Life in the Cowboy State is unlike life anywhere else. We’ve got our traditions, our lifestyle, an etiquette that out-of-staters just don’t quite understand. If you’ve lived out here long enough, you’ll never get caught committing these Wyoming faux pas.
- Stay inside on a nice day.
Flickr / Troy Smith Most of the year in Wyoming is windy and cold, so when we do get nice weather, we get out and enjoy it. There’s nothing like exploring the best wilderness areas in the country on a brisk September day.
- Talk about buffalo
Flickr / Photos by Clark Tourists always ask us where they can find buffalo - and the answer we’ll give will probably annoy them. There aren’t any buffalo out here! Just bison.
- Lock up.
Flickr / Joybot Wyoming is a safe state. We don’t lock our doors here… there’s no need to. There’s usually some room between us and our neighbors, and everyone out here is armed, anyway.
- Complain about the wind anywhere else.
Flickr / nate2b When we travel out of state, a blustery day just feels like home. While natives are complaining about their hats flying off, we can just laugh and remember that they have no idea what a windy day really is.
- Skip the rodeo.
Flickr / Adrian Hu SKIP the Rodeo?! Not out here. We don’t have major sports teams to root for, so we turn out in droves to support our favorite local riders.
- Be a bad shot.
Flickr / leonterra Being a bad shot is one way to bring shame on your family name out here. Hit your targets when you go out shooting, and bring home dinner if you go out hunting.
- Travel with an empty trunk.
Flickr / State Farm We know to keep some emergency supplies in our trunks - extra layers, jumper cables, flares and more. When you break down out in the middle of nowhere
- Wear cowboy boots in town.
Flickr / MFer Photography Tourists show up in Wyoming and buy Justin and Ariat boots all summer long. I guess they use them for their pinterest photo shoots back home, because none of those boots ever get to see a day of ranch work.
- Visit Yellowstone in the summer
Flickr / Clive Moss Our national parks are some of the most stunning places on the planet, but you can barely see them from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Skip the parks in the summer and check them out when they’re at their best, in Fall.
- Lament a snow day.
Flickr / Outlander 650 There are plenty of places where snow days are a major headache. They cause school cancellations, highway traffic jams, and major problems in cities throughout the country. Here, though, we take our days off and go snowmobiling.
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Flickr / Troy Smith
Most of the year in Wyoming is windy and cold, so when we do get nice weather, we get out and enjoy it. There’s nothing like exploring the best wilderness areas in the country on a brisk September day.
Flickr / Photos by Clark
Tourists always ask us where they can find buffalo - and the answer we’ll give will probably annoy them. There aren’t any buffalo out here! Just bison.
Flickr / Joybot
Wyoming is a safe state. We don’t lock our doors here… there’s no need to. There’s usually some room between us and our neighbors, and everyone out here is armed, anyway.
Flickr / nate2b
When we travel out of state, a blustery day just feels like home. While natives are complaining about their hats flying off, we can just laugh and remember that they have no idea what a windy day really is.
Flickr / Adrian Hu
SKIP the Rodeo?! Not out here. We don’t have major sports teams to root for, so we turn out in droves to support our favorite local riders.
Flickr / leonterra
Being a bad shot is one way to bring shame on your family name out here. Hit your targets when you go out shooting, and bring home dinner if you go out hunting.
Flickr / State Farm
We know to keep some emergency supplies in our trunks - extra layers, jumper cables, flares and more. When you break down out in the middle of nowhere
Flickr / MFer Photography
Tourists show up in Wyoming and buy Justin and Ariat boots all summer long. I guess they use them for their pinterest photo shoots back home, because none of those boots ever get to see a day of ranch work.
Flickr / Clive Moss
Our national parks are some of the most stunning places on the planet, but you can barely see them from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Skip the parks in the summer and check them out when they’re at their best, in Fall.
Flickr / Outlander 650
There are plenty of places where snow days are a major headache. They cause school cancellations, highway traffic jams, and major problems in cities throughout the country. Here, though, we take our days off and go snowmobiling.
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