#10 WYOMING

Wyoming: where the deer and the antelope roam - really!

This a continuation of our tour of Utah and the Southwestern corner of Wyoming. It was cold! To clarify some confusion about my Utah pix: yes, it really was 34 at Echo Lake and we weren't bundled up because we hopped out of the car to take some pictures and got right back in. By the time we made it to Antelope Island it had warmed up to about 65. I'm sure the way I was dressed has nothing to do with the fact I am suffering from a cold right now, so don't even bother to bring it up.



We entered Wyoming on Interstate 80 and made our first stop in Evanston. The Bear River meanders through the town and we walked a mile along the paved path. I bet it's beautiful when the leaves come out but right now it was a muddy mess with pockets of snow. We enjoyed it nonetheless!

Bison along the path.

Well, fine...notice heeded.

We then headed north along Highway 189 to Kemmerer passing numerous heards of deer and antelope along the way. You'll have to take my word for it because all of the antelope pictures were taken by Lois. She uploaded them to Snapfish and while they're terrific to look at, I can't download them here so you'll have to be content with the antelope image at the top of this post.

Kemmerer is the home of JC Penney. An interesting bit of trivia but the flagship store didn't entice us stop for a visit. Lunch at the only restaurant we could locate in town, Taco John's, was just fine. A few miles west was the Fossil Butte National Monument. A fascinating stop with the potential for some great hikes if all of the roads and trails hadn't been closed due to snow. We were at an altitude of over 7000 feet so winter lingering into mid-April shouldn't have surprised us, but it did. Oh well, a reason to return...