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With its vast grassland prairies, immense mountain ranges and location on the continental divide, the state of Wyoming has had its impact on American Western culture as strongly as any other state. The area was originally inhabited by the Crow, Shoshone, Cheyenne, Arapaho and Ute Indians who followed vast buffalo herds across the grasslands in the Big Horn, Powder, North Platte River and Belle Fourche River valleys. With the western expansion of the American Frontier, The Oregon, Mormon Pioneer and California trails all crossed Wyoming in the central and most popular corridor of this migration. The trails followed the North Platte and Sweetwater rivers west to South Pass, after which they divided into various routes bound for Oregon, Utah or California. As many as half a million people may have traveled this corridor in the 19^th century.  As the native Indian tribes resented the infringement of white passage through their hunting grounds, attacks began on settlers in the 1850s. The United States government increased its military presence along the trails, as forts were established in Fort Laramie in 1849 and Fort Phil Kearney in 1866, among others. Wyoming is also notable for the many landmarks it has. Jackson Hole, Yellowstone National Park, Devil's Tower and the Bighorn Medicine Wheel are some important ones. Artwestimage.com staff has adventured into the state several times with focus on historical and natural landmarks, In 2004, 2007, 2014 and in 2018, photographers traveled the back-country byways to all of the above mentioned sites and many more.  Highlight images from those treks are featured in this limited release, with our latest focus on two world-renowned petroglyph sites, Legend Rock and the Medicine Lodge.  Enjoy!