50 STATES MARATHON TOUR: WYOMING (45/50)
2012 JACKSON HOLE MARATHON: 5:24:21 (2012-09-23)
Photos:
https://www.facebook.com/730374053784599/photos/?tab=album&album_id=735548333267171
Race report:
http://bikingviking.net/listing/jackson-hole-marathon-wyoming-2012-09-23/
Jackson Hole Marathon Website:
http://jacksonholemarathon.com
WYOMING, USA
State capital: Cheyenne
State population: 564,000 (Jackson Hole 10,000)
State nickname: The Cowboy State
State bird: Western Meadowlark
State mammal: Bison
State motto:
Equal rights
Famous people from Wyoming:
Chief Washakie (chief of the Shoshone), Velma Linford (writer), Curt Gowdy (sportscaster)
Fun facts about Wyoming:
Wyoming has the lowest population of all 50 United States.
Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote.
Yellowstone is the first official National Park (1872).
The JCPenney stores were started in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
Wyoming leads the country in coal production in 1994 with 3 million tons per week.
More facts:
http://www.50states.com/facts/wyomin.htm#.U8UiUFZn7eY
Logistic:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g1798760-Jackson_Hole_Wyoming-Vacations.html