I think we can all agree that we have some pretty interesting stories throughout Wyoming. Some you may hear and they sound like total fiction.

This one has actually been confirmed by science and who really wants to go toe to toe with a guy in a white lab coat?

Without going into too much scientific jargon what happened to this 500 million-year-old rock formation was there was a build-up of water pressure and lava that caused a huge explosion causing the entire mountain to move East at a pretty rapid pace.

Bonus history fact: During World War II there was a Japanese internment camp just below Heart Mountain.

 

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