I live in Fort Collins, CO, which is about 35 miles south of Cheyenne, WY. From what I have seen, it is a great place if you like the small town, outdoorsy feel. There aren t many people, and most of the state is still pretty unspoiled as far as nature goes. There is some beautiful scenery, but just be prepared to drive a long way if you want to do some city-style shopping. Most of the people that shop at our large stores here have driven down from Wyoming.
I live in Ft Collins, CO as well, but I have family in Wyoming and Montana and I ve been a lotBasically, Wyoming is empty. Windy and empty. Very few people, very few things at all in most of the state. But don t get me wrong, the Tetons, Jackson Hole, and Yellowstone are some of the most amazing places in the world. I would LOVE to live there. But 85% of the state is just an empty, cold, shrub desert with some pronghorn antelope.
I live in Oklahoma and I have been to Wyoming several times and spent about six months there in total. I ve been all across the southern and western part. There are some very nice isolated places in northwestern Wyoming. Besides Yellowstone and the Tetons the Bridger Teton National Forest near Big Piney is very nice. And so is the Shoshone west of Cody. The Big Horns the Winds and the Snowies are nice areas. But all that amount to a relatively very small part of Wyoming. Most of the rest of it is baron and desolate. The wind blows constantly 65 miles an hour all day long many days. There are no trees in most of it. Its high desert. Very few people there and very little to do unless you like to drink. Bars in every town, at least one is named Cowboy. Or if you are into outdoor sports. Flaming Gorge is a nice place to fish and so is Fontenelle and of course the Green River and other places. It is miles and miles between towns. In the biggest towns there are the bare necessities and not much more. Winters are very harsh. The people are different. The economy revolves around mining, oil and gas, tourism, sheep and cattle. Those industries draw a pretty transient population and it can be a rough crowd. Brokeback Mountain was pretty stereotypical of Wyoming. There is a lot of government land in Wyoming and they herd a lot of sheep in the southern part and cattle in the northern and eastern part.