1leglance
2007 Expedition Trophy Champion, Overland Certifie
CDE Day 9 Atlantic City to Rawlins
We started the day thinking of gas needs for my fuel sucking beast. It should have been no problem since Iguidance showed a Conoco at the edge of town. Well not sure who check that info since the road was dirt and didn't go anywhere but to a creek crossing. Lucky for us a fine gentleman named Wild Bill is both gunsmith and gas vendor. He evidently has seen this happen before because there is a big drum and some jerry cans ready to be sold for only $6 a gallon. Which isn't really a bad price when you think of the fuel & time to drive 40 miles to Lander for the nearest station.
We have met some great people and driven by even more. But I have to say that I really wished I had stopped to take a picture of the only Continental Divide Hiker we saw. This guy defined cool. But alas we were on the move and it just didn't happen. As if that wasn't enough I also didn't get a shot of the only cycle rider we actually saw on the trail. However we did stop and talk with Moody(?) a bit. If I remember right he says he post on Advrider.com as Blaze. We will have to look him up some time, great guy.
Here is a picture though of one of the strange objects we saw. This oil drum was simply in the middle of nowhere on a rise and there for no reason we could figure out. Other than maybe to make people like us wonder about it!
We also saw plenty of these fast fellows. They would dash away only to stop and look back at us, then just stand there. I guess since we didn't stop to point a rifle at them we were ok after all.
I have to say that one of the best things about using a real USGS topo map for navigation is all the stuff listed on it along your route. From old mines, to ranches to things like this "sheep camp". You will stop often and see many cool things when reading the map.
And you will have plenty of chances to take pics just like this guy. Mike has really turned into a photoguy and you will know it when you start to see his work.
We were ready for a stop that included showers, laundry and internet access. Where better in Rawlins could we go than RV WORLD?
I mean you have to stay somewhere with totem poles and where you can camp by a bulldozer right? Not to mention we got to go swimming, have a mini-golf tournament and make new friends.

We started the day thinking of gas needs for my fuel sucking beast. It should have been no problem since Iguidance showed a Conoco at the edge of town. Well not sure who check that info since the road was dirt and didn't go anywhere but to a creek crossing. Lucky for us a fine gentleman named Wild Bill is both gunsmith and gas vendor. He evidently has seen this happen before because there is a big drum and some jerry cans ready to be sold for only $6 a gallon. Which isn't really a bad price when you think of the fuel & time to drive 40 miles to Lander for the nearest station.
We have met some great people and driven by even more. But I have to say that I really wished I had stopped to take a picture of the only Continental Divide Hiker we saw. This guy defined cool. But alas we were on the move and it just didn't happen. As if that wasn't enough I also didn't get a shot of the only cycle rider we actually saw on the trail. However we did stop and talk with Moody(?) a bit. If I remember right he says he post on Advrider.com as Blaze. We will have to look him up some time, great guy.
Here is a picture though of one of the strange objects we saw. This oil drum was simply in the middle of nowhere on a rise and there for no reason we could figure out. Other than maybe to make people like us wonder about it!

We also saw plenty of these fast fellows. They would dash away only to stop and look back at us, then just stand there. I guess since we didn't stop to point a rifle at them we were ok after all.

I have to say that one of the best things about using a real USGS topo map for navigation is all the stuff listed on it along your route. From old mines, to ranches to things like this "sheep camp". You will stop often and see many cool things when reading the map.

And you will have plenty of chances to take pics just like this guy. Mike has really turned into a photoguy and you will know it when you start to see his work.

We were ready for a stop that included showers, laundry and internet access. Where better in Rawlins could we go than RV WORLD?

I mean you have to stay somewhere with totem poles and where you can camp by a bulldozer right? Not to mention we got to go swimming, have a mini-golf tournament and make new friends.

