South Big Horn/Red Wall Back Country Byway

Slow and methodical, the oil field pumps (locals call them “cow scratchers”) add a bit of motion to the otherwise docile, vast prairie. The antelope watch you pass. They return to grazing. The sage rustles in the wind.

This is the vast interior of Wyoming, the open range land of ranchers and of solitude. You’re more likely to encounter a flock of sheep on this Backway than another vehicle, so be prepared to stop—open range means open range.