Rawlins - Explore Carbon County

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CARBON COUNTY
A publication of the Rawlins Daily Times and the Carbon County Visitors Council
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Cardio Room • Fitness Classes • Weight Room • Gym
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1.5 Miles. N. of Rawlins on Hwy. 287, Right on Gun Club Road,
Left onto Complex just before 2nd Landfill Gate.
For more information contact:
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RAWLINS DAILY TIMES
EXPLORE CARBON COUNTY IS PRODUCED BY THE DAILY TIMES AND THE
CARBON COUNTY VISITORS COUNCIL. THE DAILY TIMES IS LOCATED AT
522 W. BUFFALO ST., RAWLINS, WY 82301. FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT CARBON COUNTY, CONTACT THE VISITORS COUNCIL TOLL-FREE AT
1-800-228-3547 OR VISIT WWW.WYOMINGCARBONCOUNTY.COM
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Introduction
Inside
this
issue
Introduction
Intro, page 8
Advertising Index, page 10
Visitor Contact Info, page 12
Carbon County map, page 13
Events
38
Calendar of events, page 14-19
Music in the Park, page 21
Summer Fest, page 23
Bullfest, page 25
Wood Choppers, page 27
Carbon County Fair, page 28
Winter Fun, page 31-32
Chariot Races, page 33
Activities
39
Continental Divide, page 34
Bird watching, page 36
Saratoga Hot Springs, page 38
Horseback riding, page 39
Encampment River trail, page 40
Golf, page 41
Camping, page 42
Geocaching, page 45
Water ways, page 46
Hunting/Fishing
Hunting, page 48
Carbon County Hunting, page 51
What to wear in each season, page 52
Bow Hunting, page 54
Carbon County fishing, page 55
Dining, Lodging & Shopping
Where to Eat, page 58
Luxury Getaways, page 59
Where to Stay, page 60
Sites
48
Fort Steele, page 68
Ghost Towns, page 70
Museums, page 72
Old Pen, page 73
The Railroad, page 74
Trail Life, page 77
Seminoe State Park, page 78
Communities
88
Rawlins, page 79
Saratoga, page 81
Hanna, page 82
Elk Mountain, page 83
Sinclair, page 84
Baggs, page 85
Medicine Bow, page 86
Encampment & Riverside, page 87
Dixon Savery, page 88
Wamsutter, page 88
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Introduction
Welcome to Carbon County
W
elcome to Wyoming’s Carbon County. Come
discover the Western frontier as it was and
remains. A place that represents everything
Wyoming is. A place where star count will always be
more important than thread count.
Whether you are here to explore our crystal clear
rivers (and the trout that reside in them), a natural
hot spring, mountain trails for hiking or biking, seemingly endless forests teeming with wildlife, the pristine alpine lakes, small towns filled with friendly
people, or Carbon County’s rich history full of colorful
characters and infamous outlaws, we’re glad you decided to come explore Carbon County.
Perhaps the best thing we have to offer is, well, in a
sense, nothing... No sprawling skyline to disrupt the
views of our rugged granite mountains. No noise pollution to distort the melodic sounds of nature. No
crowds; no traffic jams; no lines; no stress.
Whether you’re snowshoeing, hiking, climbing, skiing, cycling, snowmobiling, ATVing, horseback riding
or driving and enjoying the scenery, we are sure you
will appreciate the serene mountains, fertile river valleys, and the exotic high desert that offer peaceful
solitude and relaxation. You’ll completely understand
why everyone who has discovered Carbon County as
their personal getaway wants you to “Keep it to yourself.”
If hunting is on the agenda, you’ll be glad to know
Carbon County shares her lands with moose, elk, black
bear, mountain lions, pronghorn antelope, bighorn
sheep, mule deer, blue grouse, and many more creatures.
Recreation in southern Wyoming is endless and unparalleled. Our wide-open spaces coupled with the low
population makes for some of the best recreational opportunities to be found. Explore more than 500 miles
of snowmobile trails where the Western powder is
measured in feet – not inches.
Discover Seminoe Reservoir and Sand Mountain
where you can enjoy camping, boating, jet-skiing, hiking, fishing, and some of the best ATVing Wyoming
has to offer.
We hope you have a blast exploring Carbon County.
And, yes, we are a bit off the beaten path, but we’re
sure you’ll agree that’s a good thing.
Best Regards,
Lisa Howell, Executive Director
Carbon County Visitors’ Council
www.WyomingCarbonCounty.com
Looking for something?
Our local businesses can help you
Automotive
Entertainment/Recreation
Dallin Motors, page 7
Kilburn Tire Factory, page 65
Wreck-A-Mend, page 12
Boys & Girls Club of CC, page 67
Carbon County Museum,
page 45
City of Rawlins Recreation
Services, page 2
Great Divide Music Festival,
page 37
Medicine Bow Museum, page 4
Saratoga Museum, page 39
Wyoming Frontier Prison,
page 62
Banking and Insurance
Bank of Commerce, page 29
Meridian Trust FCU, page 44
Rawlins National Bank, page 21
State Farm Insurance, page 30
KOA Campground, page 83
Riviera Lodge, page 22
Silver Moon Motel, page 82
Real Estate
Century 21, page 5
Town & Country Realty, Inc.,
page 23
Retail
71 Construction, page 4
Sunrise Sanitation Services,
page 60
Triangle Heating, page 65
Build-Rite Do It Center, page 77
Hat Creek Saddlery and Trading
Post, page 60
Jackalope Printing, page 83
Platte Valley Ranch Supply,
page 67
Rasmusson Furniture, page 49
Saratoga Feed & Grain, page 39
Shively Hardware Co., page 47
True Value, Inside Back Cover
Union Wireless, page 80
Windy Corner, Inc., page 19
Outdoor Sports
Visitor Information
OakTree Inn/Penny’s Diner,
page 26
Hotel Wolf, page 36
Bi Rite Sporting Goods, page 30
Hack’s Tackle & Outfitter, page 40
Trail’s West Gaming, page 24
Tropy Room Taxidermy & Fur
Company, page 75
Energy & Engineering
Lodging
BP America, page 9
V-1 Propane, page 33
WLC, Inside Front Cover
Best Western CottonTree Inn,
page 30
Days Inn, pge 4
Carbon County Higher Education
Center, page 37
Carbon County Visitor’s Council,
page Back Cover
City of Rawlins, page 20
Platte Valley Community Center,
page 31
Rawlins Daily Times, pages 65,
66, 75
Rawlins DDA Main Street, page 3
Churches
Harvestime Ministries, page 24
Dining and Libations
Anong’s Thai Cuisine, page 11
Aspen House, page 43
Bella’s Bistro, page 60
Cactus Jacks and The Peppermill, page 1
Duke’s Bar & Grill, page 22
The China House, page 82
The Tavern, page 30
Wyoming Bar, page 75
Dining and Lodging
Health/Medical
Cesko Family Medical, page 50
Rawlins Urgent Care, page 67
Home & Business Services
Open Monday - Sunday
Lunch 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. • Dinner 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Join us for our All You Can Eat Lunch Buffet
Monday - Friday • 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Anong’s Thai Cuisine
210 5th Street
Rawlins, Wyoming
307-324-6262
101 Ivinson Street
Laramie, Wyoming
307-745-6262
620 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming
307-638-8591
Introduction
Visitor contact information
Bureau of Land Management
1300 N. Third
Rawlins, WY 82301
Phone: 307-328-4200
www.wy.blm.gov/
Rawlins DDA/Main Street
116 Fourth St.
Rawlins, WY 82301
Phone: 307-328-2099
www.rawlinsmainstreet.org
Rawlins-Carbon County Chamber of
Commerce
519 W. Cedar St.
Rawlins, WY 82301
Phone: 307-324-4111
www.rawlinschamberofcommerce.org
Carbon County Visitors Council
Phone: 800-228-3547
Web site: www.wyomingcarboncounty.com
Email: [email protected]
Saratoga/Platte Valley
Chamber of Commerce
210 W. Elm St.
Saratoga, WY 82331
Phone: 307-326-8855
www.saratogachamber.info
Wyoming Game and Fish
Phone: 307-777-4600
www.gf.state.wy.us/
MEDIA
• Daily Times
Phone: 307-324-3411
www.rawlinstimes.com
• Saratoga Sun
Phone: 307-326-8311
www.saratogasun.com
• 99 KTGA/Big Foot
Phone: 307-326-8642
www.bigfoot99.com
• Snake River Press
307-383-6861
PO Box 22, Baggs, WY 82321
For more website links, go to explorecarboncounty.com
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Events
Where to
Next?
With so many places
to go, choosing your next
Carbon County
destination may be the
hardest part of your day
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Events
So much to do so little time
May
May 2
Trivia Contest
Saratoga Senior Center, 214 Constitution
Ave., Saratoga, begins at 6 p.m. $10 with
chili dinner for all ages.
May 4
Celebration of Wind
Homemade wind-racer competition
using ingenuity and creative problemsolving. Visit www.cchec.org or call
(307) 328-9274 for more information.
May 16-18
Preserve Wyoming 2013 Conference
Wyoming State Historic Preserve
Wyoming Conference at the Jeffrey Memorial Community Center, 315 W. Pine
St., Rawlins. For more information, go to
wyoshpo.state.wy.us.
May 18
Indoor Garage Sale
Recreation Center, begins at 9 a.m., 1616
Harshman, Rawlins. Contact the Recreation Center (307) 324-7529 to reserve a
table.
Community Garage Sale
Platte Valley Community Center Great
Hall, 210 W. Elm St., Saratoga, runs 9 a.m.
to noon. Rent a table for $15 by contacting (307) 326-7822.
Taste of Carbon County
Dine, dance and delight at the Taste of
Carbon County, 4-7 p.m. at the Jeffrey
Memorial Community Center, 315 W.
Pine St., Rawlins. Local restaurants compete for awards including Best Main
Dish, Best Appetizer and Best Dessert to
raise funds for United Way. Get involved
by tasting the entries and placing your
People’s Choice vote. Call United Way at
(307) 324-2454, for more information
May 23
Pioneer Day
This event is geared toward third- and
fourth-graders, but all ages are welcome
to attend. The event is held at the Little
Snake River Museum in Savery. Call
(307) 383-7262 for more information.
May 24
Grand Encampment Museum opens for
the season
May 25
Little Snake River Museum Opening
Opening day for museum and Outlaw
Shop.
Old Pen Tour Season Begins
At the Old Pen, 500 W. Walnut St., Rawlins, staff begin giving nine tours a day,
seven days a week, including all summer
holidays. The museum is open from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m., with tours offered every
hour on the half hour, with the first tour
departing at 8:30 a.m. and the last tour
departing at 4:30 p.m.
May 25-26
‘Princess and the Pea’
Saratoga-Encampment High School
Drama Club performs at the Platte Valley
Community Center Theater, 210 W. Elm
St., Saratoga.
May 25-27
Seven Bar Ranch Summer Cutting
Free to the public, cutting-horse events
are conducted at the Hanging Bull Ranch
Arena, 12 miles south of Saratoga at the
Silver Spur Ranch. Contact (307) 3275998 for more information.
Reflections of
Rawlins
Enjoy all that Rawlins has to offer!
• Carbon County Fair
• Carbon County Museum
• Downtown Mural Tour
• Ferris Mansion
• Ethnic & Specialty Local Shopping
and Dining in Historic Downton
• Music in the Park
• Rawlins Family Recreation Center
& Sports Complex
• Rochelle Ranch 18 Hole Golf Course
• Rawlins Uplift & Trans-Continental
Divide Trail
• Rainbow Te-ton Entrepreneur Center
• Seven Mile Community
Walking/Biking Pathway
• SummerFest
• Wyoming Frontier Prison Tours &
Museum
• Indoor & Outdoor Shooting Ranges
• 75 Acres of Parks
• Frisbee Golf Course
rawlinswy.org
Events
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Rawlins’ Music in the Park
series runs June through August
E
ach summer, the city
puts on Music in the
Park, a collection of concerts hosted at Washington Park.
Patti Hays, Recreation Services superintendent, said the
concert series will begin the second week of June and continue
through August, minus the second week of August, which is the
Great Divide Music Festival.
Each concert begins at 7 p.m.
and attracts a wide range of res-
idents and visitors.
"It's Music in the Park, and
that's basically a band and several hundred people all gathered," Chris Waller, director of
Recreation Services, said. "Some
people come to visit with
friends, some people come to listen to the music, some people
come for the food, but there's
something for everybody. It's a
family event."
Reception to the concerts has
been positive, and each concert
is relatively well attended, he
said. A musician from Utah once
told him he performed in a town
with a population of 60,000 and
60 people came to the concert.
"I've seen over 1,000 people at
one of ours," Waller said.
Each concert is free, and musical styles include classic rock,
country Western and blues. Attendees can purchase food and
drinks from local vendors.
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Rawlins with people sifting through retail
items on sidewalks, eating contests and activities for all to enjoy. Then the outhouses whiz by. Regardless of your interests, Summerfest likely has an
activity for you.
The event begins July 12 with a night tour of the
Wyoming Frontier Prison, said Mira Miller, an independent contractor with DDA/Main Street. After that,
the event moves downtown with plenty of fun things
to do. Teams race outhouses — constructed and fashioned with wheels — up and down a yet-to-be-determined street downtown. There are eating contests,
children’s activities, performances and local and outof-town merchants. Festivities wind down Saturday
night with a street dance, where great music is
played.
Two other events occur in conjunction with Summerfest: the Rawlins Jam, a motorcycle race that
takes participants across Carbon County and the Outlaw Show & Shine, a classic car show. Both are on
July 13.
“It’s going to be a great weekend to stay in Rawlins,” Miller said.
For more information on Summerfest in Rawlins
contact DDA at 307-328-2099 or the Rawlins-Carbon
County Chamber of Commerce at 307-324-4111.
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Steinley Cup Brewfest tails
Bullfest for a exclamation
point on a summer weekend
At a glance:
What: 18th annual Steinley Cup Brewfest and 13th
annual Bullfest
When: Aug. 17, 2013
Where: Saratoga
W
elcome to Bullfest, the annual riding competition
that showcases some of
the most gifted and bold-faced bullriders in the region.
Traditionally held after the Steinley Cup Brewfest, the Bullfest lends
a dash of excitement to a languid
summer weekend spent along the
banks of the Platte River.
This year is the 13th annual
Saratoga Bullfest, a bull riders-only
event at Buck Springs Rodeo Arena.
About 30 professional riders regularly enter the event and ride for a
$6,000 purse. But they aren’t the
only ones with a chance to bring
home some extra savings; Calcutta
betting usually precedes the riding
of the bulls and gives spectators a
chance to ante-up.
Before the Bullfest, the Steinley
Cup Brewfest, an annual microbrewery competition, will bring together
the top professional microbreweries
in Wyoming in search of the coveted
Saratoga Steinley Cup. The event is
Wyoming’s official state microbrewery competition.
Live music and great eats, including a chili cook-off, will also occur
during the event hosted at Kathy
Glode Park.
For info on the Steinley Cup,
please call the Chamber of Commerce. For info on the Saratoga
Bullfest, please call Bo at 307-3267991 or visit
www.saratogachamber.info.
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Events
I came, I sawed, I conquered
Woodchoppers Jamboree draws thousands to Encampment
S
ome come to watch the rodeo.
Some come to see competitors show off their skill with
a saw.
A variety of events at the annual
Woodchoppers Jamboree draws thousands of people to Encampment
every year, said Gary Jacobsen of
the Encampment/Riverside Lions
Club.
“It’s a good family event for the
weekend,” he said, adding the Jamboree is one of the larger events put
on in Carbon County.
This year — which marks the Jamboree’s 53rd anniversary — the event
is scheduled to kick off with a parade
from Encampment to Riverside on
June 15, Father’s Day weekend.
Woodchopping events start at the
Encampment’s Lions Arena. Competitors display their skill in activities ranging from wood sawing to log
throwing. Events also include a pole
climbing exhibition.
Entry fees help provide cash prizes
for participants, but donations from
local businesses and organizations
also sweeten the pot.
And, in his experience, more prize
money means more competitors.
“We do have excellent local support through businesses and ranches
throughout the area” who donate to
the event, he said.
Woodchopping events lend
“uniqueness” to the Jamboree and
set it apart from typical small-town
rodeos “that are really hard to put on
just because of the cost,” he added.
Amid all these activities, local merchants sell wares such as wood puzzles and T-shirts.
Lions Club members use Jamboree
proceeds to support Lions Club projects, including providing eyeglasses
for children and offering scholarships.
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Events
2013 Carbon County Fair Schedule
TUESDAY, August 6 Contd
FRIDAY, July 15
5 PM
All 4H/FFA entries due in Extension Office
SATURDAY , July 27
7 AM
8 AM
Enter Open Class Horse Show
Open Class Horse ShowPrompt Beginning
7:30 AM
8 AM
11:30 AM
12 NOON
1 PM
THURSDAY, August 1
Pre 4-H Lamb Show
Cattle Dog Trials
Meat Goat & Dairy Goat ShowEast Lawn Show Ring
Enter Pie ContestDemonstration Booth
Judge Pie Contest
Weigh Market Beef
Sheep Lead ContestEast Lawn Show Ring
Free PicnicSponsored by Rawlins National Bank
Breeding & Showmanship Swine ShowCarbon County Multi-Plex
Cattle Dog Trail Finals
4PM
4H Clothing Construction/Style Revue Judging-CC Multi-Plex 5:30 PM
6 PM
FRIDAY, August 2
7 PM
9 AM
Kiddies Parade-Downtown Sponsored by Rawlins Chamber
of Commerce
WEDNESDAY, August 7
1 PM
Dog ShowEast Lawn
10 AM-8 PM Exhibit Buildings Open to Public
SATURDAY, August 3
8 AM
Market Swine ShowCarbon County Multi-Plex
12
NOON
Enter Cookie & Cake ContestDemonstration Booth
7 AM
Lions Club Pancake BreakfastJeffrey Center
1 PM
Judge Cookie & Cake Contest
10 AM
Fair ParadeDowntown
2 PM
4H Rocket LaunchArena
1 PM
Ranchers Rodeo
4 PM
CC Project Heifer JudgingPreg. Tests, Interviews, Evaluations
5 PM
Enter Carbon County Open Team RopingBehind Chutes
Practice for Public Style RevueCC Multi-Plex
6 PM
Carbon County Open Team RopingArena
5 PM
Public Style RevueCC Multi-Plex
SUNDAY, August 4
7 PM
CC Rodeo, Mutton Bustin & Wild Pony Races
9
PM
Street DanceElks Lodge4th & Buffalo
8 AM
Carbon County Open Barrel RacingArena
10 AM
10-11 AM
9-11 AM
11 AM
12 NOON
12-4 PM
4 PM
6 PM
6:30-8:30 PM
Check in SwineNO SWINE BEFORE 8AM
Sheep Check-in/inspection by veterinarian
Judge Misc. 4H, Setup 4H Booths
Jr. Horse Mouthing & Check-In
Jr. Horse ShowShowmanship, Halter & English Classes,
Programmed Ride & Trail
Enter Open Class ExhibitsExhibit Building
Judge Open Class Exhibits
Cowboy Poetry/Music
Enter Open/Bring 4H Rabbits & Poultry
MONDAY, August 5
7:30-9 AM
7:30 AM
8 AM
8 AM-10 AM
8 AM-1 PM
9 AM-1 PM
9:30 AM
12 NOON
1 PM
2 PM-8 PM
2 PM
5 PM
5:30 PM
7 PM
8 PM
Enter Open/Bring 4H Rabbits & Poultry
Jr. Horse Mouthing & Check-in
Jr. Horse ShowPerformance, Timed Events
Sheep check-in/inspection by veterinarian
FFA Entries on Grounds
Set-up FFA, Open Class & Commercial Booths
Rabbit ShowEast Lawn Show Ring
Sheep Lead Entries Due at the Fair Office
Poultry ShowEast Lawn Show Ring
Weigh Market Sheep/Goats
Exhibit Buildings Open to the Public
Judge FFA Exhibits
Cat ShowExhibit Building Demonstration Booth
Enter Super Horse CompetitionArena
Working Ranch Horse Contest
Small Animal Round Robin-East Lawn Show Ring Following
Cat show
Award Jr. Horse Show Overall AwardsArena
All Swine on Grounds & Checked into Barn
TUESDAY, August 6
10 AM-9 PM
7 AM
Exhibit Buildings Open to Public
Weight Market Swine
Sheep ShowEast Lawn Show Ring
THURSDAY, August 8
10 AM-8 PM
9 AM
12 NOON
1 PM
2 PM
3 PM
3 PM
5 PM
7 PM
9 PM
Beef ShowCarbon County Multi-Plex
Enter Chili Cook-OffDemonstration Booth
Award Program Heifer Project Heifer Awards followed by
Breeding Beef and Showmanship
Judge Chili Cook-Off
4H Pocket Pet ShowGrassy Area by Fair Office
Enter Home Brew Contest
Judge Home Brew Contest
Large Animal Round Robin ContestCC Multi-Plex
SALE LINE-UP, STATE FAIR SIGN-UP & CONSIGNMENT/
MEDICAL FORMS DUE IN FAIR OFFICEMANDATORY
4H State Fair Exhibitor Meeting
Carbon County Rodeo, Mutton Bustin & Wild Pony Races
4H Youth Dance
FRIDAY, August 9
10AM-1 PM
11 AM
12 NOON
1 PM
3 PM
4 PM
6 PM
6-10:30 PM
Beef Bills of Sale Due in Fair Office
Buyers LuncheonCarbon County Multi-Plex
Jr. Livestock SaleCarbon County Multi-Plex
Release Open Exhibits/Commercial Booths
Pack 4H Items for State Fair
Release All 4H/FFA Livestock
Release All Other 4H/FFA Exhibits
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SATURDAY, August 10
8 AM
4 PM
Demolition Derby Pit Crew Meeting
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Events
The winter forecast: fun
W
ho says there’s no escaping winter doldrums?
Such weather has inspired communities to band together
for good times, warm drinks and rollicking celebrations that help thaw
even the bitterest of days.
Rawlins Christmas
Parade, Nov. 30
Downtown Rawlins
Free cookies, piping hot chocolate
and twinkling floats help kick off the
holiday season in Rawlins. The
Christmas parade is traditionally
hosted the Saturday after Thanksgiving, with spectators descending
upon Main Street to wave on fire
trucks and Santa Claus. Call 307-3244111 for more information.
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Events
FROM PAGE 31
Festival of Trees Gala
and Auction, Dec. 5-6
Platte Valley Community Center,
Saratoga
After collecting decorated trees,
wreaths and other seasonal novelties from businesses and individuals, the Saratoga-Platte Valley
Chamber of Commerce puts it all
on the auction block — and for a
good cause. A portion of the proceeds from the auction goes to a
local, usually nonprofit, organization.
Call 307-326-8855 for more information.
Christmas Parade and
Winter Wonderland,
Dec. 7
Downtown Saratoga, Platte Valley
Community Center
Santa Claus flies in to make a
special appearance in this annual
Christmas parade in downtown
Saratoga. Sponsored by the
Saratoga-Platte Valley Chamber of
Commerce, the parade ends by extending an invitation: community
members and friends are welcomed inside the Platte Valley
Community Center for free chili,
hot dogs, cookies and refreshments, courtesy of the Valley Service Organization. Mr. and Mrs.
Claus are again on-hand to jot
down wish lists. Call 307-326-8855
for more information.
Winter Fest, Dec. 14
Rawlins
Winter Fest, hosted by DDA/
Main Street, starts off with breakfast with Santa Claus. There is
then a family craft, where families
can make something together.
After the craft event there is a
showing of a Christmas movie, followed by giveaways and other
events at businesses all around
Rawlins. For more information
call 307-328-2099 or visit
www.downtownrawlins.com.
Donald E. Erickson
Memorial Chariot
Races, Feb. 15-16
Buck Springs Rodeo Arena, Saratoga
Ice Fishing Derby,
Jan. 18-19
Saratoga Lake, Saratoga
Somewhere beneath the ice capping of the Saratoga Lake, a fish
with a pink tag affixed to its dorsal
fin is circling. It is the bounty fish,
and its $500 prize is but one of
many up for grabs at Saratoga’s
annual Ice Fishing Derby.
The two-day derby, nearing its
30th year, awards hourly prizes,
door prizes, prizes for the best
fishing hut and fishing story,
prizes for the biggest catch and
prizes for small fries younger than
14. The grandest prize of them all
— $2,000 in cash — goes to the
biggest catch. “Some people take it
pretty seriously and are there to
win the cash prizes,” said Stacy
Crimmins, executive director of
the Saratoga-Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce, “and to some
people it’s just a fun weekend to be
out and do something different.”
Call 307-326-8855 for more information.
Sierra Madre Winter
Carnival, Jan. 24-26
Town of Encampment
Whether treasure hunting or
snow sculpting is your game,
there’s something for everyone at
this three-day extravaganza in Encampment.
Sled races, snowmobile sprints,
chili and bread baking cook-offs
are just some of what’s planned for
the 2014 carnival, now in its 29th
year. Call 307-327-5787 for more information.
Chariot racing is still alive and
well in the West, and every Presidents Day Weekend some of the
sport’s best ride into Saratoga for
the annual Donald E. Erickson Memorial Chariot Races, now in its
34th year.
Drivers urge their steeds across
a quarter-mile track and race
against one or two other chariots
at a time, usually crossing the finish line in about 24 seconds. It’s a
fast-paced family event with
enough cider, cocoa and all-American fare to go around. Calcutta betting hosted throughout the
weekend allows spectators to take
part in the races, and awards discerning gamblers with warmhearted cash. Call 307-326-8855 for
more information.
Activities
On the trail of
T
o the unaccustomed eye,
highest altitude of 11,120 feet
Carbon County could be but above sea level.
one more expanse amid the
“It’s a completely free, come-aswestern frontier.
you-want, type of trail,” said
Prairie sage stretches toward a
Brian Smith, former Outdoor
seemingly infinite horizon,
Recreation Planner for
peaks topped in blue and
the Bureau of Land
white run in lines along
Management’s Rawlins
the edges of a purple
Field Office. “There’s
Bureau of Land
desert haze.
pretty much unlimited
But for those who know, Management: BLM.GOV access along the whole
Carbon County remains a The BLM’s webpage is also thing.”
available in German. The
place of promise — a place Rawlins Field Office, loPerhaps the easiest
where it is possible to
way
to start hiking is by
cated at 1300 N. Third St.,
come upon that proverbial can provide maps and an- way of Nine Mile Hill.
bend in the river, where
swer questions.
To get there, start in
the Cottonwoods grow.
Rawlins, and drive north
Wyoming Fish and
The particular rewards Game Department:
along Highway 287 until
of this beauty, seemingly
you’ve gone exactly nine
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untouched, await anyone
Select Public Access from miles and crested atop a
or any family with a sense the column on the left for
hill speckled in pondetailed maps and access derosa. Posted signs will
of adventure and a
information
durable canteen.
guide you from there.
Explorers court infatua- Continental Divide
Another popular action: To stoke yours, begin Trail Alliance:
cess point lies to the
on foot at the Continental CDTRAIL.ORG
south of Battle Pass,
Learn more about the hisDivide.
near Encampment, on
tory and route of the Continental Divide Trail, as well Highway 70.
“There’s probably
A trail worth exploring
as practical information like
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access
points,
The Continental Divide
weather
forecasts
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winds from the boundaries
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had
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ect
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Trail,
from
miles. Wyoming enjoys 550 of
our office through Lander and
those miles; almost 100 of those
miles pass through Carbon County. over into Rock Springs. For somebody taking day hikes, you can go
To traipse along them is to witnorth or south of town ... and hike
ness the startling diversity of land
right around.”
and animal, climate and natural
Once afoot, hikers might delight
phenomena that fall within these
to find hidden gems like Rim Lake
borders.
and the Teton Reservoir, as well as
From its northern Wyoming orian extraordinary variety of life
gins in the Sierra Madre, the Conupon the basin floor.
tinental Divide Trail descends
“Short-grass and mixed grass
3,500 feet to reach Rawlins, before
ascending once more into the Wind prairie, sand dunes, desert shrub
land, playas (or, shallow lakes of
River Range. There it attains its
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alkaline), riparian areas and sagebrush steppe,” according to the
Continental Divide Trail Alliance’s website, which elaborates
even further: “In addition, there
is ample opportunity to see antelope, deer, elk, sage grouse and
wild horses as well as a host of
raptors.”
Activities
Bird is
the word
Carbon County has excellent bird watching spots
C
arbon County’s variety of
habitats create excellent
bird-watching opportunities.
Just ask wildlife photographers F.C.
and Janice Bergquist. They often
take their bird photos near their
home in Saratoga.
“Saratoga Lake is one of my favorites,” F.C. Bergquist said. “It’s one
of the best places” to see birds.
He and his wife find shorebirds like
avocets, striking black-and-white
stilts with red legs, sandpipers,
plover and long-billed dowitchers in
the marshes.
“There’s a little bit of everything
down there,” he said.
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Canada geese appear on lakes and
ponds in the spring, followed by migrating terns, then the nesting shore
birds. Ducks congregate by the hundreds at tiny Odd Fellows Park in
Saratoga.
In sagebrush country, Bergquist
said an observer may see sage, vesper and Brewer’s sparrows; sage
thrashers; sage grouse and greentailed towhees.
Bergquist said introduced chukars
and pheasants sometimes show themselves in the farmland along the
North Platte River.
Carbon County has “lots of raptors,” the scientific term for birds of
prey, he said.
Look along fence posts and on
power poles for raptors from the
pretty little kestrels to large golden
eagles. Bergquist said ferruginous,
red-tailed and Swainson’s hawks also
are common.
Bald eagles and ospreys, or fish eagles, are often found perched in old
cottonwoods along the river looking
for fish.
In the Sierra Madre and Snowy
Range mountains, Clark’s nutcrackers, or “camp robbers,” frequent
campgrounds seeking handouts.
Hummingbirds flitter around flowers
or feeders.
Activities
Saratoga soak
Time spent soaking in hot springs can be restorative, healing or just plain fun
S
team rises and beckons visitors to soak away their tension and troubles in the
“healing” waters of the various hot
springs that draw people to
Saratoga throughout the year.
At the Saratoga Resort and Spa’s
mineral hot springs, there are numerous pools guests of the resort
can enjoy.
One is the large natural mineral
pool. The pool is 30 feet by 75 feet
and about 7 feet at the deep end.
The temperature of the water hovers around 90-92 degrees, but because it’s a natural pool, that can
fluctuate. The resort also boasts a
large, open hot tub that sits right in
the middle of the courtyard and
four smaller hot tubs covered by
tepees for a more intimate experience and to keep out the elements.
“The incredible high mineral
content and no sulfur odor ranks
our springs with the world famous
Hot pool driving directions:
From First Street (Hwy 130),
turn east on Walnut. Go two
blocks to the end of the street.
The swimming pool building is
in front of the facility. There
are two sidewalks to the hot
pool on either side of the building.
For more information about
the Hobo Pool, contact Saratoga
Town Hall at 307-326-8335.
German springs,” according to the
resort’s website.
Water temperature in the soaking tubs hovers anywhere between
100 and 108 degrees.
The Platte River Valley was
treasured by Native Americans
who called the area “the place of
magic waters” and according to
the resort’s website, every spring
warring tribes would fight over the
land, the springs and the wildlife
until finally agreeing to share the
area.
Another soothing attraction in
Saratoga is the Hobo Pool. The natural hot springs pool, operated by
the Town of Saratoga, is located on
Walnut Street along the banks of
the North Platte River behind the
public swimming pool.
A new bathhouse and a not-so-hot
pool were recently completed and
have become a tourist destination
and local favorite.
The hot pool is open year round,
24 hours a day, seven days a week
and is free to anyone who wants to
take a long, relaxing soak.
The water temperature ranges
from 108 to 119 degrees. The new
not-so-hot hot pool is about 10-20
degrees lower.
A small park and picnic area surrounds the Hobo Pool.
Activities
Taking life by the reins
L
iberating.
It’s just one of the
words that can be
used to describe horseback
riding.
The bond between horse
and rider is one that can
last a lifetime and can also
be therapeutic.
Carbon County’s unobstructed skies and textured terrain offer unique
experiences to equestrians
in the area. The country is
breathtaking and an abundance of wildlife exists
that cannot be found along
the main roads, but a
horse’s back provides an
exclusive vantage point.
Carbon County offers
several places for horse
Beginner and advanced
equestrians can find riding
opportunities in Carbon County
and rider to take to the
trail, including Jack Creek
in southern Carbon County.
There are several ways
visitors and potential residents of Carbon County
can get into the saddle.
Visitors or residents interested in receiving lessons
can do so from Carbon
County Feed and Tack and
Rawlins Equestrian Center, LLC.
Visitors who choose to
stay at the Bucking S
Ranch near Hanna can
take part in scenic horseback trail rides and even
participate in cattle drives.
These activities are offered solely to ranch
guests.
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Activities
A path less traveled
Encampment Trail:
entertaining tourists for years
A
bridge is the first
southbound step of
the trail bearing the
river’s namesake, The Encampment River Trail.
The trail itself, which starts
at the International Order of
Odd Fellows campground at
its northernmost bookend, is a
short trip south from the town
of Encampment on a wellgraded gravel road, straddles
two wilderness areas, the
10,124-acre Encampment
River Wilderness, and a BLMowned study region.
Opening with a canyonlike
hill face on the left and a steep
downgrade leading to the river
below on the right, the trail soon enters a level, more open area with
sagebrush set against a background
of firs and spruces accenting rolling
hills.
The path is hiking territory. It’s
too thin for an ATV or a horse, and
while it remains well-marked traveling south, the best chances to crisscross the river, which for the most
part dances alongside the trail, are
stones or logs.
Occasionally, the river takes
leave from the trail, leaving a
hiker in snug walls of tree line.
At times, the Encampment
River Trail gives opportunities
to venture off the beaten path
and scramble the side of a hill or
utilize several open areas ideal
for a makeshift campsite.
A 16-mile hike from end to
end, the Encampment River
Trail is ideal for a two-day hike,
with a trailhead on the north and
south tip. Another trailhead at
Purgatory Gulch, around 5 miles
from the northern end of the
trail, allows hikers to split the
stretch into two parts. Carbon
County locals will most likely enter
the trail at its north end at the Odd
Fellows Trailhead, south of Encampment on Carbon County Road 353.
Activities
Teeing it up in Carbon County
D
espite the sometimes blustery Carbon County wind,
golf is a growing hobby in
the area with four area courses —
three public, one private — to tee it
up.
In Rawlins, the Rochelle Ranch
Golf Course was opened in 2004 adjacent to Interstate 80 in the luscious
Wyoming desert.
It was donated to the city by Curt
and Marian Rochelle and built from
the design of Ken Kavanaugh, and
people across the country have ventured to Rawlins to play the course.
The course offers five sets of tee
boxes, which are in place according
to the player’s handicap.
“We don’t have it set up for ladies,
amateur, pro and expert,” said Chris
Waller, Department of Recreation
Services director. “We have it set up
to your handicap.”
In Saratoga, the Old Baldy Country
Club is a private course located just
up the road from the Saratoga Golf
Course.
The Saratoga Golf Course is a ninehole course laid out in the scenic
woods of Saratoga. Constructed in the
1950s, it’s known for its cliff tee box
on the first hole.
North of Sinclair is another ninehole course owned by the Sinclair
Wyoming Refining Company. The
course was built by the refinery as a
way to keep its employees active and
give them something new to enjoy.
The course is set along the North
Platte River in the woods north of
town, and it is hidden amongst rocky
plateaus.
Area golf courses
Rochelle Ranch Golf Course
2808 Rochelle Drive
307-324-7121
Sinclair Golf Course
510 A County Road 324,
Sinclair
Old Baldy Club Golf Course
15 PicPike Road, Saratoga
307-326-5222
Saratoga Inn Golf Course
601 E. PicPike Road, Saratoga
307-326-5261
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Activities
Back to Basics
Camping locations abound in Carbon County
W
hen the sun gets heavy
and the days get long,
Carbon County is one of
the most colorful places to be. Just
a hop away from civilization is the
wilderness – where many residents
would rather spend their time.
As evening falls, a deep blue blanket engulfs the heavens and stars
light up the Earth. There’s nothing
like lying under the midnight sky
and watching stars shoot across the
landscape.
There are dozens of campgrounds
in Carbon County and most allow
RVs to park, but tents also are allowed.
Just beware of leaving food
around for the bears.
Summer camping allows people to
get out of the office, grab some fishing poles and leave modern living
for a while. Grilling facilities are
available at many sites to fire up
some steaks or your fresh catch of
There are dozens of campgrounds in Carbon County
and most allow RVs to park,
but tents also are allowed.
the day.
Along with the camping, hiking
trails are commonly found around
the different sites. Most places can
be found in the southern region of
the county, but the Seminoe Reservoir north of Sinclair also offers
camping.
Campers need to be aware of beetle kill in lodgepole pine stands,
which pose a hazard from falling
limbs, especially on windy days. It is
a good idea to look up, look down and
look all around when in the forest.
Carbon County campgrounds
• Battle Creek Campground, 21
miles west of Encampment on
Wyoming Highway 70 then two
miles south on NFSR 807, June-October, free, four sites, 14-day stay
limit.
• Jack Creek Campground, 19
miles west of Saratoga on County
Road 500 then eight miles west of
NFSR 452, Memorial Day-October,
$7, 16 sites, 14-day stay limit.
• Lost Creek Campground, 18
miles southwest of Encampment on
Highway 70, June 15-October, $7, 13
sites, 14-day stay limit.
• Haskins Creek Campground, 15
miles west of Encampment on Highway 70, June 15-October, $7, 10 sites,
14-day stay limit.
• Bottle Creek Campground, seven
miles west of Encampment on Highway 70 then south one-quarter mile
on NFSR 550, June-October, $10, 12
• Hog Park Campground, five
miles west of Encampment on
SEE
CAMPING, PAGE 43
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Highway 70 then 20 miles south
on NFSR 550 then one mile south on
NFSR 496, June 15-September, $10
for camping and $5 for parking, 50
• Encampment River Campground, one-quarter mile west of
Encampment on Highway 70 then
one mile south to CR 353 then threequarter mile south on BLM Road
3407, June 1-Nov. 15, $7, eight sites,
no limit.
• Corral Creek Recreation Site,
four miles east of Riverside on
Highway 230 then 12 miles north on
CR 660 then six miles on BLM Road
3404, June 1-Nov. 15, free, six sites,
no limit.
• Bennett Peak Campground, four
miles east of Riverside on Highway
230 then 12 miles north on CR 660
then seven miles on BLM Road
3404, June 1-Nov. 15, $7, 11 sites, no
limit.
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Restaurant
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Downtown Rawlins,
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307-324-4787
• Lincoln Park Campground, 20
miles east of Saratoga on Highway
130 then 2.6 miles north on NFSR
100, June 15-October, $10, ll sites,
14-day stay limit.
• South Brush Creek Campground, eight miles south on Highway 130/230 then 10 miles east on
Highway 130 then one-quarter mile
north on NFSR 100/200, June 1-October, $10, 20 sites, 14-day stay
limit.
• Ryan Park Campground, eight
miles south of Saratoga on Highway
130/230 then 12 miles east on Highway 130, May 15-August, $10, 48
• French Creek Campground, 25
miles east of Saratoga on Highway
130 then 15 miles south on NFSR
225/206, June 15-October, $7, 11
• Pike Pole Campground, 21.7
miles west of Laramie on Highway
130 then 13 miles south to Albany
then 2.8 miles on NFSR 500 to Key-
stone then 12 miles east on NFSR
211/512, four-wheel drive vehicles
can travel 16 miles southeast of Encampment on Highway 230 then
four miles east on NFSR 3423, June
15-October, $10, six sites, 14-day
stay limit.
• Pickaroon Campground, follow
to Pike Pole Campground, June 15October, $10, eight sites, 14-day stay
limit.
• Six Mile Gap Campground, 26
miles south of Encampment on
Highway 230 then two miles east on
NFSR 492, May 15-October, $10,
nine sites, 14-day stay limit.
• Bow River Campground, 15.5
miles south of Elk Mountain on CR
101 then .2 miles west on NFSR
101/100, June-October, $10, 13 sites,
14-day stay limit.
• Deep Creek Campground, take
NFSR 111 south of Arlington then
two miles south on NFSR 101, JulyLabor Day, $7, 12 sites, 14-day stay
limit.
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Activities
Caching in
Geocachers looking
for the thrill
of the hunt in
Carbon County
G
eocaching, a hobby that involves using a GPS to find
containers, has grown in
popularity over the past several
years and several caches are available in Carbon County.
Enthusiasts place containers on
public land, or private land with
permission, and use a GPS to
record the coordinates of the container. The coordinates are put on
the Internet for other cachers to
download.
The container, or cache, contains
a log that is signed by whomever
finds the cache. Some containers
have trade items, others have
travel bugs — a piece of metal with
a number on it. The number can be
entered into www.geocaching.com,
the official geocaching Web site,
and tracked.
WyoGeo.net, the Internet home of
the Wyoming Association Of Geo-
cachers (WAG) has linked local geocachers for the past five years. The
website is a place where cachers
can exchange information, visit,
and get to know each other.
To become a member of WAG,
register in the forum section of the
website. That will add you to the
contact list and, as a member of the
site, you will be able to receive notices and updates for news and
events in the area.
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Activities
Rafter’s delight
Carbon County offers plenty of water excitement
D
an Mika has explored the
nooks and crannies of the
county’s portion of the
North Platte River, from the rapidfilled Northgate Canyon to the easy
waters running into Seminoe Reservoir.
His favorite section, though, is the
lazy river from Bennett Peak to
Treasure Island in spring.
“It’s a nice, scenic float,” he said.
“You see the mountains, and in the
spring, the hayfields are being irrigated. There are swaths of irises on
the banks and red-twig dogwoods.
They’re dynamic, vibrant red in the
spring with their sap.”
Mika takes to the river in the
spring with his raft equipped with
oars. If he gets out early enough in
the season, he can avoid the mosquitoes, which come in June. He said
April is fun, except the weather is
still unpredictable.
There are things to remember
when putting into the river, Mika instructs.
Primarily, it’s the boater’s responsibility to know where they are at all
times. Along the river are checkerboards of private, Bureau of Land
rienced.
Other river rafting, canoeing,
kayaking and floating options are
available, such as the Little Snake
River. There’s also the Encampment
River.
There’s cool stuff in the Encampment River, he said, but mostly it’s
too narrow for a raft. When asked if
it qualifies as some of Wyoming’s
best kayaking, he said he wouldn’t
doubt it.
Management (BLM) public and U.S.
Forest Service public land. There’s
also Wyoming Game and Fish land,
which is not to be trespassed. BLM
and Forest Service maps available at
the organizations’ offices can aid a
navigator.
Rafters need to be aware of permits and fees for parked cars. Hypothermia can be unpredictable even
into the summer, Mika warned.
“There is no help for long
stretches,” he said.
Life jackets are a must as well as
having the right safety gear. Rafters
should go with someone who’s expe-
Northgate Canyon
Guides from Colorado lead trips
down the North Platte River through
this section of water. It boasts class
three and four rapids, with some of
the best white water in the southern
portion of the state.
It’s doable, Dan Mika said, but
probably should be done with an experienced guide. He named the
Cookie Monster rapid as one that
could get a rafter in trouble.
“It’s cold,” he said. He was snowed
on the first time he ran the canyon.
It’s best to raft in the early season
in April and June as the snow’s coming off the mountains. “Once it gets
too low, it’s hard to run,” Mika added.
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Thrill of the hunt
M
ark Carrico, co-owner of
Bi-Rite Sporting Goods in
Rawlins, never heads out
to hunt unprepared. That includes
being ready for the unexpected, like
getting stuck in mud or a snowdrift
on the way. Temperatures can fluctuate, particularly in the mountains.
In some cases, temperatures can
swing almost 30 degrees either way
within 24 hours.
“I like to have a shovel, tow strap,
a jack, jumper cables. I get upset
with a lot of the younger generation.
They say, ‘I don’t have to take that;
if I get in trouble, I have my cell
phone, I’ll just call somebody,’” Carrico said. “When I grew up, you didn’t have cell phones, so you had to
have everything to get out there —
if you got stuck, get yourself out
and get back.” Cell phone reception
cannot be counted on in some of the
more secluded areas of Carbon
County.
An elk hunter of more than five
years in Carbon County, Jon Larson
says the early bird gets the worm.
“Hunt early if you can,” Larson
said. “There’re a lot of hunters. The
earlier you go out, the better chance
you have of seeing animals. Once
the elk start getting shot at they
start to stick to their little areas.”
Not everyone goes early, though.
Rod Schmidt plans his hunting trips
around the third week of the season
when he gets ready for an elk hunt.
“That allows a lot of the looky-loos
and early birds to hunt and get out,”
Schmidt said. “There's less pressure. You get a lot of people out
there, and they tend to move (the
elk) around and make them a little
Tips for going after
game in Carbon County
more wary.”
What everyone agrees on is minding the law of the land, the violation
of which can be pretty costly,
Wyoming Game and Fish Department Game Warden Mark Dehart
said.
“The smaller fees are around
$100, and that's for some of your
minor violations like turning in a
land permit to the wrong
landowner,” Dehart said.
More significant infractions - like
“thrill killing” and hunting in restricted areas — incur equally more
substantial consequences.
“They get all the way up to a minimum of $5,000 or a maximum of
$10,000 and a year in jail. If you get
three (serious violations) in 10
years, you’re looking at felony
charges.”
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Hunting & Fishing
Take aim
Different kinds of bows
Recurve bows are so named because the ends curve away from
the archer and this shape can give more power to the arrow than
a traditional longbow.
Compound bows are made of plastic, fiberglass and laminated
wood, and rather than curving away from the archer, the ends
have pulleys to ease the pull weight and give the arrow more accuracy. Compound bows can launch an arrow more than 100
yards, but one string break often means the end of a hunting trip.
All the pulleys that need to be restrung often require a certain
tool and a specialist’s hand.
Longbows possess thick cores and narrow limbs, and unlike recurve bows, they don’t curve away from the archer. Unstrung,
these bows can be as tall as the user.
Maintenance for a traditional bow is easier. If a string
breaks on a traditional bow, there’s just one line to restring,
which can easily be done in the field.
Arrows
Arrows consist of the arrowhead, the shaft, the
fletching — feathers that stabilize the arrow
during flight — and the nock.
Arrows can be made of wood, fiberglass,
aluminum and carbon or graphite, which
are the most precise in flight.
Hunting & Fishing
Ice angler
F
red Lamb lives in Laramie,
but has been making the
drive to the Saratoga Ice
Fishing Derby since it started thirty
years ago. Lamb has been an ice
fisherman since 1965 and is among
several out-of-towners that make
the journey to participate in the
derby every year.
For the first couple of years
maybe 75 to 100 people participated, Lamb said. More than 575 ice
fishermen showed up for the 30th
Annual Saratoga Ice Fishing Derby
in 2013.
People are friendly and helpful at
the derby, Lamb assures. Firsttimers shouldn’t feel nervous about
asking veteran fishermen for tips
or advice.
“To me it’s more of a fraternal
thing,” he said. “We’re all over
Catching fish is secondary — it’s the
fraternization that brings you back
there to have a good time and make
sure people catch fish.
“When we started out we were all
young people just getting started in
life, and now they’re bringing not
only their children, but their grandchildren,” Lamb said. “It’s really interesting to see how the families
grow.”
Lamb has done pretty well as an
ice fisherman, but he hasn’t gotten
the grand prize in Saratoga. The
closest he ever came was second, he
said. The fish was 20 inches long.
The girth and length are added together to determine the biggest
fish. In addition to size, bounty fish
are also prize-winners. Fish are
tagged and the first one to catch a
tagged fish also wins a prize. Prizes
are awarded not only for fish, but
also for “Best Fish Story” or “Best
Hut.” 2013 was the first year
women competed in a separate division.
According to the veteran ice fisherman, a fancy hut isn’t necessary,
Lamb said. He has seen people sitting on buckets on the ice dressed
for the weather.
The reason Lamb continues to
come back to the derby is for the
people he gets to see once a year, he
said.
“Catching fish is pretty much a
side line.”
Other opportunities to experience
ice fishing abound in Carbon
County other than the derby. As of
2013, several fishing spots liberalized ice fishing regulations. The
Kortes and Seminoe Reservoirs
now allow up to six lines for ice anglers.
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Hunting & Fishing
Carbon County offers the best of all kinds of fishing
Y
ou stumbled on one of the
greatest places to fish.
Why is Carbon County such a
great place to fish? Because it offers such a wide variety of fishing
places for all types of fishers, said
West Rawlins Game Warden Brady
Frude.
Carbon County is dotted with several lakes, and the North Platte
River runs straight through, offering fishers options of still and running water, Frude said.
The vast variety of fishing habitats give fishers the options to flyfish, fish on the side of a lake or
even go out on a boat.
“Pick your flavor,” Frude said.
Carbon County has several species
of trout, but fishers can also find
walleye in Seminoe reservoir in
Seminoe State Park, which is a
must-go area for any outdoor enthusiast.
Seminoe reservoir is also a great
place to bring the boat out. It is a
large lake and a lot of room for fishing, Frude said.
If the fish in Seminoe aren’t biting, there are many other areas that
are a little closer to home.
The Rawlins reservoir, only a couple miles from Rawlins, is a good
fishing spot, but if that doesn’t do it
for you, the Saratoga Lake and
Campground is about 40 miles east
of Rawlins.
Saratoga Lake is a great place for
local fishers because it is in such a
convenient spot, Frude said. People
from Medicine Bow, Elk Mountain,
Hanna and Rawlins all have quick
and easy access to the lake.
If you do visit Saratoga for some
fishing, be sure to stop by the fish
hatchery. The Saratoga National
Fish Hatchery provides four million
Lewis Lake lake trout eggs to the
Great Lakes restoration effort. The
hatchery also provides 3.5 million
Plymouth Rock brown trout eggs to
other federal, state and tribal programs, according to their web site.
Inside, you will find several pools
filled with water and fish. It is free
to go in and a good time for the
whole family.
If the Saratoga Lake doesn’t do it
for you, Frude recommended High
Savery Reservoir because of the variety and uniqueness of the fish in
the lake.
High Savery is the only place in
Wyoming where tiger trout is
stocked, Frude said. The lake is also
stocked with kokanee salmon, which
is rare for this area, Frude said. The
lake is also home for some brook
and rainbow trout.
Many lakes, ponds and springs
around Carbon County also provide
good fishing spots, but High Savery,
Saratoga and Seminoe lakes are
Frude’s top picks for Carbon County
fishing, he said.
Hunting & Fishing
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Dining, Lodging and Shopping
rant
Reservations required
102 E. Main St.
307-348-7774
Asian
Rawlins
Anong’s Thai Cuisine
210 Fifth St.
307-324-6262
China House
1800 E. Cedar St.
307-324-3636
Pizza
Rawlins
Domino’s
312 W. Cedar St.
307-328-1400
Pizza Hut
506 Higley Blvd.
307-328-1000
American
Rawlins
Buck’s
401 W. Cedar St.
307-328-5582
Penny’s Diner
2005 E. Daley St.
307-324-4700
Cactus Jack’s Peppermill Bar
and Grill
1602 Inverness Blvd.
307-324-8100
Aspen House Restaurant
318 5th St.
307-324-4787
1880 Coco’s Restaurant
221 W. Cedar St.
307-324-2988
Denny’s
1-80 and Johnson Road
307-324-0078
Michael’s Big City Grille
1711 W. Spruce St.
307-324-4868
The Office
1307 W. Spruce St.
324-3673
Tico’s Tavern
309 W. Cedar St.
307-324-5474
Riverside
Bear Trap Cafe
120 Riverside Ave.
307-327-5277
Mangy Moose Bar and Grill,
108 Riverside Ave.
307-327-5117
Saratoga
Silver Saddle Restaurant
601 E. Pic Pike Road
307-326-5261
Hotel Wolf
101 E. Bridge St.
307-326-5525
Duke’s Bar & Grill
110 E. Bridge St.
307-326-3853
Whistle Pig Bar
Highway 30
307-326-5477
North of Rawlins
Saratoga
Anna Lope Cafe’
32 miles north on Highway
297
307-324-9080
Del Rio Cafe
110 E. Main St.
307-326-3746
Bella’s Bistro
218 N. First St.
307-326-8033
Baggs
Bobcat Inn
15 S. Miles St.
307-383-7059
El Rio Restaurant
20 N. Penland St.
307-383-7515
Hanna
Dingy Dan’s
Miner’s Plaza
307-325-9829
Nugget Bar
1st. St. Elmo Addition
307-325-6872
Medicine Bow
The Virginian Eating House
404 Lincoln Hwy.
307-379-2377
Tenmile
The Place
Wyoming Highway 130
307-326-8372
Ryan Park
Rendezvous Lodge
Wyoming Highway 130
307-326-8998
Wamsutter
Broadway Cafe
315 Broadway
307-324-1056
ItalianAmerican
Rawlins
Cappy’s Restaurant
2351 W. Spruce St.
307-324-4847
MexicanAmerican
Saratoga
J.W. Hugus Restaurant
405 N. First St.
307-326-5046
Mexican
Baggs
El Rio Restaurante
20 N. Penland St.
307-383-7515
Sinclair
Su Casa
705 E. Lincoln Ave.
307-328-1745
Rawlins
Rose’s Lariat
410 E. Cedar St.
307-324-5261
Cloverleaf Cafe
113 Fourth St.
307-328-0180
La Mexicana
114 Fifth St.
307-370-9012
Mixed
cuisine
Rawlins
Hoot and Howl Restaurant
1801 E. Cedar St.
307-324-2783
Elk Mountain
Elk Mountain Hotel Restau-
Saratoga
Platte River Pizza
113 W. Bridge St.
307-326-8932
Sandwiches,
coffee
shops,
fast food
Rawlins
Huckleberry’s
509 W. Cedar St.
307-324-4758
Momma’s
416 W. Cedar St.
307-324-0578
Jerry’s Donuts
606 E. Cedar St.
307-324-2673
Taco John’s
1821 E. Cedar St.
307-324-4932
KFC-Taco Bell
2421 Plaza St.
307-328-5890
Subway
2014 E. Cedar St.
307-324-6130
Subway
I-80 and Higley Blvd.
307-324-7623
McDonalds
2225 E. Cedar St.
307-324-7377
Burger King
2510 E. Cedar St.
307-324-3866
Saratoga
Lollypops
107 Bridge Ave.
307-326-5020
Dining, Lodging and Shopping
Take it easy
Luxury getaways abound in Carbon County
T
he Brush Creek Ranch sits
on 15,000 acres in the North
Platte River Valley. Visitors
can stay in the lodge and go to the
spa while enjoying the views of the
Sierra Madre and Snowy Mountain
ranges as well as the Medicine Bow
National Forest, which runs up
against the ranch resort.
Brush Creek Ranch offers guests a
truly unique experience in the American west.
The resort can accommodate
groups of up to 180 guests, and options for lodging include 10 two- and
three-bedroom Log Cabin Residences, 13 spacious Trailhead Log
Rooms and nine fully refurbished
Cabin Rooms and Suites. Visitors can
stay in the Wyoming lodge, one of the
secluded cabins or a private Magee
homestead enclave with its seven
cabins and suites. Check out Bush
Creek Ranch’s website
(www.bushcreekranch.com) to view
lodging floor plans and grounds
maps.
The Saratoga Resort and Spa is an
inn built in the 1950s. A variety of
stone-enclosed pools are kept be-
tween 100 and 106 degrees in temperature, and guests often enjoy cooling
off in the more temperate, 70-footlong pool. The inn also has an on-site
brewery for late lunches of piquant
green chile and happy hour-priced
brews.
Each of the 50 guest rooms and
suites includes featherbeds, Pendleton blankets, locally crafted lodge
pole beds and prints by Charles Russell and Frederick Remington.
Visitors can get a 10 percent discount for booking their trip online at
www.saratogaresortandspa.com.
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Rawlins
HOTELS/MOTELS
• America's Best Value Inn
Phone: 1-888-315-2378
Address: 1392 So. Higley Blvd. (Exit 214
off I-80)
• Best Western CottonTree Inn
Phone: 307-324-2737 or 800-662-6886
Address: 2221 W. Spruce St.
• Comfort Inn of Rawlins
Phone: 307-324-3663
Address: 2366 E. Cedar St.
• Days Inn of Rawlins
Phone: 888-324-6615 or 307-324-6615
• Econo Lodge
Phone: 307-324-2905 or
• Express Inn of Rawlins
Phone: 307-324-3471
• 1st Choice Inn
Phone: 307-328-1401 or 1-877-320-6055
• Holiday Inn Express
Phone: 307-324-3760
Address: 201 Airport Road
• The Hampton Inn
Phone: 307-324-2320
Address: 406 Airport Road
• Key Motel
Phone: 307-324-2728
(Exit 215 off I-80)
• La Bella Motel
Phone: 307-324-2583
• Microtel Inns & Suites
Phone: 307-324-5588
Address: 812 Locust St.
• Motel 7
Phone: 307-324-2263
(Exit 211 off I-80)
• Oak Tree Inn
Phone: 307-324-4700
Address: 2005 E. Daley St.
• Quality Inn of Rawlins
Phone: 307-324-2783 or 877-RAWLINS
Address 1801 E. Cedar St.
• Super 8 Motel
Phone: 307-328-0630 or 800-8008000
Address: 2338 Wagon Circle Drive
(Exit 211 off I-80)
• Travelodge
Phone: 307-328-1600
(Exit 211 off I-80)
CAMPGROUNDS
• KOA Campground
Phone: 307-328-2021 or 800-562-7559
Address: 205 E. Highway 71
• RV World Campground
Phone: 307-328-1091 or 800-478-9675
Address: 3101 Wagon Circle Road (Exit
211 off I-80)
• Western Hills Campground
Phone: 307-324-2592 or 888-568-3040
Address: 2500 Wagon Circle Road (Exit
211 off I-80)
Bed & Breakfast
Ferris Mansion
Phone: 307-710-3961
Address: 607 W. Maple St.
Saratoga
HOTELS/MOTELS
• Hacienda Motel
Phone: 307-326-5751
Address: 1500 S. First St.
• The Riviera Lodge on the River
Phone: 307-326-5651 or 1-866-326-5651
Address: 104 E. Saratoga
• Sage and Sand Motel
Phone: 307-326-8339 or 888-860-8339
Address: 311 S. First St.
• Saratoga Resort & Spa
Phone: 307-326-5261 or 800-594-0178
Address: 601 E. Pic Pike Road
• Silver Moon Motel
Where to stay
Phone: 307-326-5974
Address: 412 E. Bridge St.
• Hotel Wolf
Phone: 307-326-5525
Address: 101 E. Bridge St.
GUEST
HOUSES/RANCHES
RV PARKS
• Deer Haven RV Park
Phone: 307-326-8746
Address: 706 N. First St.
Saratoga Lake Campground & RV Park
Phone: 307-326-8855
Address: Saratoga Lake
CABINS/COTTAGES
• Jack Creek Ranger Station
Phone: 307-326-5258 or 877-444-6777
Address: Call for directions
• Platte River Cottages
Phone: 307-321-1658 or 307-326-8738
Address: 117 E. Elm St.
• The River Cottages;
Stoney Creek Outfitters
Phone: 307-326-8750
Address: 216 E. Walnut
Ryan
Park
• Medicine Bow Lodge
Phone: 307-326-5439 or 800-409-5439
Address: Star Route 8A, Saratoga,
Snowy Range Highway 130
• The Place
Phone: 307-326-8372 or 877-430-6002
Address: 20 miles southeast of Saratoga
on Snowy Range Highway 130
• Rendezvous Lodge
Phone: 307-326-8998 or 888-326-8998
Address: Scenic Byway 130 and Ryan
Park Road
• Main Lodge at Ten Mile Inn
Phone: 307-326-5928
Address: Snowy Range Road (Highway
130) at Ten Mile
BED & BREAKFAST
• The Hood House
Phone: 307-326-8901
Address: 214 N. Third Ave.
Encampment/
Riverside
CABINS
• Bear Trap Cabins
Phone: 307-327-5277
Address: 120 E. Riverside Ave., Riverside
• Cottonwood Cabins
Phone: 307-327-5151
Address: 411 First St., Riverside
• Riverside Garage and Cabins
Phone: 307-327-5361
Address: Located in Riverside on Highway 230
• River Ridge Cabins
Phone: 307-327-5345
Address: 2 miles north of Encampment
CAMPGROUNDS/
MOTELS
• Lazy Acres Campground & Motel
Phone: 307-327-5968
Address: located 38 miles South of I-80
(exit 235) in Riverside
BED & BREAKFASTS/LODGES
• Spirit West River Lodge Bed & Breakfast
Phone: 307-327-5753 or 888-289-8321
Address: P.O. Box 605, Encampment,
WY 82325
• Platt's Rustic Mountain Lodge and
Bed & Breakfast
Phone: 307-327-5539
Address: Star Route Box 49, Encampment, WY 82325
• Spur Outfitters, LLC Elk Hollow
Lodge
Phone: 307-327-6505
Address: PO Box 714, Encampment, WY
82325
Phone: 307-379-2280
Address: 108 Lincoln Highway
GUEST DUDE RANCH
• M & M Ranch Vacations and Outfitting
Phone: 307-379-2215
Address: One Fisher Road; one mile
east of Medicine Bow
Elk Mountain
HOTELS/MOTELS
• Elk Mountain Hotel
Phone: 307-348-7774 or 888-348-7774
Address: 102 E. Main Street
RANCHES/CABINS
• Elk Mountain Cabins
Phone: 307-348-7778
Address: 107 M. Street
Baggs
HOTELS/MOTELS
• Country Inn Motel
Phone: 307-383-6449
Address: 800 Highway 789
RV PARKS
• Happy Camper RV Park
Phone: 307-383-7120 or 307-380-8083
Address: One mile north of Baggs on
Highway 789
BED and BREAKFAST
• Bobcat Inn Bed & Breakfast
Phone: 307-383-7059
Address: 15 South Mile St., Baggs
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History
Fort Fred Steele comes to life
F
ort Fred Steele is having an
identity crisis.
“Some people that think of it
as a fort have a hard time seeing it as
a tie camp,” said Dave Throgmorton,
member of a committee hoping to
reinvigorate the state historic site,
settled about a dozen miles east of
Rawlins. “To the people that see it as
a railroad tie camp as part of the immigration west, the fort portion is
nothing more than a footnote.”
A Fort Steele history symposium
was held in March to find out more of
the area’s history.
“We have a lot of wonderful historians in this county that know an awful
lot,” said Steve Horn, site superintendent with Wyoming State Parks
and Historic Trails. “Hopefully these
folks … share stories and give us
some new facts to chase down.”
About $800,000 has been invested in
Fort Steele since 2004, covering quartermaster, post trader and schoolhouse renovations, as well as new
roads, signage and facilities. The
If you go:
Fort Steele Historic Site
is open to the public with
self-guided walking tours
from May 1 to Nov. 15, and
closed the rest of the year.
money, primarily from the state, also
subsidizes planning, creation and installation of new exhibits, which is
what the upcoming convention is all
about.
“The number one thing you have to
do is stabilize and restore, but that’s
not the end,” said Todd Thibodeau,
Parks and Historic Trails planning
and grants manager. “When you think
about it, it’s just an old building until
you explain what it is.”
Fort Steele doesn’t only express
military and transportation history;
strains of industry and commerce
also branch into its historical lineage.
“Of the 30 sites we manage, it’s the
only one that you can think of every
single theme in early Wyoming, and it
can be interpreted there,” Thibodeau
said. “Trails, the railroad, a mining
district, logging, early cattle ranching, sheep ranching — you name it,
it’s all there, even the Lincoln Highway.”
Most site histories focus on three
overlapping themes arguably reflected in its name.
Fort: a descriptive word for its life
as military history.
Fred: a familiar name for its life as
a town.
And Steele: a metaphor for its life
as an industrial center.
Fort
Fort Fred Steele was built in 1868
as a military fort to protect Union Pacific Railroad workers from Native
American attacks.
The site, named after Civil War
Gen. Frederick Steele, underwent numerous reconfigurations during its 18
years of military activity.
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History
Carbon Ghost Town:
T
he boom and bust nature of
Carbon County’s economy
has left numerous ghost
towns in its wake, many of which
can still be explored.
Some, such as the notorious railroad town of Benton, have disappeared without a trace. The former
mining town of Carbon is one the
more accessible sites that have left
a mark in the landscape.
Carbon, about 14 miles west of
Medicine Bow, was the first coal
town in the Wyoming Territory.
Founded in 1868 on land granted to
the Union Pacific Railroad by the
U.S. government, the town was
home to miners from all over Europe, including Finland, Denmark
and Germany.
The town was relatively peaceful
compared to other Wild West towns,
but its residents are noted for seizing Big Nose George’s accomplice
“Dutch Charlie” Burr from the train
on his way to jail and lynching him
in 1879.
The city’s demise came in 1902 as
the result of poor labor relations, declining coal quality and a new rail
route, which bypassed Carbon entirely, according to the Carbon
County Museum. The miners packed
up and moved twelve miles north to
the new mining town of Hanna.
A few stone foundations and walls
can still be seen today. A little north
of town is the Carbon Cemetery,
which stayed in use after the town
moved on.
There are about 240 marked and
100 unmarked gravesites in the
Sites
From outlaws to Edison
Museums offer many opportunities for education
Carbon County Museum
tells the story of Carbon
County, Wyoming, and its
communities. It interprets
the history of the region,
including the vast Native
American influence, the
coming of the railroad, the
outlaws of the Old West,
and the ranchers who continue to work the area. It
also houses the only
Thomas Edison exhibit in
the state to commemorate the inventor's visit to the county in 1878.
A favorite exhibit found at Carbon
County Museum is that of the notorious criminal known as “Big Nose”
George. George was lynched in Rawlins in 1881. Physicians later recovered his body and performed an
autopsy. Afterward, they decided to
keep souvenirs and George’s skin was
made into shoes. The exhibit features
those shoes.
The museum also has a new Native
American exhibit, Adaptations:
Changing American Indian
Lifestyles in Carbon
County. “It’s an important
addition to the museum,”
said Director Kelly Bohanan. It includes a fivefoot long Lakota Sioux
headdress and a hide painting attributed to Charles
Washakie, son of famed
Eastern Shoshone leader
Chief Washakie.
Brand new to CCM in
2013 is the Discovery Zone, a handson learning environment for children.
The space includes a tipi playhouse,
dress up station complete with headdress and moccasins, and even a collection of native games. “Kids learn
through play,” said Education and
Outreach Coordinator Lauren Hunley,
“and we finally have a place for even
our smallest visitors to learn and
enjoy.”
These are only a few of the exhibits
and history contained inside Carbon
County Museum. If you go, chances
are you will find something to spark
your interest and may even learn
something new about Carbon County’s
history. “We hope everyone who visits
will be inspired,” said Office Manager
Corrie Aiuto, “that’s why we say, ‘Our
Past Will Surprise You!’”
MUSEUMS IN CARBON COUNTY
• Carbon County Museum
904 W. Walnut St., Rawlins
307-328-2740
• Saratoga Museum
104 Constitution Ave., Saratoga
307-326-5511
• Grand Encampment Museum
817 Barnett Ave., Encampment
307-327-5308
• Hanna Basin Museum
307-325-6465
502 Front St., Hanna
• Little Snake River Museum
307-383-7262
Wyoming Highway 70, Savery
• Medicine Bow Museum
307-379-2383
405 Lincoln Highway, Medicine Bow
Sites
Locked up in history
D
uring its more than 80-year
history as a corrections facility, more than 13,000 inmates called Wyoming’s Frontier
Prison “home.”
Wyoming’s Frontier Prison, often
referred to as the “Old Pen,” housed
11 women from when it opened in
1901 until 1909, at which point it became a facility primarily for men.
The prison contains three cellblocks
and, when it opened, was equipped
with 104 cells but had no running
water or electricity.
A Block, the oldest part of the
prison, has a particularly grim history. An inmate was lynched in this
area in 1912.
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Wyoming’s Frontier Prison guided tours
•Tours are every hour on the half hour, starting at 8:30
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•Where: Wyoming’s Frontier Prison, 500 W. Walnut,
Rawlins
•Off-season guided tours and tours for large groups are
available by appointment.
•For more information, call 307-324-4422.
Offenders met their deaths in other
ways. The prison houses gallows and a
gas chamber, the latter of which was
installed in 1936. These facilities were
contained in what was called the
Death House.
Five inmates were executed in the
gas chamber and nine others were
hanged. A total of 200 died within the
prison’s confines due to execution,
suicide, inmate violence and natural
causes.
Contact the Old Pen office at 307324-4422 for the off-season tour
schedule.
Tourists from other countries, including England, France, Germany,
China and Japan stop at the historic
building. Between 15,000 and 17,000
people visit the prison each year, and
at least one visitor from each of the 50
states usually stops at the former
prison.
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Rawlins: A railroad story
You know what brought you here,
but what brought settlers to Carbon
County?
The railroad in 1869.
A government mail route came
through Carbon County and the area
later to be known as Rawlins in the
1850s. The route was noted for a favorable grade — one that would accommodate a railroad.
Baker said Colorado vied for the
railroad, but the mail route through
Wyoming and Carbon County won
out and Rawlins developed as a division point in 1869.
The discovery of large coal deposits in the county helped Carbon
County’s cause regarding the railroad. There wasn’t an adequate
wood supply for the trains, so engines were switched from woodburning to coal in Nebraska.
Carbon, now a ghost town, was
coal-loading point while other towns
played a role for Union Pacific.
Division points were major stops
because their distance from each
other represented the maximum a
locomotive could go without needed
boiler reworked.
Fort Halleck near Elk Mountain
served as the area’s military post
until 1866. It was replaced by Fort
Steele in 1868 or 1869. Soldiers at
the forts and those passing from Nebraska to Idaho had a reason to
come back and settle in the area
after the railroad was built.
Growth in the southern part of the
county also was influenced by the
railroad. The Spanish, Mexicans and
Mormons brought livestock into the
southern portion of the county prior
to the railroad, but with the railway
in place, more permanent settlement came as ranchers could take
animals to Rawlins to ship elsewhere.
There was a gold and silver boom
in 1870s after a discovery in the
Seminoe Mountains.
Other developments also were at
least loosely tied to the railroad, as
ranchers, fur trappers and meat
hunters moved to the area they used
Rawlins’ division point status to
send their goods elsewhere.
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Mormon Handcart trail: A moving experience
Along the 1,300 miles traveled by
the Mormons in 1846 to 1847 between Nauvoo, Ill., and Salt Lake
City, Wyoming proved the most difficult for two handcart companies
making the westward move.
Just north of Carbon County, in Alcova, the Martin and Willie companies — which left the Midwest in
late summer — were caught in a
snowstorm on the Wyoming high
plains, west of present-day Casper.
They were among other companies
that made the trek successfully by
leaving before the winter storms hit.
The Mormons in the Martin company huddled together in Martin’s
Cove, a point of interest along
Wyoming Highway 220, one of the
roads connecting Rawlins and
Casper.
Other sites in and near the
county’s borders commemorate the
historic rescue and travel efforts of
these two groups of Mormons. In
some spots, the wagon track – more
than 150 years old – can still be seen.
A Mormon Pioneer Trail Highway
Guide to Wyoming and a National
Park Service brochure are available
at the Bureau of Land Management
office, at various chambers of commerce and at visitor centers in the
county to guide visitors on a tour of
the sites. Carbon County Museum,
located on Walnut Street in Rawlins,
also has trail-related resources to
peruse.
The Mormon Handcart Visitors
Center provides interpretive opportunities to understand what life was
like on the trail: trudging miles upon
miles, dust carried on the high
winds, violent thunderstorms, mud,
extreme temperatures, bad water,
scarce food options, sickness and
death. Individual, family, and group
tours of the center and the handcart
treks are available for a minimal
charge.
It also has handcarts for visitors to
take on the trail to get a hands-on experience. It’s located on the Sun
Ranch, so there’s also a chance to
learn about early settler history in
Wyoming.
Overnight camping is possible,
with no reservations required. The
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The beauty of Seminoe
S
eminoe State Park is situated
along the largest reservoir
on the North Platte River in
Wyoming.
The state park is about 27 miles
north of Sinclair on Carbon County
Road 351, a paved scenic byway that
is within view of the North Platte
River and some points along the
reservoir.
The reservoir is in a scenic and
rugged canyon that runs through
the Seminoe Mountains. The reservoir was created in 1939 where the
main stem of the North Platte meets
the Medicine Bow River and Coal
Creek.
The reservoir has 180 miles of
shoreline, most of it federally
owned, and three boat ramps open
to the public. Two of the boat ramps
are in Seminoe State Park and one
ramp that can be used by the public
is at the private Seminoe Boat Club,
located south of the park.
The state park is on the north end
of the reservoir just south of Seminoe Dam. The 295-foot high, concrete-arch dam can be seen from a
gravel road.
June and July are the best months
for fishing, and record walleye have
been pulled from the reservoir.
The Miracle Mile — a short section of the North Platte famous for
trophy trout fishing — has been featured in such publications such as
Fly Fisherman, and is located on a
rough dirt road eight miles north of
the dam.
The state park has several
beaches below scenic overlooks at
Sand Mountain and Sunshine Beach.
Swimming is allowed at swimmers’
own risk.
There are campgrounds at North
Red Hills, South Red Hills, Sunshine
Beach and the boat club. The park
headquarters is at North Red Hills.
Antelope, deer, waterfowl, many
species of birds of prey, and the occasional elk or bighorn sheep can be
viewed from the state park.
Seminoe is a corruption of the
name of a French trapper who
worked in the area in the 1850s and
had a trading post at Devil’s Gate.
The original name is variously reported as Cimineau or Simono,
meaning little Simon.
Fees are charged at state parks.
Some of the park rules at Seminoe
include: Glass beverage containers
are not permitted outside vehicles
and campsites; off-road travel is not
allowed; fires are permitted only in
fireplaces and grills; fireworks are
prohibited; and Wyoming fishing licenses are required.
Communities
Things to
know about
Rawlins
1 Population
According to the 2010 Census, Rawlins’ population is
9,259, which is 721 more than the 2000 Census number
of 8,538.
2
History
Rawlins draws its namesake from Maj. Gen. John
Rawlins, who served under and was a close friend of
President Ulysses S. Grant. Rawlins camped in the area
in the late 1860s and proclaimed the water of Rawlins
Springs the sweetest he’d ever tasted. The city that bore
his name eventually became a railroad town on the
Union Pacific Railroad and was incorporated in 1886.
One of the most notable figures in city history is Big
Nose George, who was arrested in 1880 for plotting to
rob a train and was lynched the next year. His skin was
later turned into shoes, which can be viewed at the Carbon County Museum.
3 Major events
Rawlins is home to Music in the Park, an event hosted
in Washington Park that features musicians performing
in a variety of genres weekly during the summer. This
year, the event is scheduled to take place on Thursdays
from June 13 through Aug. 8. Downtown Rawlins hosts
Summer Fest, a yearly celebration featuring outhouse
races, sidewalk sales, children’s activities and an icecream eating contest. Summer Fest is slated to take
place July 12–13 in conjunction with Rawlins Jam, a motorcycle run that takes participants across Carbon
County. The Outlaw Show and Shine, a car show, also is
slated to take place that Saturday. Winterfest is an indoor version of Summerfest – where business around
town host special events, games, and raffles.
4
Things to do
In addition to being a gateway to outdoor playgrounds
in Carbon County, Rawlins also boasts several attractions. The Carbon County Museum contains historical
artifacts from Rawlins and around the county. The 18hole Rochelle Ranch Golf Course, located on East
Rochelle Drive in east Rawlins, offers players a chance
to tee off on a course that Golf Digest named 29th on its
2010 list of the nation’s toughest golf courses. Rawlins
also is home to the Carbon County Fair, which is scheduled to take place from Aug. 1–10 at the Carbon County
Fairgrounds, located at the corner of Spruce and Harshman streets.
5 Places to see
The Wyoming Frontier Prison, first opened in 1901,
housed more than 13,000 inmates during its 80 years as
a correctional facility and now attracts visitors from
across the globe. The prison, locally known as the Old
Pen, contains three cell blocks, as well as the Death
House, which houses gallows and a gas chamber. The
Old Pen is open for tours seven days a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
6
Walking tours
The Rawlins walking tour takes visitors to historical
sites around the city, including the Carbon County
Courthouse, which was constructed in 1940 as a Works
Progress Administration Project. Visitors can also take
a walking tour of murals throughout the city. Pamphlets
of these self-guided tours are available at the RawlinsCarbon County Chamber of Commerce, 519 W. Cedar St.
7
Typical weather
Rawlins sits in a semiarid region. During the summer,
SEE RAWLINS, PAGE 80
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the average high reaches in the 80s. During the winter, the average low drops to
the teens, although the wind chill factor
can dip below zero.
8
Shopping and dining
Rawlins offers an array of shops that
cover everything from fishing and hunting gear to souvenirs and gifts. In addition to traditional American fare,
Rawlins also hosts an array of ethnic cuisine – from Thai to Mexican to Chinese –
and also boasts Asian and Mexican supermarkets. Whether you’re craving a hamburger or a taste from another culture,
Rawlins has you covered.
9 Economy
Rawlins’ top employers include the
Wyoming State Penitentiary, which has
336 employees, Memorial Hospital of
Carbon County, which employs 220, and
Carbon County School District 1, which
employs 374.
Communities
Things to know about Saratoga
1Population
According to the 2010 Census,
Saratoga’s population is 1,690, 36
less than the 2000 Census number of
1726.
2 History
The mineral hot springs have long
drawn people to the Platte River Valley, starting with Native American
tribes, which spent the summer and
fall in the region. The town now
known as Saratoga was founded in
the early 1870s as Warm Springs
until the name changed in 1884.
Soldiers from surrounding forts —
including Fort Fred Steele east of
Rawlins — came to the area and
filed water rights in the 1870s.
Ranchers also made their home
around Saratoga.
3 Major events
Saratoga hosts an annual Independence Day celebration, which includes a parade, melodrama and
fireworks. Visitors can watch the
Platte River Rodeo Association
Rodeo, at the end of July at the Buck
Springs Arena. They also can sample
original brews during the Steinley
Cup state microbrewery competition
and watch the bull riders-only rodeo,
Bullfest in August: “Come for the
brew. Stay for the bulls.”
4 Attractions
Saratoga is known for its mineral
hot springs. Visitors can soak in the
hot springs located at the Saratoga
Resort and Spa or take a free dip at
the Saratoga Hobo Pool. Miles of
snowmobile trails wind through
Medicine Bow forest areas, and the
Brush Creek Ranch offers a luxury
ranch getaway.
5 Things to do
Visitors can start a float trip, either by inner tube or boat, down the
North Platte River starting in
Saratoga or schedule an outdoor adventure with one of the many outfitters in town. The North Platte is
known for its trophy fishing opportunities.
Travelers can stop for lunch in
Saratoga before taking the Snowy
Range Scenic Byway — usually open
from Memorial Day weekend to midOctober — and traverse the Medicine Bow Mountain Range.
6 Places to see
The Saratoga Museum features exhibits that give a glimpse into the
area’s history. It also contains one of
Wyoming’s largest gem and mineral
displays that includes an exhibit of
Wyoming jade, according to the museum’s website. The museum also
has a real mammoth’s tooth on dis-
play from a nearby excavation.
7 Nationally known
Saratoga ranked No. 8 on Outdoor
Life magazine’s list of top 20 outdoor
recreation cities in the nation in
2010. Rankings took into account the
town’s proximity to public land and
waters and the likelihood of taking
home trophy-caliber animals, as well
as various socioeconomic factors.
The town is little-known corporate
retreat.
8 Dining/shopping
Downtown Saratoga offers a wide
range of dining opportunities and
shopping from gourmet Italian food
to amazing grilled burgers. Saratoga
has an art gallery on its main street
that features regional artists.
9 Typical weather
Saratoga receives 10.4 inches of
precipitation and nearly 70 inches of
snow a year, according to the website usacitiesonline.com. The average temperatures for winter, spring,
summer and fall are about 22 degrees, 41 degrees, 66 degrees and 45
degrees, respectively.
10 Economy
The town’s largest employer is
Carbon Power and Light, which employs 27 people.
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Communities
Things to know about Hanna
1 Population
has been a roller coaster. A slowdown occurred after 1954 when
Union Pacific converted to dieselpowered locomotives, the industry
revived in the late 1970s and 1980s,
mainly by strip mines, before slackening again in the late 1980s.
Hanna’s population is 841, 32 less
than the 2000 Census number of
873.
2
History
The town of Hanna was established in 1890, the year the Union Pacific Coal Company was created. The
company owned the town until 1954.
Mining activity wasn’t without its
dangers. The No. 1 mine exploded
twice, once in 1903 and again in 1908.
An estimated 169 miners lost their
lives in the 1903 explosion, making it
the largest coal mine disaster in the
history of Wyoming.
The mining industry in the area
3
Major events
King Coal Days, which commemorates the town’s mining history,
usually takes place at the end of
July. The event includes a parade
and other activities, including
horseshoe and cribbage tournaments.
4
What to do
Hanna is a gateway to a variety of
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outdoor recreation opportunities.
Visitors can find hunting and fishing
spots in the area or head north to
Elk Mountain and south to the Medicine Bow National Forest, which offers camping, hiking, fishing,
snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.
5 Economy
The newest development in
Hanna’s economy stems from a potentially groundbreaking company.
Hanna will be home to one of the
first coal-to-gasoline companies in
the United States, DKRW.
The project is expected to start
construction in 2014. It is expected
to be the largest employer in the
area.
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Communities
Things to know about Elk Mountain
1 Population
structure on the historic river
is the bridge crossing Medicine Bow River. The one-lane
bridge is more than 100 years
old.
Elk Mountain’s population is 191,
only one less than the 2000 number of 192.
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2 History
Gateway to the outdoors
Visitors can cast a line into
the Medicine Bow River from
the town park. Or, they can
take a scenic drive on County
Road 400, also known as Rattle
Snake Pass Road, or Pass
Creek Road. Both routes connect to Wyoming Highway 130.
Elk Mountain has undergone
several changes since settlers
first came to the site after crossing the Medicine Bow River. The
town, incorporated in 1909 and
originally known as “The Crossing,” started out as a ranching
community. Eventually, it
changed into a logging community, and later, a mining area.
5
3 Things to do
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1905, the hotel boasts about its historic roots, serving “entrepreneurs
and laborers who traveled (to Elk
Mountain) for the timber, mineral
and ranching industries.” Another
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Communities
Things to know about Sinclair
1 Population
According to the 2010 Census, Sinclair’s population is 433, 10 more
than the 2000 Census number of 423.
2 History
Sinclair — formerly known as
Parco — was founded in 1924 after
Frank Emerson Kistler, head of the
Producers and Refiners Corporation,
built what is now known as Sinclair
Wyoming Refining Company near
the current town. Residents voted to
rename the town Sinclair in 1943
after the Sinclair Refining Company
purchased all of Producers and Refiners Corporation properties in
1935.
Originally, the town was company
owned. In 1967, however, the Sinclair Refining Company sold the
houses to their occupants.
3 Major event
The annual Holiday Fair offers
shoppers a multitude of items, including holiday crafts, jewelry, food
and clothes. The event takes place in
November, a week or two before
Thanksgiving, or in early December
at the Sinclair Recreation Center.
The fair also includes a food court
where shoppers can buy lunch.
4 What to do
Visitors can tee off at the Sinclair
Golf Course, which is usually open
from mid-April to mid-October.
Golfers can play an 18-hole game
on the nine-hole course, which contains two tee boxes. History enthusiasts can learn more about the
area’s past at the Parco/Sinclair
Museum, a historic building that
once served as the First National
Bank of Parco.
5 Economy
As it has in the past, Sinclair’s
economy relies heavily on the refinery, which produces 60,000 barrels
of petroleum products per day. Sinclair Oil is the town’s largest employer.
Communities
Things to know about Medicine Bow
1 Population
Medicine Bow’s population is 284, 10
more than the 2000 number of 274.
2 History
The Union Pacific Railroad originally owned medicine Bow. The town
was incorporated in 1909, the same
year Union Pacific transferred ownership of the town to its residents.
Medicine Bow was once one of the
largest cattle shipping areas in the
region and a shipping point for
sheep.
Like many of Carbon County’s industrial based towns, Medicine Bow
has experienced boom and busts. In
1890, the census showed 105 people
living in the town, most of whom
worked on the railroads. In 1980,
however, when the coal industry
flourished in the nearby town of
Hanna the census showed the town’s
population grew to 953. Today, Medicine Bow’s population is closer to
what it was in its early days.
3 Major events
Medicine Bow is home to Bow
Days, an annual celebration weekend in June. Events include a parade, outdoor dances, the
re-enactment of hanging Dutch
Charlie and the world-sanctioned
quick draw competition. Lincoln
Highway, Trails End Cemetery and
the Depot celebrate their 100th Anniversary.
4 What to do
Medicine Bow boasts the historic
Virginian Hotel, named after Owen
Wister’s classic novel, and the
Diplodocus Bar — also known as The
Dip — which commemorates the
Diplodocus excavated near the town
in the 1800s. The hotel also hosts the
Battle of Old Wyoming in August, a
battle of local, underground bands.
5
Top employer
In contrast to Medicine Bow’s early
days, when the workforce relied
heavily on the railroad, the town’s top
employer now is in the service industry. The Virginian Hotel is Medicine
Bow’s largest employer with seven
employees, said Shelli Stewart,
Wyoming Department of Workforce
Services public information officer.
Residents are preparing for the construction of the first coal-to-liquid
plant and one of the first of its kind in
the nation. The project is expected to
bring jobs back to the town.
Communities
Things to know about Encampment and Riverside
1 Population
The 2010 Census pegs Encampment’s population at 450, which is
seven more than the 2000 Census
number of 443. Conversely, Riverside’s population declined by seven
people during the same time frame.
The 2000 Census number was 59,
compared to the 2010 Census number of 52.
2 History
The area around Encampment and
Riverside once drew trappers, tie
cutters, hunting expeditions and cattle barons. But in 1897, a copper
strike in the Sierra Madre mountains dramatically changed the
area’s history and paved the way for
the formation of what was then
known as Grand Encampment and
several other settlements.
Grand Encampment was settled in
1897 but wasn’t officially incorporated until 1902. During the boom
period, Encampment was home to a
smelter, a 16-mile aerial tramway —
the longest in the world — and a population that numbered in the thousands. In 1908, however, “the
company which had produced $2
million in copper ore was indicted
for overcapitalization and fraudulent stock sales.” Mines closed and
several settlements were abandoned, but Encampment and Riverside remained.
3 Major events
Encampment is home to the Woodchoppers Jamboree, an annual celebration featuring a rodeo and a
variety of competitive wood chopping events, which in the past have
included wood sawing and log throwing. The celebration takes place on
Father’s Day weekend, June 16 and
17. Downtown Encampment also
hosts the annual Sierra Madre Winter Carnival at the end of January.
The annual celebration includes sled
and snowmobile races, turkey curl-
ing, chili and fresh bread cook-offs,
and snow sculpturing. The town also
hosts the Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering in July. The event
features free entertainment, a children’s stick horse rodeo, a concert
and a Dutch oven cook-off.
4 What to do
Fishing enthusiasts drive about
one hour south of Encampment and
Riverside to Hog Park Reservoir,
near the Wyoming-Colorado border.
Visitors also can take a drive from
Encampment to Baggs on Wyoming
Highway 70, a state designated scenic byway, which crosses the Continental Divide at Battle Pass.
5 Economy
Although Encampment and Riverside were once home to a copper
boom, the largest employer in the
area is local government. The town
of Encampment employs the most
people with six employees.
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Communities
Things to know about Wamsutter
1 Population
Wamsutter’s population is 451, which
is 190 greater than the 2000 number
of 261.
2 History
Wamsutter was first known as
Washakie and began as a station on
the transcontinental railroad in 1868,
according to “Sweetwater Views,” a
publication of the Sweetwater County
Historical Society. However, the
name was changed to Wamsutter in
the mid-1880s after freight and mail
addressed to Fort Washakie, near
Lander, was accidentally shipped to
Washakie. The town of Wamsutter
was later incorporated in 1914.
Wool, as well as natural gas and oil
development, also feature in the
town’s history. The nearby Red
Desert was a wintering ground for up
to half a million sheep during the winter months, the publication stated. In
1971, a compressor station was constructed in Wamsutter for a natural
gas pipeline that stretched from Rock
Springs to Denver.
3
Major events
Wamsutter hosts an annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, which
includes lighting up the areas surrounding the Town Hall and the
Beautification Triangle.
4
Attractions
The Wamsutter area offers a variety of wildlife and geology. Rockhounds can search for fossils
southwest of Wamsutter or view
wild horses north of town. Adobe
Town, a geological formation located
south of Wamsutter near the Colorado border, is another attraction
for outdoor enthusiasts or amateur
geologists. Brochures about local attractions are available at the
Wamsutter Town Hall, 231 McCormick Ave. Visitors should get detailed maps of the area that show
where public and private land is located before setting out. They are
available at the Bureau of Land
Management’s Rawlins Field Office,
1300 N. Third St.
5 Economy
BP and D&D Oil are the area’s
largest employers. The number of
people these companies employ was
not available.
Things to know about Dixon and Savery
1 Population
Dixon’s population is 97, 18 more
than the 2000 census count of 79.
Savery is an unincorporated town
and census data is not available, but
the population is estimated below 50.
2 History
Indians and mountain-men first
settled Savery. It is nationally recognized as the home of the beloved
Wyoming mountain man Jim Baker,
one of the first settlers in the valley.
Descedents of Baker still live in
Dixon and tend to his burial site at
the family cemetery. Butch Cassidy
frequented the area and the Sundance Kid’s rifle is featured at the
museum. On at least one occasion,
local trappers clashed with Native
Americans. Battle Mountain, located
east of Savery, was the site of a twoday battle in 1841 between area
Crow and Sioux Indians and local
trappers.
3 Major events
Every summer the community
hosts a barbecue and a Peruvian soccer match for seasonal ranch workers on the museum grounds. Big
events in Savery and Dixon are attending high school sports games.
These towns may be small, but their
sports teams are among the best in
the state.
4 Things to do
Outdoor enthusiasts can hunt an
array of wildlife, including mule
deer, elk, antelope, mountain lions
and bears in the Little Snake River
Valley. Fishermen can visit Savery
Creek along the Little Snake River
for Colorado River cutthroat, mountain whitefish, rainbow and tiger
trout. Visitors also can learn about
local history at the Little Snake
River Museum in Savery and view
its historic buildings. A recent expansion to the museum is scheduled
to open the summer of 2013. The expansion includes replicas of four historic businesses: Freddie Johnson
Barber Shop, John Irons Saloon and
the Harris Mercantile.
5 Economy
Ranching and oil and gas companies are the biggest economic
sources in Savery and Dixon.
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