700 Miles though Wyoming

[fowldarr]

Sinks canyon state park does a photo contest every year. Yo
U should enter that panoramic....you really drove right past my house and didn't stop to say hi

 

[SmoothLC]

Great trip report - beautiful places.

 

[40tude]

Looks great...Thanks for posting, I am headed out there in less than a month!

 

[dorton]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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[ttora4runner]

Somewhere in Between and South Pass City

Somewhere about mid-way between Atlantic City and South Pass City I came across another old abandoned mine site. I didn't explore past the road since there were ‘No Tresspassing' signs posted up on the buildings.

 

[ttora4runner]

The Carisse Mine site just above South Pass City







An old structure on the way in

 

[ttora4runner]

South Pass City



















A couple of displays in one of the buildings

 

[ttora4runner]

A piece of old mill equipment












The old school house








Ester Hobart Morris Homesite








The old paper press




More displays in another building

 

[ttora4runner]

Inside the old Inn








Upstairs










Another old Saloon and make shift barber shop










The old town jail house








South Pass City end up being the more touristy portion of the trip with the most people around and to tell you the truth I kind of prefer the less touristy areas. Regardless, I still enjoyed the visit.

After making my final rounds I headed on back home to relax before heading back to work on Tuesday and to get cleaned up. Overall, I coverd approximately 708 miles mostly on pavement. Next time around I wouldn't mind trying to make the journey on dirt.

 

[maxama10]

Pretty neat. Never heard of Kirwin, but I'll definitely have to visit next time I'm up that way. I'm from Lincoln county myself.

Great pictures and thanks for sharing.

 

[4x4x4doors]

Neat! Thanks for sharing.

Question for you. Do you know what this piece actually is? We saw a similar piece around Golden Arrow mine in Nevada and had several theories about what exactly it is/was. Looking to see if there is definitive answer.

Thanks.

 

[1leglance]

great write up and amazing pics....thanks for taking us along

I can't imagine life in the winter in those areas in those days, tough folks back then.

 

[maxama10]

Neat! Thanks for sharing.

Question for you. Do you know what this piece actually is? We saw a similar piece around Golden Arrow mine in Nevada and had several theories about what exactly it is/was. Looking to see if there is definitive answer.


Thanks.

I found this...



Asked a few mining engineering friends, no one knows... ?

 

[ttora4runner]

Neat! Thanks for sharing.

Question for you. Do you know what this piece actually is? We saw a similar piece around Golden Arrow mine in Nevada and had several theories about what exactly it is/was. Looking to see if there is definitive answer.


Thanks.

That's just the close-up of the wheel on the side of the piece of equipment in the photo right above it.

 

[maxama10]

That's a stamp mill just FYI.

One of my buddies thinks the pic I posted my just be a counterweight of some kind but he's not certain.