Utah was once a vast, wild place where only a few brave trappers and mountain men dared to venture. Native Americans were the stewards of this land, and they shared it with the wildlife that was plentiful here. Today, visitors from all over the world come here to ski, hike and check out our Wild West heritage. While much of the Beehive State has changed, some of it stays the same…it’s still the Wild West.
- Bison still roam and graze in Utah.
Edgar Zuniga Jr./flickr Bison once roamed freely in the Western states, but were hunted almost into extinction. Today, Utah has two publicly-owned bison herds - one in antelope island (with about 700 bison), and one in the Henry Mountains (with about 3,500 bison).
- Part of Utah still belongs to the people who were here long before the pioneers.
Bettina Woolbright/flickr The Navajo Nation encompasses 27,425 square miles in Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.
- We still explore here.
Ken Lund/flickr Utahns aren’t content to spend our lives on the couch. We get out and explore our state - especially those remote parts that offer something extra special.
- Much of Utah is still vast wilderness.
Ian D. Keating/flickr Even within our national parks, vast expanses of wilderness stretch before us. These beautiful, untouched places are treasures that can never be replaced. Imagine if this was all filled in with strip malls and tract homes! This photo was taken in Canyonlands National Park, in the Island in the Sky District.
- We still have real cowboys here, who spend their days driving cattle,
Tom Kelly/flickr
…rounding cattle up…
tphilosophia/flickr
…and roping cattle so they can brand ’em.
tphilosophia/flickr
And then for fun, they wrestle ’em to the ground for prize money.
a4gpa/flickr Because why would a true cowboy do anything else in his spare time?
- Parts of Utah just refuse to be tamed.
David Syzdek/flickr Some of the Beehive State will just always be wild and dangerous.
- Utah’s history is right here where you can see it.
J Stephen Conn/flickr Newspaper Rock tells tales of Utah happenings that occurred long before the pioneers arrived.
- Some of Utah’s residents are still as cantankerous as ever.
Bryant Olsen/flickr …and just as wild.
- Utahns love their country.
a4gpa/flickr We’re patriotic…in all the right ways.
- While Utah’s political views evolve and change, our sweeping, stunning landscape views have remained the same for thousands of years.
Steve Ornberg/flickr We’ll always love Utah!
What parts of Utah still seem like the Wild West to you? Tell us in the comments!
Edgar Zuniga Jr./flickr
Bison once roamed freely in the Western states, but were hunted almost into extinction. Today, Utah has two publicly-owned bison herds - one in antelope island (with about 700 bison), and one in the Henry Mountains (with about 3,500 bison).
Bettina Woolbright/flickr
The Navajo Nation encompasses 27,425 square miles in Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.
Ken Lund/flickr
Utahns aren’t content to spend our lives on the couch. We get out and explore our state - especially those remote parts that offer something extra special.
Ian D. Keating/flickr
Even within our national parks, vast expanses of wilderness stretch before us. These beautiful, untouched places are treasures that can never be replaced. Imagine if this was all filled in with strip malls and tract homes! This photo was taken in Canyonlands National Park, in the Island in the Sky District.
Tom Kelly/flickr
tphilosophia/flickr
a4gpa/flickr
Because why would a true cowboy do anything else in his spare time?
David Syzdek/flickr
Some of the Beehive State will just always be wild and dangerous.
J Stephen Conn/flickr
Newspaper Rock tells tales of Utah happenings that occurred long before the pioneers arrived.
Bryant Olsen/flickr
…and just as wild.
We’re patriotic…in all the right ways.
Steve Ornberg/flickr
We’ll always love Utah!
From mountain men to modern-day Utahns, we really do have the best people in the country right here in our state. Here’s proof.
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