Wyoming Trivia (Renamed)

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

Those critters might taste like lobster, but they are not the answer I am looking for. Sorry, no correct answers yet.

Hint: One of the few places you can get a license to hunt this critter is Douglas, Wyoming. Also in 2005 the Wyoming state legislature passed a bill to give this critter officially recognized status.

The Jackalope is the only Native Born critter that tastes like lobster and Douglas seems to have a hold on all the licenses.

[CptnRn]

You are correct!

Folkloric Creature: The Great Horned Jackalope of North America
Folkloric Creature: The Great Horned Jackalope of North America | Socyberty
Jackalope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In some parts of the United States it is said that jackalope meat has a taste similar to lobster.
The Douglas Chamber of Commerce has issued thousands of Jackalope Hunting Licenses to tourists. The tags are good for hunting only during official Jackalope season, which occurs for only one day: June 31, from midnight to 2 AM. The hunter may not have an IQ greater than 72. In 2005, the House of the Wyoming state legislature passed a bill to declare the jackalope the "official mythological creature" of Wyoming, by a vote of 45-12 and referred it to the state Senate, where the bill was indefinitely postponed on 2 March 2005.

[ElkHunter]

Here's an easy one.

Where was the first Intercontinental Missile Base Established in the United States? and When did installation of missiles begin?

[jody_wy]

The first US base to host ICBMs was F. E. Warren Air Force Base, in Wyoming
Military units with deployed ICBMs would first be fielded in 1959, in both the Soviet Union and the United States. The R-7 and Atlas each required a large launch facility, making them vulnerable to attack, and could not be kept in a ready state. The first US base to host ICBMs was F. E. Warren Air Force Base, in Wyoming,
The United States Air Force then activated the 4062nd Mobile Missile Wing on December 1, 1960

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by jody_wy

The first US base to host ICBMs was F. E. Warren Air Force Base, in Wyoming
Military units with deployed ICBMs would first be fielded in 1959, in both the Soviet Union and the United States. The R-7 and Atlas each required a large launch facility, making them vulnerable to attack, and could not be kept in a ready state. The first US base to host ICBMs was F. E. Warren Air Force Base, in Wyoming,
The United States Air Force then activated the 4062nd Mobile Missile Wing on December 1, 1960

You got it!

An interesting side note. FE Warren AIR FORCE BASE is one of the few AFB's that doesn't have a runway.

[jody_wy]

[SIZE=3]In “Journal of a Trapper” Osborne Russell talks about breaking camp At 2 in the morning and riding and leading their pack animals on top of the deep snow on the hard crust. Getting to a Valley the trappers called by its river’s name. The valley name is different today but the river is still the same. How did this River get its name?[/SIZE]

[CptnRn]

The Stinking River or Stinking Water River, later renamed the Shoshone River.

Near Cody, it runs through a volcanically active region of fumaroles known as Colter's Hell. This contributed to the river being named on old maps of Wyoming as the Stinking Water River. The current name was established in 1901 due to popular demand.

Hmmmm, I may have misunderstood the question, I see now you are saying "The valley name is different today but the river is still the same". ??

[jody_wy]

Farther west, and diffient springs that feed the river.
Be back late goin to Riverton to thr sale today

[wyoquilter]

Originally Posted by jody_wy

[SIZE=3]In “Journal of a Trapper” Osborne Russell talks about breaking camp At 2 in the morning and riding and leading their pack animals on top of the deep snow on the hard crust. Getting to a Valley the trappers called by its river’s name. The valley name is different today but the river is still the same. How did this River get its name?[/SIZE]

It took a lot of digging but I think I have the answer.

The River is called Salt River, I believe the Valley is now called Star Valley. The river got it's name because of the numerous salt springs found on it's branches.

[jody_wy]

Funny the water from the salt springs don;t taste salty but if you let the water set salt settles out. There is some operations that built settling ponds and use the salt water on some mining roads, plus selling some table salt.