · trout · birding · stargazing · mountain biking
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- Western TownsTombstone, Deadwood, Dodge, Abilene, Virginia City
- WyomingYellowstone National Park, Jackson, Casper, Sheridan, Wind River
- rail townsOgden, Cheyenne, Omaha, Evanston, Green River
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