States with Mountains and Wide Open Skies

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Oklahoma got its name from two Choctaw Indian words – okla means people and humma means red. In the state there are over 50 languages spoken and 55 distinct Indian tribes. Each of them has their own language or dialect. This state has a colorful history that includes Indians, cowboys, discoveries of oil and dust storms. It is the 46th state to join the Union. Its nickname is the “Sooner State” because some of the state’s settlers were known as “Sooners” since they had staked their land claims, before the land was officially opened for settlement. The capital is Oklahoma City and the state flower is the mistletoe. Texas is the state where the famous siege of the Alamo occurred during which time pioneers Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett were killed. It also gave us the well-known saying “Don’t forget the Alamo”. For those of you who are not familiar with this the Alamo was a mission in San Antonio that was use as a fort during the Texas Revolution. The state’s nickname is the “Lone Star State” and it was the 28th state to join the Union. The name Texas is a Spanish name that comes from an Indian word meaning friends or allies. It is the second-largest state in the U.S. Its capital is Austin and the state flower is the blue bonnet. Montana has miles and miles of rolling plains and wide open skies. You can see huge herds of cattle grazing. There are many buffalo in the National Bison Range. This is the 41st state to join the Union. The name of the state comes from the Spanish word Montana which means mountainous. This state meets up with the Rocky Mountains and visitors come here to enjoy Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Its nickname is the “Big Sky Country”. The capital is Helena and the state flower the bitterroot. Wyoming got its name from the Algonquin word for “land of vast plains”. This is the 44th state to join the Union. It nickname is the “Equality State”. It was the first state to elect a woman governor. Here you’ll find small farming and ranching towns and visitors come to enjoy the Grand Teton National Park and the Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone is such a large national park that it spreads into Montana and Idaho too. The capital is Cheyenne and the state flower the Indian paintbrush.