Where on earth have we been
Where on earth have we been
Well, we haven’t been in range of any cell phone towers, and thus no internet. That’s why I haven’t been able to visit any of you, my wonderful blog friends. I am writing this on Saturday afternoon. We drove 8 miles up the road to get service so I am scheduling a couple of posts. We will back in a town this Wednesday afternoon however, so then I will get to play catch up with all of you. So where have we been? Tuesday we left Jackson Hole and drove to a small, old, mining community called South Pass city. This is a gold mine town from the mid 1800’s that was in danger of falling to ruin. Some local people took charge and had it made into a historic district. The old buildings still stand how they did back then, complete with furnishings. It was very fun and interesting to see.
This was an old homestead on the way to South Pass.
There is also another old town 2 miles away, called Atlantic City. It was fun to see as well, but not where you can get out and go through the old buildings like South Pass.
After South Pass we drove towards Devils gate, Martins cove, and Independence rock. This part of Wyoming is where all the immigrant trails came together, because this was the easiest route across the continental divide. You can still see the wagon tracks through the prairie, which is amazing to me. In another life time, I lived not far from this area, and I liked to walk on the wagon tracks and find old bottles and the like that had been left behind.
This photo is one of my 100 Days project images, taken at Independence Rock.
We stopped at Martins Cove, which was a bust, except we got to walk to Devils Gate. This is a steep canyon where the Sweetwater river goes through. I took some photos, and we booked it out of there.
We then drove to Independence Rock, made dinner, and walked around and on top of the rock. Which is pretty interesting with all the names engraved on it. There was this small gated plot too. I don’t know what it was for, a grave maybe. Neat iron work.
We spent the night there at the rest stop. The next morning we headed for Colorado. We drove and drove trying to find a place to stay. We ended up at a campground off Hgwy 14 out of Walden. Apparently lots of people like to camp around here, and there is no such thing as boondocking, so we could only stay one night. We left Friday morning headed further down the canyon, and looking for a place to camp. I had an idea that our friends Mike and Shannon were along here somewhere, and low and behold, we found them.
So now we are all camped in a nice campground along the Poudre river. As I said above, we will be here till Wednesday when we go to Loveland for the Sculpture in the park show.
I have been posting in my 100 Days Project as best I can, Here is the link, if you are interested.
Wonderful shots from your travels. I love th old homestead and the shot of the canyon with the river. Beautiful images.. Have a happy day!
MY grandfather was from Loveland Co. Good luck with the show. Mike and I were just yesterday speaking about how you could still see wagon train tracks to this day. The mining town sounded cool. I am so glad there are people who preserve old things. Cool pics to. Thanks for the update. We have rain and cooler weather here. The flies have been like out of science fiction! I’m ready to go insane with them. Scool starts in two weeks!
glad you’ve been out and about and have now found a good campsite – and friends, too!
Love the photos. If you’ll be in Loveland a few days maybe we can meet up, I’m just up the road in Longmont!
Yes, let’s figure something out. Al is at the show on Saturday and Sunday, so I will need something to do. LOL
Cool, I work all day Saturday but I’m free on Sunday. Shoot me an email at adventuresofadogmom@gmail.com and we can figure out lunch or something that day!
Boy you are really off the beaten track! So interesting how the little town got saved. Very interesting pictures too. Love Dolly
Oh, what wonderful travels! The photos are great! I hope you are enjoying the peace and quiet of no internet! We do like a little break now and again too.
oh my! Fabulous as always!! Sometimes it is good to not have internet access, then you get to enjoy the beauty around you! I have been soooo bad about posting on Dakota’s blog. Lately it has only been about one day a week, I need to change that. I have been keeping up with Cat Chat but not Dakota’s. Can’t seem to get the mojo going!
It has been nice not having service, kinda. It’s a bit inconvenient at times. We just drove 8 miles up the road so I could check in a little bit. It’s hard to get your mojo back when you lose it. I had to take time off earlier in the year, and just told myself i would start blogging again when i felt like it. That was the best thing I did I think.
No worries re visiting we will see you when we see you. Love the shots and it looks like a really interesting place to visit. Have a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly
Friends and a good site are what matters now…enjoy!…:)JP
I love history and really appreciate historic preservation, so these pics were fascinating for me. I think a lot of people think of pioneer homesteads like the Ponderosa on TV – not so! That picture really puts it into perspective. The iron gate definitely looks like a small family gravesite, I wonder if there used to be a homestead there? I love that those wagon ruts are still there after so many decades, I’ve heard about that in several different areas. Makes history come to life. Outstanding photos, thanks so much for taking us on your journey!
You must be enjoying your travels and being “disconnected” for a few days. Lovely scenery once again.
One of my dad’s best friends lives in Loveland. It’s beautiful there! And wow, you sure have covered a lot of ground!
Neat shots. That does look like it was probably a grave site. Very cool.
Great images from your travel. I particularly like the one from Independence Rock – and love the words, too. Have a wonderful continuation of your travel.
That is one of my most favorite things about Wyoming! The super cool towns that are there … just for exploring!! And miles and miles of absolutely nothing but wilderness!! Beautiful wilderness!! I hope you are enjoying your sightseeing!! I bet the pups are!
that’s just beautiful… I wish I could travel through your country once too.
These are amazing photos! What a wonderful trip through history, Mary. Hope Roxy enjoyed it too!
Love & Biscuits,
Cathy, Isis & Phoebe
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I’ve been following your 100 day project and I have to say, I’m afraid you are giving me the wanderlust. To walk those old wagon trails and stand in those houses that pioneers built, just calls to me. I’m glad I can live vicariously through you. :-)
So many interesting things to see! I was once going to ask you how you managed to find internet all the time when you are traveling. Now I know – you don’t always! I think that would be the only downfall for me about traveling like you do – I hate being “off the grid”, even though I love being in the great outdoors!