It's too good to be true, folks. Wyoming isn't going car free for a week this summer (July 16-22, 2007). It's a bummer, but the article in the April 2007 issue of Adventure Cyclist, referring to Wyoming's week-long car ban, was a nicely done April fools joke.
In an extraordinary and unexpected move, motor vehicles will be banned from all streets and roads in Wyoming this summer for the entire week of July 16-22 -- with the exception of Interstates 80, 25, and 90. Residents and visitors alike will be compelled to get around by alternative means like walking, bicycling, and in-line skating.
The part of the article that hooked me, had to be the following:
We like to brag about how we're the last of the Wild West -- well, we're gonna let people live the dream. It'll be good for 'em.
Perhaps you too fell for the story and went online to check out how something so cool could have happened (and to see about planning a vacation). In any case, since the URL was available, I took the opportunity to put up a quick site and figure out if I was either the only gullible reader or among good company. (I can't be the only one...right!?)
If you're from Adventure Cycling and would like to have the URL to CarFreeWyoming.com, let me know (I'm a member - so you already have my info), and I'll gladly transfer it over to you.
