Wild West

A STOP IN A SECLUDED VALLEY

he Little Snake Valley, one of Wyoming’s best-kept secrets, may be on the road to nowhere but is well worth a stop, in no small part because of the Little Snake River Museum, in Savery. American Indians, explorers, trappers, miners and cattlemen all passed through the valley over the past 150 years. A few intrepid settlers made their homes here, while outlaws appreciated its remoteness. The aptly named river sidewinds its way along the Colorado

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