It is so hard to believe that this whole area was, and still is to a great degree, considered a barren waste land. Wyoming is home to elk, moose, big horn sheep and many other creatures but due to the low annual rain fall much of the area is covered with sage brush, grasses, and some hardy flowers. This is July in Wyoming yet the flowers are out like we had in April in Ohio. Oil, natural gas, and low sulfur coal are huger in this state and we have read that 60% of the energy used in the USA comes from Wyoming! There are over 100 miles of canals that feed irrigation ditches just so some vegetation can grow.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Beauty and Energy Abound Here
It is so hard to believe that this whole area was, and still is to a great degree, considered a barren waste land. Wyoming is home to elk, moose, big horn sheep and many other creatures but due to the low annual rain fall much of the area is covered with sage brush, grasses, and some hardy flowers. This is July in Wyoming yet the flowers are out like we had in April in Ohio. Oil, natural gas, and low sulfur coal are huger in this state and we have read that 60% of the energy used in the USA comes from Wyoming! There are over 100 miles of canals that feed irrigation ditches just so some vegetation can grow.
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