Our family spends a lot of time outdoors. This week I read an article that confirms what I suspect about our Wyoming kids: that they spend more time outdoors than other kids in the nation. Almost double the national average according to a study by the University of Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center. It's not suprising since we live in a beautiful state with diverse opportunities for outdoor fun. We are runners, hikers, skiers, and off-road enthusiasts. We are fisherman, hunters, birders, climbers, snowboarders, horsemen, backpackers, bikers, and biathletes. And we are lucky in that we have these glorious wide-open spaces virtually all to ourselves. There are only 500,000 people in our state, which boils down to just 6 people per square mile. The only state with less people per square mile is Alaska; one lonely soul per square mile.
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| Roaring Fork Lake, Wind River Mountains, Wyoming |
