OF T
BEAUTIFUL NATIONAL PARKS IN ALL OF T
BEAUTIFUL NATIONAL PARKS IN ALL OF THE U. S AND THIS YEAR, YELLOWSTONE CELEBRATES BECOMING
THE FIRST NATIONAL PARK 150
YEARS AGO. YOU KNOW ABOUT ALL
FAITHFUL. YOU’VE SEEN THE
WILDLIFE AND IT’S VERY POPULAR
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE SERIES
YELLOWSTONE AND JOINING US TO
SHARE MORE ABOUT THE CELEBRATION
. NATURAL BEAUTY. DIANE SCHOBER
, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
WYOMING, OFFICE OF TOURISM, AND
A NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIST, ROBERT
MARTINEZ, THANK YOU BOTH FOR
BEING HERE. GOOD MORNING. SO IF
I’M NOT WRONG, THAT’S THE
SESQUICENTENNIAL THAT YOU ARE
CELEBRATING 150 YEARS. 150 YEARS
. A CISCO CENTENNIAL IS A BIG
WORD BUT DEFINITELY WORTHY OF
CELEBRATION. DIANE YOU’RE RIGHT
THERE NEXT TO OLD FAITHFUL FOR
THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN TO
YELLOWSTONE EXPLAIN WHY IT’S
SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE. WELL
YELLOWSTONE NOT ONLY BEING THAT
AMERICA’S FIRST NATIONAL PARK
THAT HAS BEEN A SPECIAL
LANDSCAPE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF
TIME FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE
THIS THEIR SACRED HOME TO
TODAY’S VISITORS WHO COME
THROUGH THIS AREA. YELLOWSTONE’S
REALLY AN INSPIRATION FOR SO
MANY THINGS, BUT IT HAS ONE OF
THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF
GEOTHERMAL FEATURES. HALF OF THE
WORLD’S GEYSERS AND GEOTHERMAL
FEATURES ARE RIGHT HERE IN
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
WILDLIFE WE’VE SEEN BISON MOVING
AROUND ALL MORNING LONG GEYSERS
ERUPTING. UM YOU KNOW, BEAUTIFUL
LAKE YELLOWSTONE. IT JUST HAS A
SPECTACULAR, WONDERFUL WAY TO
EXPERIENCE THE GREAT OUTDOORS
AND THIS BEAUTIFUL WILD LANDS. I
BEING A BIG MOVIE FAN? I DID NOT
REALIZE DEVILS TOWER IS IN THE
PARK BECAUSE THAT WAS THE
SETTING FOR CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF
THE THIRD KIND. DEVILS TOWER IS
ACTUALLY OVER IN THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF WYOMING,
BUT IT IS PART OF THE NATIONAL
PARK SERVICE. IT’S A NATIONAL
MONUMENT. IN FACT, IT WAS OUR
NATION’S FIRST NATIONAL
MONUMENT. AND ANOTHER GREAT
PLACE. IF YOU’RE PLANNING A TRIP
TO WYOMING, YOU DEFINITELY WOULD
WANT TO STOP DEVILS TOWER CAN
HIKE AROUND THE BASE OF THE
TOWER. YOU’RE IN THE BEAUTIFUL
RED HILLS OF THE BELL FOOSE
RIVER. IT JUST IT’S ANOTHER
BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN WYOMING. OKAY
ALRIGHT, Y’ALL. STONE IS THE
PLACE IN WYOMING WHERE THE WEST
BEGINS. CAN PEOPLE GET A GLIMPSE
OF LIFE FROM THE 18 HUNDREDS?
I’D SAY. OH HAPPY. WELL YOU
COULD DRESS UP AND YOU COULD
CERTAINLY BE IT. THERE’S MANY
THINGS THAT ARE THE SAME AS THEY
WERE THAT MANY YEARS AGO, AND
MANY THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED.
BUT I THINK THE EXPRESSION OF SO
MANY OF THINGS THAT ARE
INDIGENOUS TO WYOMING CAN COME
THROUGH ART AND THE PARTNERSHIPS
WITH ARTISTS LIKE WHAT ROBERT IS
DOING. YEAH TALK TO US ABOUT
THAT. AS A PART OF THE
CELEBRATION. THERE’S A NATIVE
AMERICAN ART EVENTS. TELL US ALL
ABOUT THAT. AND YOUR WORK,
ROBERT. YEAH I’M FROM A NORTHERN
RAPID TRIBE ANIMAL. SO, CHICANO
, I’M ONE OF SIX ARTISTS FROM
ACROSS THE NATION THAT ARE HERE
SHOWING IT A NATIVE AMERICAN ART
MARKET. UH, SHOWCASING AND
EXHIBITING OUR IMAGERY FROM A
PAST AND PRESENT HERE AT OLD
FAITHFUL INN FOR THE 150TH
COMMEMORATION. YEAH WE ALSO
DESIGNED A REALLY BEAUTIFUL
POSTER FOR US TO THAT YOU CAN
FIND ON OUR WEBSITE AT TRAVEL
WYOMING .COM. OKAY AND ABOUT THE
WILDLIFE. I DID SEE SOME OF THAT
DEPICTED IN THE ARTWORK THAT WE
JUST SHOWED VIDEO OF WHAT ABOUT
THE WILDLIFE AT YELLOWSTONE?
WELL, THERE’S LOTS OF THAT.
DEFINITELY UH, BEING A FROM AND
RAISED HERE IN WYOMING. WE’RE
KIND OF USED TO WILDLIFE. BUT
VISITORS REALLY HAVE HAVE A GOOD
CHANCE TO SEE SOME SOME GREAT
WILDLIFE. THE BISON ELK, DEER
BEAR. WOLVES. WOLVES. YEAH. OKAY
WHERE CAN PEOPLE FIND MORE
INFORMATION IF THEY WANT TO
VISIT YELLOWSTONE? UM GO TO
TRAVEL WYOMING DOT COM. IT’S A
GREAT TRAVEL PLANNING RESOURCE
WILL HAVE SUGGESTED ITINERARIES
POSSIBLE ROUTES THAT YOU COULD
TAKE TO VISIT YELLOWSTONE.
OPPORTUNITIES WHERE YOU CAN SEE
ARTISTS LIKE ROBERT ON THE WIND
RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION ALL AT
TRAVEL WYOMING .COM. OKAY THANK
YOU, BOTH FOR SPENDING SOME TIME
WITH US TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK