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Outdoors

Peaks, geysers & wide-open country

In southwestern Wyoming lies the buried bed of an ancient lake, where near-perfect fossil fish record a vanished world.

When deep snow buries the mountains, sledders find hundreds of miles of groomed trails and wide-open powder.

With its infamous steeps and deep powder, Jackson Hole has earned a fearsome reputation among serious skiers.

Each fall, hunters take to the hills for elk, deer, and antelope in a tradition woven deep into the state's culture.

Between Cheyenne and Laramie, a jumble of strange granite offers some of the country's most challenging crack climbing.

With so few people and so little light pollution, Wyoming offers some of the finest stargazing in the country.