Letter: Appreciation gained for Wyoming's wild lands

Dear Editor,

I’ve lived in Wyoming my whole life, and I find comfort in Wyoming’s wilderness areas. I grew up in Casper and now study at the University of Wyoming.

When I was younger I didn’t appreciate these open landscapes, but now that I’m about to graduate everyone is asking me where I’m going next. I’m trying to find ways to stay here in Wyoming where we have such great access to amazing places.

As a kid, some of my best memories were made on long camping trips in the Bighorns with my dad. My stepbrothers would leave me trailing behind, picking on each other, while I lagg...

 

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