Wyoming

Sprawling and rugged, this sparsely populated state retains its frontier heritage at sites like Fossil Butte, Old Trail Town, and Fort Laramie while treating visitors to geysers and grizzlies at Yellowstone National Park. From the time Sacajawea left the area to join Lewis and Clark's expedition to Wyoming's wild west days as a stop on the Oregon Trail, this wide-open land has played a formative role in U.S. history. More recently, state native Jackson Pollack put Wyoming at the forefront of American painting. Book jacket.