6.03.2026
Travel Day! We left at 7:20 am and moved to our next stop:
Rock Springs, WY. We had a GREAT site with a private patio.
As long as we were here early and the KOA let us park early,
we decided to go exploring. We went to the visitor center first and they hooked
us up with a loop tour and audio tour. We are supposed to go back when done for
a free t-shirt.
From there we toured the Sweetwater County Museum FREE! It
was huge!
Sweetwater County Museum
Velocipede- The Velocipede was a one person handcart that
was often used by railroad inspectors. The velocipede allowed for a close look
at the condition of the track. This vehicle was powered by pedaling. The “outrigger”
wheel would be attached to the body of the cart providing stability.
This is an antique meat slicer, very few of these were made at the time.
The records vault when this was the City Municipal Building. The door was surprisingly heavy!
An antique camera. Imagine carrying that around to take pictures instead of your phone!
It always amazes me when I see things in a museum that I remember as a child!
The Museum was in the old City/County Building that included a post office and jail. They are still taking prisoners from Wisconsin!
The Woman's Cell
We went back to Mona and picked up Marley to go exploring petroglyphs on the Rock Springs High Desert. All was going fine and as we were driving 18 miles down a gravel road (Wyoming has a different idea of what county roads should be), we came across a young couple with a flat tire. This is out in the middle of nowhere with no other vehicles around on a gravel road…so we stopped. Kathy reminded us of the movie “Deliverance” and Al did take “precautions” in his pocket, but they were a nice young couple from Connecticut. Al helped him with his tire and we went on to the petroglyphs and the Boars Tusk formation. The Boars Tusk holds great importance to the Native American’s of the area. The core of an ancient volcano, it rises up 400 feet above the Killpecker Sand Dunes.
The middle of nowhere.
Petroglyphs.
Al found a cave while he was walking...
And he found this interesting stuff in the rock but we can't figure out what it is. I believe it's rock varnish.
More Petroglyphs
Now this is really strange. This is sandstone. How did the handprint get here? Did someone really rub it in there?
Want to know more? Click below!
Al's hand in the petroglyph hand.
More information:
Boar's Tusk--The Boar's Tusk stands at 7100 feet elevation, 400 feet above the surrounding Killpecker Creek plain. Boar's Tusk is a dormant volcanic structure that dates back to 2.5 million years ago. Used as a landmark for Native Americans, pioneers, hikers, and railroad travelers, this distinct feature is the core of a long dormant volcanic eruption.
On the way out…our tire sensors went off. Now WE have a flat in the same area where the young couple was and yes, it was one of the new tires we just put on less than 200 miles ago!!!
The same young couple, John and Deirdre, stopped and helped Al! We went directly to a tire company, The Tire Den, and bought ANOTHER new tire. It wasn’t repairable and Al said it’s not safe to haul heavy Mona with a patched tire anyway. These tires are NOT cheap! Well, we will keep smiling and keep wandering…maybe just a little less on the gravel roads?
Back at the campground
6.04.2026
We left early to go on the Flaming Gorge Scenic Byway. I packed a
picnic and Marley and off we went. Oh, what a day!
We drove over 9 hours! Lots of scenery, overlooks and
vistas. We stopped at visitor centers and detoured into Utah to visit the
National Dinosaur Monument. FUN! We had a picnic lunch there in the shade. It
was 97 degrees there! Since it was so late when we got back, we ordered a pizza
from the KOA office and they delivered it to our camper. It was very good. We
were so tired, we all fell asleep watching TV.
At the Flaming Gorge Dam that creates the Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Flaming Gorge Recreational Area
Just some scenery...
A cool bridge
Mr. Marley! He loves adventuring too!
Camarsaurus Femur: 149 million years ago, Jurassic Period
Allosaurus Skull: It was discovered in 1924 and is one of the best preserved, in-tact skulls ever found.
Walls of unexcavated fossils.
Are there more fossils behind or below the wall? It is known from excavation records that what is on the quarry wall is the main bone layer. This rock layer continues outside and beneath the building, and there are many more bones in it.
I know there is glare on this photo but I thought it was interesting how the hill was excavated and the building built right up against it.
Allosaurus
The wall of bones was two stories high. The whole wall was visible from the second story balcony and you could touch it below.
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The Red Canyon
The Green River that flows to the Flaming Gorge Dam creating the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. It's 1700 feet below where we are standing and about 4000 Feet wide. The Green River is kind of an anomaly because it actually flows towards the Uinta Mountains.
A Pinion Tree
Flaming Gorge Reservoir
I glanced at the GPS on the truck and this is what I saw. Hmmm...
I looked up and saw something very high up. We were on a mountain road so these photos are zoomed way in.
These are what I saw. What do you suppose an Intergalactic Spaceport is???
You can find the answer below...
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