As soon as you cross the border into Wyoming, you are greeted with this:

Welcome to Wyoming, Land of Liquor and Fireworks

Of course, we’re standing outside the car to stretch our legs, and we’re certainly not about to go inside and stock up on liquor and fireworks.  (Sumi–you got that workers compensation insurance, right?)

The first town you hit in Wyoming is Evanston.  We arrived during the Uinta county fair, but too late for that night’s pig wrestling event (no joke).

Being in Wyoming was a nice contrast to the law-abiding, proper and prim feeling you get in Utah.  Under the wide open Wyoming sky seemed to be more wide open minds.

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  The State Seal of Utah

  The state seal of Utah simply says “Industry”.  On the seal is an image of a beehive, which is Utah’s state symbol (and used to denote state highways).  The beehive represents industry, thrift, stability, and self-reliance, values dear to Utahn settlers.  A beehive is also a hierarchical organization where everyone has their place.

BOOOORING!!!

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  The State Seal of Wyoming

  Enter the seal of the Great State of Wyoming.  At center, we see a woman, broken chains around her wrists, standing under the banner of equal rights.  This symbolizes the political status of women in the state (remember Wyoming has been around since 1869–statehood in 1890).  Standing next to the woman is a miner and a rancher, and banners symbolizing Wyoming’s key industries drape the pillars of knowledge next to the woman.

On top of that, the guy on the left looks like James Fauvell.

Clearly, Wyoming rocks.

Not everything here is writing, casting, and brainstorming.  As preparation for gaffing this feature, I’ve been holding tests of strength:

I’ve also been purchasing costumes for camera tests (parental advisory–contains juvenile humor):

And today I bought a kite!

All of these things are very important for lighting.

-Lee