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START ROAD TRIP STOP 1 BEULAH STOP 2 ALADDIN STOP 3 HULETT/ SUNDANCE STOP 4 GILLETTE STOP 5 KAYCEE STOP 6 BUFFALO STOP 7 SHERIDAN STOP 8 GREYBULL LOVELL STOP 9 WORLAND LOVELL STOP 10 MEETEETSE STOP 11 CODY END YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK East Entrance Stories of the American West echo throughout the Black to Yellow region, home to kaleidoscopic landscapes and iconic sights. During your journey from northeast Wyoming’s Black Hills to Yellowstone, discover geologic marvels, dense evergreen forests and sprawling prairielands. Step into the past to meet larger-than-life characters like Buffalo Bill Cody and find out what life was like in Wyoming during different periods in history. Visitor Centers • Beulah • Buffalo • Cody • Gillette • Greybull • Meeteetse • Powell • Sheridan • Wright State Parks & National Forests • Black Hills National Forest • Bighorn National Forest • Buffalo Bill State Park • Keyhole State Park • Shoshone National Forest STARTING POINT: WYOMING-SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER, NEAR NORTHEAST WYOMING WELCOME CENTER, BEULAH A Vore Buffalo Jump near Beulah Stop by the small interpretive center to gain insight into how this natural sinkhole was used as a buffalo jump (a buffalo trap) from about 1500 to 1800 A.D. by at least five different Native American tribes. B Aladdin General store Aladdin Groceries, fishing supplies, Western wear and antiques are just a few things you’ll find at this gem, a general store built in 1896. Be sure to pick up some old-fashioned candy or a sarsaparilla to enjoy on the front porch. C Devils Tower National Monument near Hulett & Sundance Hike one of the four scenic trails at America’s first national monument, a 1,267-foot striated rock tower that gained fame as the filming site for Steven Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” Learn more about the monument on p. 63. D Frontier Auto Museum Gillette Get lost in this charming locale’s antique shop, old-timey general store and car museum, which features an array of shiny classic cars, vintage gas pumps, neon signs and other transportation memorabilia. E Chris Ledoux park Kaycee The legacy of legendary hall-of-fame rodeo cowboy and country musician Chris LeDoux is immortalized in a sculpture titled Good Ride Cowboy at Chris LeDoux Park in Kaycee, where he lived on a ranch with his family. F Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum, Buffalo Browse the impressive personal collection of Jim Gatchell, a local pharmacist and historian who served settlers, frontiersmen and members of the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne tribes in the early 1900s. G WYO Theater Sheridan Established in 1923, the WYO was one of the first vaudeville theaters in Wyoming and is now the oldest still in operation — bringing professional music, dance and theater to historical downtown Sheridan. H Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting, Greybull Planes on display at this cool outdoor museum include Privateer tankers used as firebombers and a maritime patrol and antisubmarine warfare aircraft. I Washakie Museum & Cultural Center, Worland Exhibits on paleontology, archaeology and early settlements portray the relationship between the historical inhabitants of the Bighorn Basin and their environment. J Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, near Lovell The South Entrance’s Hwy. 37 is a winding road that passes through the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range on the way to spectacular Devil’s Canyon Overlook. Experience one or more of a dozen short hikes to view the lake, wild horses and the massive multicolored canyon walls, or head down to Bighorn Lake and book a boat tour. Learn more on p. 58 and p. 62. K Meeteetse Chocolatier Meeteetse Tim Kellogg, a saddle bronc rider and cowboy turned chocolatier, makes all of the artisan confections at Meeteetse Chocolatier from scratch daily. Choose from exquisite truffle flavors like prickly pear cactus and Wyoming Whiskey. L Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody Immerse yourself in the natural and cultural history and art of the region at five different institutions in one complex: the Plains Indian, Buffalo Bill, Draper Natural History, Whitney Western Art and Cody Firearms museums. Find more along the Black to Yellow route at TravelWyoming.com/black-to-yellow. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: ERIC LINDBERG; FLICKR/STEVE WALSER; INSTAGRAM/JPETE_ADVENTURES; INSTAGRAM/MEETEETSECHOCOLATIER; INSTAGRAM/KARELKOCUREK; WYOMING OFFICE OF TOURISM. END POINT: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK EAST ENTRANCE MORE INCREDIBLE STOPS IN THE BLACK TO YELLOW REGION Big Lost Meadery and Brewery Sip mead, a fermented honey drink, out of a horn in Gillette at Wyoming’s first meadery, or try one of their beers, like the traditional Irish Red. Occidental Hotel Stay at the lovingly restored Occidental Hotel in Buffalo, once a popular stomping ground for some of the West’s most famous characters, including Teddy Roosevelt, Calamity Jane and Ernest Hemingway. King’s saddlery Stop at this staple in downtown Sheridan (established in 1946) to peruse a selection of saddles, ropes and other supplies, and visit the adjacent museum to see the King family’s collection of Western memorabilia. Red Gulch dinosaur Tracksite Explore Greybull’s expansive dino tracksite and paleontology area to see hundreds of ancient footprints made in mud during the Middle Jurassic Period — an astonishing 160 million to 180 million years ago. Eatons’ Ranch Experience life on a working cattle ranch while you enjoy hearty home-cooked meals and activities like horseback riding, fishing and trap shooting at America’s first dude ranch in Wolf. ADDITIONAL IDEAS • Mountain Meadow Wool Buffalo • Irma Hotel & Restaurant Cody • Old Trail Town Cody • Durham Bison Ranch Gillette • Eagle Butte Coal Mine Tours Gillette • Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site Hyattville • Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark Lovell • Isabella’s Newcastle • Heart Mountain Interpretive Center near Powell • Shell Falls Interpretive Site Shell • Historical Downtown Sheridan Sheridan • Tongue River Canyon near Sheridan • Crook County Museum & 1875 Gallery Sundance • Sip n Walk Historical Tour Sundance • Ten Sleep Brewing Co. Ten Sleep WY NOT? Head for the Hills. The Black Hills National Forest near Sundance has an impressive roster of opportunities to take in Wyoming’s famous great outdoors year-round. Take advantage of stellar hiking and mountain-biking trails and quiet campsites in the summer, or hunt for elk, deer and more in the fall (hunting license required; get yours from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department at wgfd.wyo.gov). In the winter, more than 300 miles of snowmobiling trails cater to those seeking epic powder exploits.
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