For the vast majority of Americans, Wyoming is something of a forgotten state, especially if you don’t live in the Mountain West. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who could name a city in Wyoming, let alone tell you what the state is famous for. Growing up on the East Coast, Wyoming existed mostly as a vague idea in my mind—a place of tumbleweeds, dusty roads, and old saloons that looked like they belonged in a Western movie. It felt impossibly far away, almost like a place that existed in another time. About a year ago, while living in China ironically enough, I came across a poster advertising Grand Teton…