|
10-26-2009, 02:55 PM
|
|
Senior Member
Status:
"We must become the change we want to see in the world."
(set 4 days ago)
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Austin, TX
2,283 posts, read 988,330 times
Reputation: 509
|
|
|
|
|
10-26-2009, 04:44 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wyoming
2,272 posts, read 922,747 times
Reputation: 1953
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by wyoquilter
Bill Simpson is the only man to win a conviction against Butch Cassidy for horse theft in 1894. Bill Simpson is the father of former WY Governor Milward Simpson and grandfather of former WY Governeor Alan Simpson.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ElkHunter
You got it! Your turn.
|
Little correction... Alan Simpson was a U.S. Senator (and Senate whip), but never governor. Previous to that he was a Wyoming State Representative. His father was both a U.S. Senator and the governor of Wyoming. I believe his son is currently a Wyoming Senator from Park County.
Once, as a newspaper editor, I asked Alan if he was considering running for the governor's office in the '78 election. He replied rather strongly that he had no interest in the executive branch of government. His answer was something like, "A governor does little more than sit behind a big desk. The legislature is where you'll find the action." (Although I'd guess it was a little more "colorful" than that.) 
|
|
10-26-2009, 05:37 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
1,432 posts, read 623,488 times
Reputation: 833
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by WyoNewk
Little correction... Alan Simpson was a U.S. Senator (and Senate whip), but never governor. Previous to that he was a Wyoming State Representative. His father was both a U.S. Senator and the governor of Wyoming. I believe his son is currently a Wyoming Senator from Park County.
Once, as a newspaper editor, I asked Alan if he was considering running for the governor's office in the '78 election. He replied rather strongly that he had no interest in the executive branch of government. His answer was something like, "A governor does little more than sit behind a big desk. The legislature is where you'll find the action." (Although I'd guess it was a little more "colorful" than that.) |
I knew that too about Alan, I just wasn't thinking while I was typing. I met the man briefly myself, as well as his son. Alan's grandson was once a friend of mine. |
|
10-26-2009, 05:43 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
1,432 posts, read 623,488 times
Reputation: 833
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ElkHunter
You got it! Your turn.
|
Thanks EH!
What mountain is upside down? Where is it located? |
|
10-26-2009, 05:52 PM
|
|
Senior Member
Status:
"We must become the change we want to see in the world."
(set 4 days ago)
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Austin, TX
2,283 posts, read 988,330 times
Reputation: 509
|
|
Heart Mountain, north of Cody.
Quote:
Surrounded by sagebrush basin, Heart Mountain stands alone. Named by the Crow Indians, this mountain is one of the few identifiable features on the maps Lewis and Clark created.
With its unusual limestone cap, Heart Mountain is a puzzle. Geologists from around the world have studied it, yet its origin remains a subject of passionate debate. Somehow it became separated from larger masses of similar formations found sixty miles away in Yellowstone National Park. Moreover, older limestone lies atop younger strata, which is "upside down" in relation to how these strata are found elsewhere.
|
More about it here http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=5248
Last edited by CptnRn; 10-26-2009 at 06:24 PM..
|
|
10-26-2009, 06:14 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
1,432 posts, read 623,488 times
Reputation: 833
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by CptnRn
Heart Mountain, north of Cody.
|
You are correct!  Your Turn! |
|
10-26-2009, 06:18 PM
|
|
Senior Member
Status:
"We must become the change we want to see in the world."
(set 4 days ago)
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Austin, TX
2,283 posts, read 988,330 times
Reputation: 509
|
|
|
Which city in WY has two names and what are they?
|
|
10-26-2009, 07:14 PM
|
|
rotaredoM
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Where Five Miles joins the Tongue, Wy
6,338 posts, read 4,555,900 times
Reputation: 2237
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by CptnRn
Which city in WY has two names and what are they?
|
A little clarification. Are you talking two names as in Rock Springs, or Green River, or are you talking about it being called two different things? |
|
10-27-2009, 09:22 AM
|
|
Senior Member
Status:
"We must become the change we want to see in the world."
(set 4 days ago)
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Austin, TX
2,283 posts, read 988,330 times
Reputation: 509
|
|
|
Two different names, not a name that includes two words.
Hint: the difference is subtle.
|
|
10-27-2009, 10:03 AM
|
|
Senior Member
Status:
"We must become the change we want to see in the world."
(set 4 days ago)
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Austin, TX
2,283 posts, read 988,330 times
Reputation: 509
|
|
|
Hint: Fort ...
|
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
Linear Mode
