Medicine Bow: WYO 28 Johnnie Lee's Corner - South
Beaver Rim is best known within Wyoming for its long escarpment marking the northern edge of the Great Divide Basin. The rim separates the Wind River Basin from this internally drained expanse, where water does not flow to an ocean. U.S. Route 287 follows the open sagebrush country beneath its layered slopes, forming part of a major road corridor through central Wyoming. To the southwest, South Pass became an important 19th-century crossing for emigrants on the Oregon, California and Mormon trails, placing Beaver Rim within one of the American West’s defining overland landscapes.
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The Medicine Bow River defines the setting of Medicine Bow — its course across the broad, high Laramie Plains has long made water and weather central to life in this small southeastern Wyoming community. The town stands amid open grasslands, with the Medicine Bow Mountains rising to the southwest and the North Platte drainage beyond the plains. Ranching and the railroad helped shape its identity. The landmark Virginian Hotel, opened in 1911, recalls the Western world associated with Owen Wister’s 1902 novel The Virginian. Medicine Bow National Forest adds higher, forested country to the wider region. Find related webcams around Medicine Bow and southeastern Wyoming to build a fuller picture of this high-plains region.
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Wyoming stretches from the Montana border to its frontiers with Colorado and Utah, encompassing the high Rockies, broad basins, and Great Plains. The Continental Divide crosses the state, while the Wind River and Bighorn River drain contrasting sides of its interior. In the northwest, Yellowstone National Park—established in 1872 as the world’s first national park—and Grand Teton National Park place geothermal country and sharp mountain relief at the centre of Wyoming’s identity. Ranching remains integral to its open-country culture, alongside communities shaped by railroads, energy, and outdoor travel. Discover how Wyoming connects with the wider American West by browsing webcams nearby.
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The Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts define much of the United States — their ports, fisheries and trade routes have long tied the country’s economy to the wider world. Between them, the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and Mississippi River basin form sharply different regions, from high western ranges to broad agricultural heartlands. Cities carry much of the national story: New York’s Statue of Liberty, a gift from France dedicated in 1886, remains an enduring symbol, while Washington, DC concentrates major federal institutions. Indigenous nations have shaped these lands for millennia, and their living cultures remain essential to the country’s identity. Find related webcams in the surrounding areas to build a fuller picture of the United States.
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