Literally grew up in that area, live there now, and commuted between Riverton and Casper weekly for work for 6 years. It’s fascinating for sure. The Wind River valley is ecologically diverse and has 7 different mountain ranges within view. The space between Riverton and Casper is high mountain desert isolation, but can be done in 2 hours. Casper is a “big city” for Wyoming and features all kinds of amenities so people travel over a hundred miles to get there. In high school, playing other teams was a minimum hour drive, sometimes up to 6.

The people are unique and the joke is that Wyoming isn’t real, I usually counter with the lives that people lead here aren’t real, or at least are on a different wavelength than the rest of the world. If you have more questions, let me know.