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Wyoming Residents Need Look No Further Than Their Backyard for Vacation Ideas.
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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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June 7, 2004
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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By Ty Stockton, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jun. 7--CENTENNIAL, Wyo. -- If your idea of a summer vacation is more about secluded hiking trails, breathtaking vistas and crystal-clear fishing waters than long amusement park lines, $2.25-per-gallon gas prices and overpriced hotel rooms, a drive through your own backyard may be your best bet this summer.
Wyoming Highway 130 from Centennial to Saratoga is more than just a scenic byway. The road is a springboard for endless summertime outdoors activities.
You could spend the entire summer on that road and never hike all the trails or fish all the lakes and streams.
And staying ...
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Wyoming Residents Need Look No Further Than Their Backyard for Vacation...
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, WY);
June 7, 2004 ;
787 words
......hiking trails in the Snowy Range. Quite a few of...Lake, the Sheep Lake Trail heads north past...with the Quealy Lake Trail and the Gap Lakes...high point of the Snowy Range Pass, just under...mountains of the Snowy Range, Robinson says...east. The ...
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CHANGE YOUR VIEW STOP AND SMELL THE FLOWERS ALONG SCENIC BYWAY
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
June 7, 2004 ;
Ty Stocktonoutdoors@wyomingnews.com;
787 words
......hiking trails in the Snowy Range. Quite a few of...Lake, the Sheep Lake Trail heads north past...with the Quealy Lake Trail and the Gap Lakes...high point of the Snowy Range Pass, just under...mountains of the Snowy Range," Robinson says...east. The ...
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SNOWIES OFFERS SKI OPPORTUNITIES
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
November 13, 1997 ;
Amber Travsky;
443 words
......skiing, snowboarding, and telemark skiing. Snowy Range Ski Area has also gone through a metamorphosis...for future expansion," said Colling. The Snowy Range Ski Area is located in the Snowy Range Mountains, Located about 32 miles west of...
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'Old timer' misses old Snowy Range
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
December 21, 2006 ;
Amber Travsky;
787 words
......segment of the Upper Potholes Trail in the Snowy Range. Muggle made the situation even trickier...slid around the slopes all across the Snowy Range since the mid 1970s. Back then, we'd...more adventurous outing, I head to the Snowy Range. For those who haven't witnessed the...
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SKI SEASON A SUCCESS THUS FAR
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
March 12, 1998 ;
Robert Gagliardi;
277 words
......Colorado to hit the slopes this season. At Snowy Range Ski Area west of Laramie, the season...Andrea Kern, Director of Finances for the Snowy Range Ski Area. "We have three major weekends...it." However, March is a big month at Snowy Range. With colleges in the region letting...
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ROAD OPENING IS ANTICIPATED BY LOCAL SKIERS
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
May 23, 2002 ;
Amber Travsky;
787 words
......enthusiasts, the opening of Highway 130 over the Snowy Range is a much-anticipated event. Daffodils bloom...advantage of the easier access to the top of the Snowy Range. He said the Snowy Range is a nice place for late spring or early summer...
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LOU NEFF POINT RESTORATION UNDER WAY ON TOWN LAKE TRAIL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
April 5, 2006 ;
787 words
......the following press release: The Town Lake Trail Foundation is pleased to announce that...Parks and Recreation Department, the Town Lake Trail Foundation began restoration of this...that has been put in place. The Town Lake Trail Foundation anticipates the project will...
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SNOWY RANGE INFORMATION
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
June 18, 1998 ;
406 words
......are several campgrounds on top of the Snowy Range, some don't open until July because...developed Forest Service facilities in the Snowy Range (campgrounds with picnic areas and parking...are prohibited within 500 feet of the Snowy Range Highway. Dispersed camping is also limited...
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HEAD FOR THE HILLS
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
June 18, 1998 ;
Robert Gagliardi;
647 words
...SNOWY RANGE -- When driving in Wyoming, the landscape can change...You can see all this, and so much more, along the Snowy Range Scenic Byway. Located on Wyoming Highway 130, the Snowy Range Scenic Byway begins outside of Laramie. About 27...
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SCENIC HIGHWAY OFFERS EXCELLENT SIGHTSEEING
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
May 23, 2002 ;
Amber Travsky;
518 words
...The Snowy Range road over the Medicine Bow Mountains...as the road climbs to 10,847 feet at Snowy Range Pass. The byway begins as it enters...Laramie and traverses west through the Snowy Range for 29 miles to exit about 20 miles...
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WYOMING 130 NOW OPEN OVER SNOWY RANGE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
May 22, 2007 ;
191 words
......Transportation issued the following news release: WYO 130 over the Snowy Range in southeastern Wyoming opens today for the summer and early...keep them open. Crews began working last week to reopen the Snowy Range Highway. Rotary plows were used to chew through the deeper...
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SNOWY RANGE ROAD REOPENS TODAY
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
May 22, 1998 ;
285 words
...LARAMIE -- Highway 130, the Snowy Range Road, between Centennial and Saratoga is tentatively scheduled...caution. Highway 130 reaches an elevation of 10,847 feet at Snowy Range Pass about 10 miles west of Centennial in the Medicine Bow...
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FIRST CHARTER SCHOOL IN WYOMING APPROVED
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
February 27, 2002 ;
Kelly Milner;
329 words
......After almost five years of work, the Snowy Range Academy will open this fall in Laramie...governance and budget. Lin Poyer, head of the Snowy Range Academy board, said Albany County School...diversity in curriculum." For its funding, Snowy Range Academy will get 95 percent of what...
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First ski trip kicks off 2006
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
January 11, 2006 ;
Cara Eastwood;
703 words
...It was dumping snow in the Snowy Range on Jan. 1 as I made my first sojourn...off on the Chute Lift that services Snowy Range's most difficult terrain. On our first...relatively steep terrain. I hadn't skied Snowy Range before, and my expectations were pretty...
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DIABLO LAKE TRAIL BRIDGE NOW OPEN
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
June 28, 2007 ;
168 words
......the following press release: The Diablo Lake Trail suspension bridge is open for visitor...Dam and connects the 3.8 mile Diablo Lake Trail with the 1.0 mile Haul Road and the 0.8 mile Ross Dam Trail. Access to the Diablo Lake Trail is free. The trail departs from the parking...
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