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Normally delivered to a full floor of legislators and onlookers, the 2021 State of the State Address was a scaled down affair featuring masks, social distancing and a sparse crowd. Gov. Mark Gordon spoke from the Historic Supreme Court Chamber. (Mike Vanata/WyoFile)
Gov. Mark Gordon delivered his third-ever State of the State Address to the Wyoming Legislature on Tuesday, cutting trail for the body as it sets to work navigating the state through one of the worst fiscal crises of its history.
In the hour-long speech, Gordon urged lawmakers to set aside politics for the common good of the state. He outlined several legislative priorities, applauded his staff and the people of Wyoming for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic and railed against the early actions of President Joe Biden’s administration as it seeks a path away from the fossil fuels that have long powered Wyoming’s economy.
Jan.24.2021
Bid boring goodbye on Interstate 25 in Wyoming, one of the nationâs most beautiful interstates. Nature gave the buttes crew cut hairdos. The gap between the Laramie Mountains and the Big Horn Mountains was the pioneersâ path to the west. Between Kaycee and Sheridan, the Bighorn National Forest stretches beside the highway.
Allow at least a day in Cheyenne, then two more days to explore the rest of I-25âs stops. Drive time without stops is 4.5 hours.
I-25 roughly follows the Bozeman Trail, the only trail that indigenous peoples ever shut down permanently. Range wars pitted homesteaders and large ranchers against each other.