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2016 Southwest Wyoming Visitors Guide
2016 Southwest Wyoming
Visitors
Guide
Calendar of events Things to do Places to see ... And much more!

Come explore all there is to see and do in Southwest Wyoming
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Spring Events
Ceili at the Roundhouse
Celtic Festival
Uinta County
Concert Series
Summer Events
Rodeo Series
Roundhouse Festival
Fresh Air Freedom
and Fun Festival
Evanston Brewfest
Great Race 2016
Uinta County Fair
Evanston Car Cruise
Beer, Brats and Bluegrass
Wyoming Downs
Horseracing
MAT CAMP/ Music, Arts
and Theatre Camp
Summer's end at the Bear
Festival
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Fall Events
Evanston Cowboy Days
Demolition Derby
Hunter Widow Night
Roctober Fest
Bear River Rendezvous
Ft. Bridger Rendezvous
Wyoming West Music
Fest
Winter Events
Festival of Trees
Santas Workshop
Uinta County Concert
Series
Eukanuba Pedigree
Sled Dog Race
Sulphur Creek Ice
Fishing Derby
Delight in the splendor of southwest Wyoming! WELCOME

Across the vast, high desert vistas to the majestic, snow-capped mountain peaks, and
into the quaint, western-oriented communities that make up southwest Wyoming, travelers will discover a place unlike any other, host to dozens of fascinating sites to visit and
entertaining things to do. Casual visitors and dedicated adventurers alike will find a lot
to like in this unique part of the West.
From hiking and biking to horseback riding and fossil hunting, the surrounding wilderness areas beckon visitors to experience the wonder of the great outdoors.
Travel a scenic byway to dozens of nearby camping sites, and find miles of recreational trails. Cast a fishing line across a crystal clear, alpine lake as a doe and her fawns
wander into view. Or soak in the sun and feel the spray of the waves, boating across one
of the areas many reservoirs.
For those who prefer city sidewalks to dusty, country roads, there is plenty to do and see in town.
Take in a concert or celebration, such as the Oyster Ridge Music Festival in Kemmerer, Pioneer Days in Lyman or Cowboy Days in
Evanston, and visit curio shops or the J.C. Penney Flagship store in Kemmerer. Jog along a peaceful pathway where meadowlarks croon a
distinctive melody, or picnic alongside a rippling stream beneath a whispering cottonwood tree. Tee off at the Purple Sage Golf Course in
Evanston or the Fossil Island Golf Course in Kemmerer, or take in a movie or a stage production at a local community theater. The entertainment possibilities are endless.
True to its Wild West reputation, visitors can also enjoy any number of western-inspired events, such as the annual Evanston Rodeo Series or the Fort Bridger Mountain Man Rendezvous. Watch as cowboys compete, roping cattle and riding broncos and bulls, or take a step
back in time to see how Native Americans and mountain men survived in the wild and rugged Old West.
The southwest gateway into the Cowboy State is brimming with possibilities for adventures sure to captivate any guest, young or old.
Discover a land rich in western lore and hospitality, yet vibrant with modern innovations and novelties.
Delight in the splendor that is southwest Wyoming youll be glad you did!
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WELCOME Our Communities
EVANSTON
As grading crews for the Union

Pacific Railroad approached the site
of present-day Evanston in November
1868, Harvey Booth recognized a
business opportunity. He pitched a
tent with a wooden floor and canvas
walls and called it a saloon and
restaurant.
Within a few weeks, the site
became a frontier railroad camp
with a population of 650. Soon, the
railroad reached the town, which was
named Evanston after surveyor James
A. Evans.
In 1870, Evanston became the Uinta County seat. Thanks to abundant timber and
fresh water from the Bear River, the 1871 establishment of a railroad roundhouse and
machine shops helped give the town economic stability.
The city even boasted a large population of Chinese residents, who worked on the
railroad. The Chinese population dwindled in the 1930s, but the history of these residents
remains a part of Evanstons culture today. From the archeological dig at the historic China
Town site in north Evanston, to the Joss House and Chinese gazebo downtown, the Chinese
influence remains a vital part of Evanstons history and culture.
Evanston has experienced periods of boom and bust throughout its history. It was bolstered for many years by being situated along the Lincoln Highway, the national auto route
that predated the modern Eisenhower Interstate System.
The railroad eventually withdrew its roundhouse, but later built a repair facility. When
these shops closed in the 1970s, the city relied on tourism as its major source of income.
The oil boom lifted the economy in the 1980s, and continued diversification of the local
industrial base continues to provide employment for area residents.
Evanston is also home to the historic Wyoming State Hospital, established in 1887.
The facility was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
The city currently boasts a population of nearly 13,000 residents, and is host to a
variety of events, including the annual Cowboy Days, the Evanston Brew Fest and Evanston
Airport Days.
Much work has also been put into restoring historic sites within the city, including the
Union Pacific roundhouse and machine shop, the Evanston Hotel and, most recently, the
Strand Theater, which was gutted by fire just a few years ago. Work is currently underway
to renovate the theater into a cultural center for the area that will offer community theater,
special events, film festivals and more.
The city also serves as a hub for
recreational opportunities in southwest Wyoming. The beautiful Uinta
Mountains are just 30 miles south of
Evanston, the Bear River State Park is
within the city, and there are virtually
limitless opportunities for hunters,
fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts.
Find more information about
Evanston at www.evanstonwy.org.
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2016-2017
Southwest Wyoming
Visitors Guide
Published by Wyoming Newspapers, Inc.
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Index WELCOME
The Oregon-California Trail ...............................33
Ghost towns of Southwest Wyoming ................34
Our Communities .............................................. 4 Museums ........................................................36
Calendar of Events ..........................................12
Evanstons Historic Roundhouse
& Railyards..................................................38
PLACES
Tri-State
Monument .........................................38
Exploring southwest Wyomings open roads .....17
Bear Lake .......................................................19 ACTIVITIES
The Bear River Greenway .................................19 ATVing the High Uintas ....................................39
Bear River Ice Ponds .......................................20 Beer, Brats and Bluegrass ...............................40
Historic Depot Square .....................................24 Bear River Rendezvous ....................................40
Bear River State Park .....................................25 Ceili at the Roundhouse Celtic Festival ............41
Chinese Gazebo Garden ..................................26
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta ......................................41
South Lincoln Training and
Event Center ................................................27 County Fairs ....................................................41
J.C. Penney Mother Store and Museum ............27 Cowboy Days...................................................42
Map of Southwest Wyoming ............................28 Cross-country Skiing .......................................42
Fossil Butte National Monument .....................29 Great Race of 2016 ........................................43
Names Hill ......................................................29 Dolittle Car Show ............................................43
Uinta County Youth Camp ................................30 Evanston Rodeo Series ...................................43
Dinosaurland ..................................................32 Evanston BrewFest ..........................................44
Fort Bridger State Historic Site ........................32 Farmers Market ...............................................44
The Lincoln Highway ........................................33 Fishing ............................................................44
WELCOME
Fort Bridger Rendezvous ..................................46

Fossilfest .......................................................47
Golf ................................................................47
Hunting ..........................................................48
Ice fishing .......................................................48
Music in the Air at Depot Square .....................49
Oyster Ridge Music Festival .............................49
Pine Creek Ski Resort......................................49
Pioneer Days Celebration ................................50
Pony Express Re-Ride ......................................50
Raspberry Days...............................................50
Roundhouse Festival .......................................51
Sled Dog Race ................................................51
Snowmobiling .................................................51
Snowshoeing ..................................................52
Uinta County Concert Series............................52
Wyoming Downs..............................................52
ACCOMMODATIONS...... 53
NUMBERS TO KNOW ...... 54
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BRIDGER VALLEY
Historic Bridger Valley is steeped in the rich tradition of the West as Bridger Valley can trace the white mans influence on the area
back to 1825, when the first mountain man rendezvous was held on the Henrys Fork of the Green River in western Wyoming. In 1842, Jim
Bridger for whom the area is named established a supply post on the Blacks
Fork of the Green River to cater to emigrants moving west, as the westward migration started along the Oregon Trail and other routes.
Lyman, Mountain View and Fort Bridger are the three main towns of the
Bridger Valley. Smaller communities in the area include McKinnon and Burnt Fork,
Robertson, Carter, Urie, Lonetree and Millburne. These sites form a nucleus for the
surrounding ranching areas, and a place for people to identify as their hometowns.
John Wade owned the first flour mill in the valley, built in a clearing created
by a fire, prompting the naming of the town of Millburne.
Lonetree received its name, according to early resident Edgar Donahue, from
the lone cottonwood tree that stood in the area. Urie, known as the crossroads of
the Valley, consisted of a schoolhouse and store surrounded by well-kept ranches.
As people in the Valley move from the east to west and north to south, they
usually pass through the Urie crossroads. The area now boasts several homes
and some businesses. Carter, once a thriving railroad town, is now a spot on the line. There are a few residents who claim Carter as their
hometown. The depot no longer stands. An abandoned hotel sits near the track, lending silent testimony to the need of a room for a night.
The town received its name from Judge Carter, the first post sutler of Fort Bridger, when it was a military post. Now, when the train passes
through Carter, it still stops traffic, but for the most part Carter is a quiet area with connections to the past.
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Great Tasting Brews. Delicious Food.
Pizza Burgers
Sandwiches
Appetizers
Salads
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Domestics
Open
Downtown Evanston
1012 Main Street
444-SUDS
Pioneer Trails including the Mormon

Trail, California Trail and
Pony Express Trail!
n Hunting, camping, backpacking,
fishing, and much more!
n ATV and snowmobiling opportunities,
snowshoeing and
cross-country skiing!
n Yurt camping and mountain biking!
n Diverse wildlife!
n Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
National Forest
n
11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Monday - Saturday
Sunday Noon-8 p.m.
Lunch & Dinner
Our Communities WELCOME
McKinnon, as an entity with that name, did not exist until 1922. Prior to that, it was considered part of the Burntfork District, and
portions of the area that is now McKinnon were alternately and at different times referred to as Coon Hollow, Terry Town and Mountain
Home. The first rendezvous of white traders and trappers in the Rocky Mountains occurred in July 1825 just north of McKinnon along the
Henrys Fork River. They joined members of William Henry Ashleys expedition
Along the Upper Smiths Fork, about 10 miles south of Fort Bridger, is a settlement known as Robertson, so called from the first settler
of the Bridger Valley, Jack Robertson. Robertson was known as a great story teller.
These communities in Bridger Valley beckon visitors and residents alike to take driving tours to see the outer edges of the lush green
valley know as the Bridger Valley.
FORT BRIDGER
Fort Bridger traces its existence to the mid-1800s, as the era of the mountain men
and fur trade was coming to an end. Free trapper Jim Bridger, a man who didnt answer
to any company, saw the demand for fur was on its way out as eastern gentlemen were
no longer wearing top hats made from beaver pelts.
Bridger, a man who came west when he was young, had the forethought to
recognize a trading post along the trails of westward migration would be well-used. In
addition, Bridger had the foresight to include a forge in his establishment so men could
repair their wagons.
American Legion Post 36 hosts an annual July 4 celebration, complete with parade
and barbecue in Fort Bridger. The community also has a town marker near the entrance
to the state site that was erected by old time residents many years ago to commemorate the history of the area.
The town sits on the route of many important historical events. Fort Bridger was a stage stop for the
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Come experience something

your family will always remember
The 44th Annual
Fort Bridger
Rendezvous
September 2 - 5, 2016
at Fort Bridger, Wyoming
SCHEDULED EVENTS:
Shoots Archery
Knife & Hawk Competition
Kids Games & Candy Cannons
Mountain Man Run
Cooking Contests Traders Row
Native American Dancers
Entertainment for the entire family
Much, Much More!
CAMPING:
Primitive camping available
for pre-registered campers
only. ($45 for up to 5 nights)
Check with FBRA secretary
for more information
MOTELS:
For Local Information, contact the
Evanston Chamber of
Commerce at (307) 7830370 or Bridger Valley
Chamber of Commerce at
(307) 787-6738
PARKING:
Off site parking available for $5.00 a day
For more information, contact:

FORT BRIDGER
RENDEZVOUS ASSOCIATION
234 S. 300 W.Lehi, Ut. 84043
Phone: 435-213-5133
e-mail: fbrainc@hotmail.com
www.fortbridgerrendezvous.net
Our Communities WELCOME
Overland Stage in the 19th century, it served as a Pony Express stop and more. The town boasts one of the oldest postmarks, as well. The
use of the mail system in the area can be traced back to the days of the Pony Express, when Fort Bridger was a stop along the services
route. In fact, near the end of June, modern day Pony Express riders can be seen on an annual reride, recreating the history of the 1860s.
The Army was sent west to reestablish the supremacy of the United States government in 1858 and made Fort Bridger a major military
establishment. After the military abandoned the post and the buildings were sold, the site became a cattle town in southwest Wyoming. A
hotel was established in the old commanding officers quarters, and the large stone barracks eventually became a milking barn.
Although the state historic site and the community are often looked at as one, they are two different entities. The community boasts
ties to the Lincoln Highway and the Jim Bridger Trading Post in town is an actual business establishment, which was on the Lincoln Highway.
The Black and Orange Cabins and the office buildings of the state site are listed as facilities that existed on the old Lincoln Highway route.
The Lincoln Highway Association retraces the Lincoln Highway during the summer, complete with vintage cars.
LYMAN
Lyman is located in the historic and beautiful Bridger Valley, at the base of the Uinta
Mountains. The incorporated town is experiencing renewed business development along Main
Street. It offers many amenities in a small town atmosphere.
Lyman is one of the oldest towns in Uinta County. In 1915, it had a recorded population of
182.
The town boasts a walking path from the high school into town. In addition, the southwest
end of town joins the walking path that travels through the Bridger Valley along the Lincoln
Highway corridor to Fort Bridger. Both paths are excellent for walkers and runners, and are used
year round by outdoor enthusiasts.
The Heritage Farm and town park are excellent for family gatherings or celebrations. The
Bridger Valley Heritage Museum is in the Lyman Town Hall. It preserves and showcases the heritage of the valley. Lyman hosts a Pioneer Day
Celebration in July. It includes a parade, ranch rodeos, barbecue and events relating to Lymans heritage. The rodeo for the celebration is
one of the oldest of its kind in Wyoming.
The town also hosts the Bridger Valley Christmas Festival the first week of December.
Find out more about Lyman at www.lymanwy.com.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
The town of Mountain View is located in the historic Bridger Valley, and promotes
itself as the Gateway to the High Uintas. With a panoramic view of the rugged Uinta
Mountains, Mountain View offers year round access to the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Flaming Gorge Reservoir and the beautiful Southwest Badlands.
Mountain View derived its name from a ranch at the base of the mountain, nestled
on the northern slope of the Uintas. The town plat was signed on February 26, 1898, by
W.H. Harvey, and recorded March 30, 1898. The original 40-acre plot for town, business, school and housing was donated by W.H. Harvey
and Agnes Hewitt. The town was incorporated in 1974.
Public education in the town of Mountain View is provided by Uinta County School District #4. The district operates two campuses
Mountain View K-8 building and Mountain View High School (grades 9-12).
The town boasts a bowling alley, grocery store, drive in, liquor stores, a telephone company and is home to the Valley Shopko Hometown Store.
Mountain View offers a peaceful, small town atmosphere. The town park and scenic river walk offer a safe place for rest and relaxation,
and is inviting to visitors and residents alike.
Find out more about Mountain View at www.mountainviewwyoming.net.
COKEVILLE
This western town, located on the old Oregon Trail and U.S. Highway 30, has a history that reads like fiction, including stories of the
Whitney Brothers and the robbery of the State Bank of Cokeville; early female political activist Ethel Huckvale Stoner, elected over 80 years
ago; and the Cokeville miracles of 1986, documented in the 2006 book Witness to Miracles: The Cokeville Elementary School Bombing.
After several decades on the map, the sage-covered land of Cokeville was finally incorporated in 1910. With the addition of railroad
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access, the town became a popular place for sheep ranching, peaking in 1918
when the town was informally known as the sheep capital of the world.
During the winter, the Pine Creek Ski Area provides low-cost, high-fun runs.
Lake Alice is a scenic drive and short hike away, and the mountains call to hunters, fishermen, snowmobilers and nature lovers every month of the year.
Today, Cokeville boasts a small school system with top-notch academics
and athletics, a municipal airport, senior center, and is home to the Pioneer
Stockmans Rodeo Arena.
Located south of Cokeville is the Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services National Wildlife Refuge System.
The Cokeville refuge was established in 1993, and its wetlands provide excellent habitat for a variety of migratory and resident wildlife species. Fortunately
for wildlife, but unfortunately for visitors, the refuge is currently closed to public
access.
Appealing and affordable for visitors or new residents, Cokevilles legacy may be set, but its opportunities are just beginning.
For more information about the Cokeville community, visit www.cokevillewy.com.
DIAMONDVILLE
Diamondville was named for the glittering, high quality coal black diamonds discovered in the area by Harrison Church. He identified a rich vein of the valuable fossil fuel in
1868, and began searching for investors to establish a mine.
People of many ethnic backgrounds came to work in the mine, and many residents still
remember dances at the Finn Hall. Local residents who are descendants of original Italian
families that settled the area still pass on recipes brought to the area from the old country.
Housing in the early days was scarce, and many people lived in shacks and dugouts in
the sides of a hill. Living conditions improved after the town was incorporated and platted
in 1898, however. A three-cell jail, the Rock Grocery Building and the Mountain Trading Store were built out of rock hauled from a nearby
quarry.
The Diamondville mine closed in 1928, but a retaining wall along Highway 189 in lower Diamondville celebrates the towns mining
legacy, portraying early miners, industrialization and unionization, including artwork that honors the 99 miners who died in a tragic 1923
mine explosion.
With just under 1,000 residents, and given its proximity to Kemmerer, the town continues to proudly maintain its independence and
unique identity.
Find out more at www.diamondvillewyo.com.
KEMMERER
Coal mining, quarrying, ranching and oil and gas development have been the
economic mainstays of Kemmerer since its founding in 1897. Today, descendants
of many of the original mining families still live and work in Kemmerer, and many of
the original ranching families continue to operate in the area.
The Kemmerer business district is centered around the town Triangle, one of
only a few such triangles in the country. The Triangle is the hub of the towns summer activities, which include FossilFest in mid-July, and the Oyster Ridge Music
Festival, the largest free music festival in the state.
Kemmerer is known as the Fossil Fish Capital of the World as a result of its
location relative to the Green River Formation, a fossil-rich rock unit that produces
large volumes of fossil fish. Fossil hunters from all over the world come to the Kemmerer area to tap into its fossil fish bounty.
Fossil Butte National Monument, about 12 miles northwest of town, is a great
place to visit to learn about the areas prehistory, and there are also several private
quarries in the area where private individuals can dig for their own fossils.
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CALENDAR
MARCH
4 The Arts Inc. Concert Series, Evanston

Quattrosound is a fresh and innovative ensemble that blends a variety
of genres. Performing at Davis Middle School (837 No Name St.) in
Evanston. For information about this event, visit theartsinc.com or contact
Carolee Bowen at (307) 679-2348.
Alasdair Fraser and the sizzlingly talented young Californian cellist Natalie
Haas are coming again to Evanston for Ceili at the Roundhouse. Fraser
has a concert and recording career spanning 30 years. The dynamic duo
will perform at 7 p.m. at the Roundhouse (1500 West Main Street) in
Evanston. For more information about this event, visit theartsinc.com or
contact Carolee Bowen at (307) 679-2348.
18-19 Ceili at the Roundhouse Celtic Festival, Evanston
The Ceili at the Roundhouse Celtic Festival is an annual tradition in Evanston. This years headliners are Dimh, Old Blind Dogs, The Gothard Sisters
and Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas. The festival also features daytime
entertainment with regional performers, jam sessions, dancing, childrens
activities, workshops, folk arts, pub food, culture and more. Open from 3
p.m.-midnight on Friday, March 18, Open from 10 a.m.-11 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, at the Evanston Roundhouse & Railyards Complex (1500
West Main Street).For more information, visit theartsinc.com or contact
Carolee Bowen at (307) 679-2348.
APRIL
The Guy Mendilow Ensemble, an award-winning sextet of world-class
musicians with members hailing from Israel, Palestine, Argentina, Japan,
the UK and the USA, will perform at 7 p.m. at Davis Middle School (837
No Name Street) in Evanston. For more information about this event, visit
theartsinc.com or contact Carolee Bowen at (307) 679-2348.
16 Young Musicians Festival, Evanston
The Young Musicians Festival is a special opportunity for youth and adults
from Uinta County and beyond to perform their musical talents for judges
and compete for a coveted spot in the Honors Concert. Performers can
perform as soloist and in small ensembles before visiting clinicians. The
registration deadline is April 2. For more information, visit theartsinc.com
or contact Sara Maisey at (307) 789-2178 or YoungMusFes@gmail.com.
16 South Lincoln Medical Center Health Fair, Kemmerer
This annual event will include booths, food, blood draw screenings,
Life-Flight and Guardian helicopter tours and fire department ladder truck
rides. For more information call (307) 877-4401.
21-23 Sagebrush Theater Spring Play, Evanston
Sagebrush Theater will perform its spring play, The Dining Room, at 7
p.m. April 21-23 at the Strand Theater. Tickets cost $9 for adults and $8
for students and seniors. For more information, call Patty Willoughby at
(307) 679-2497.
22 The Arts Inc. Concert Series, Lyman
The Arts Inc. Concert Series will present Tied Up in Knotts, a comedy show
for the whole family. The show will take place at 7 p.m. at Lyman Intermediate School (126 South Main Street). For more information about this
event, visit theartsinc.com or contact Carolee Bowen at (307) 679-2348.
28-30 Sagebrush Theater Spring Play, Evanston
Sagebrush Theater will perform its spring play, The Dining Room, at 7
p.m. April 28-30 at the Strand Theater. Kayne Pyatt will direct the play.
Tickets will cost $9 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. For more
information, call Patty Willoughby at (307) 679-2497.
30 Evanston Civic Orchestra Masterworks Concert, Evanston
Members from the Murray Symphony will join the Evanston Civic Orchestra
for the annual spring Masterworks Concert at 7 p.m. at Davis Middle
School. The concert is free to the public. For more details, visit evanstoncivicorchestraandchorus.blogspot.com.
MAY
5 Evanston Civic Chorus and Bell Choir Spring Concert, Evanston
The Evanston Civic Chorus and Bell Choir will perform their annual spring
concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 5. The concert is free to the public. For
more details, visit evanstoncivicorchestraandchorus.blogspot.com.
6 Preservation Month Guided Downtown Walking Tours, Evanston
In honor of Preservation Month, the Historic Preservation Commission will
offer in-person guided downtown walking tours on Friday, May 6. For more
information, call Jane Law at (307) 783-6320 or Tom Farrens at (208)
251-1459.
7 Cinco de Mayo Festival, Evanston
Evanstons 15th annual Cinco de Mayo Festival will take place from
1-11 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at the Evanston Machine shop. Admission
costs $4 for anyone over 5 years old. The festival features a professional
mariachi band, professional dancers from SLC, dance performances from
Evanston Middle School dancers and from the To the Pointe Dance Studio.
There will be all-day entertainment, games and vendors. All proceeds will
go to Evanston High School seniors for scholarships. For more information,
call Amy Velasquez at (307) 789-6031.
13 Mary Poppins Musical Revue
The STARS! Production Company will present Mary Poppins The
Musical Revue at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 13, in the Davis Middle School
auditorium. For more information, call Caddie Welling at (307) 679-7369.
21 Wine Out West, Evanston
Attend wine-related seminars, meet with local and regional wine brokers
and taste a variety of wines from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, at the
Evanston Roundhouse. Grand Tasting Tickets cost $20 each. For more
information, call (307) 679-6575 or visit Wine Out Wests Facebook page.
21 Evanston Cowboy Days Spring Fling
The Cowboy Days Spring Fling will take place at 7 p.m. on May 21 at the
Roundhouse in Evanston. The event will start with dinner and requires
registration. Tryouts for the Cowboy Days Queen will take place earlier that
day, and the winners will be announced at the evening banquet. For more
information, call Dustin at (307) 679-8019 or visit evanstoncowboydays.
com.
30 A flag raising ceremony with a 21-gun salute by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars and the American Legion will be held at the flagpole near
the museum at the Fort Bridger State Historic Site around 8 a.m. For more
information, call 307-782-3842.
JUNE
3-4 Evanston Rodeo Series, Evanston
The annual Evanston Rodeo Series will kick off on June 3-4 at the Uinta
County Fairgrounds. For more information, visit evanstonrodeoseries.com.
4 Free Fishing Day
Each year, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department designates the first
Saturday of National Boating and Fishing Week as a free fishing day when
anyone can fish in Wyoming without a fishing license. All fishing regulations, creel and size limits, gear restrictions, and stream closures remain in
effect. Watch for details on our website wgfd.wyo.gov.
4 34th Renewal Ball, Evanston
The first Saturday in June marks the annual Evanston Urban Renewal Ball,
held at the historic Evanston Roundhouse. Live music, fine dining, and
a live and silent auction are just some of the features of this gala event.
Proceeds will go to the stabilization and development of the Roundhouse
and Rail Yards. For information about this event, please contact Jane Law
at (307) 783-6320.
The annual Evanston Rodeo Series will take place on June 17-18 at the
Uinta County Fairgrounds. For more information, visit evanstonrodeoseries.com.
17-18 Beer, Brats and Bluegrass Festival, Evanston
The Beer, Brats and Bluegrass Festival is a one-day outdoor concert
featuring bands of varying musical styles, from traditional and progressive
bluegrass to newgrass, and will include artists, food and beverage booths.
The event will take place from 5-10 p.m. on Friday, June 17, and noon-10
p.m. on Saturday, June 18. Admission is $20 per day or $30 for a weekend pass. Admission for students aged 13-18 is $5 per day; admission
is free for children 12 and under. A portion of the proceeds from the
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festivals will help fund the Build African Schools project scholarship fund.
The event takes place at the Historic Depot Square in Evanston. For more
information about this event, please visit www.bluegrassevanston.com or
call Kathy Bella at (307) 789-8011.
19-20 Pony Express Re-ride, Uinta County
The National Pony Express Re-Ride is an annual re-enactment of mail
delivery between Sacramento, California, to St. Joseph, Missouri, by horseback. Riders are slated to cross Uinta County on Monday, June 20. Riders
will receive the mail from Utah at the state line on Yellow Creek Road at
about 2:30 a.m. and will trade riders every two miles. They are scheduled
to ride through Fort Bridger at 6 a.m. and reach Sweetwater County at 11
a.m. at the county line. For more information, call Ron Atkinson at (307)
799-7846 or (307) 789-3854.
21 The Great Race, Evanston
The Great Race of 2016 will travel along the Lincoln Highway (the first
coast-to-coast thoroughfare) beginning in San Francisco on Saturday,
June 18, and ending in Illinois on Sunday, June 26. The Great Race will
have an overnight stop in Evanston on Tuesday, June 21. Racers will arrive
sporadically for approximately two to three hours beginning around 5 p.m.
on June 21 at Evanstons Roundhouse & Railyards. For more information,
call Mieke Madrid at (307) 783-6316 or mmadrid@evanstonwy.org.
24-25 Fossilfest, Kemmerer
Its time again for Fossilfest, a two-day, family-oriented festival that
includes music, games, food, sports and fun. For more information, visit
www.fossilfest.org or find them on Facebook.
JULY
The annual Evanston Rodeo Series will take place on July 1-2 at the Uinta
County Fairgrounds. For more information, visit evanstonrodeoseries.com.
3-5 Woodruff Days Celebration, Woodruff, Utah
The annual Woodruff Days Celebration is a weekend of fun coinciding with
Independence Day. For more information, call (435) 793-2415.
4 Fresh Air Freedom and Fun Festival, Evanston
Come to the annual Independence Day Fresh Air, Freedom and Fun Festival, which has food, fun, games and music for all at Hamblin Park. The City
of Evanston will also host its annual fireworks show in the evening. For
more information about this event, call the Evanston Parks and Recreation
Department at (307) 789-1770.
4 July 4 celebration, Bridger Valley
Bridger Valley will celebrate Independence Day with a parade and
barbecue at Fort Bridger. In addition, the Fort Bridger State Historical Site
will host its seventh annual Kids Extreme Day in the afternoon following
the parade. Both Lyman and Mountain View will host activities in their
communities following the parade. Residents of the Valley and visitors will
be treated to a display of fireworks at dusk.
4 July 4 Celebration-Kemmerer/Diamondville
An Independence Day celebration sponsored by the Fireworks Committee
that offers food, fun and a fantastic fireworks show. For more information, call
Bridgette Stewart at (307) 679-4536 or Mary Hall at (307) 727-6275.
7 Farmers Market, Evanston
The Evanston Farmers Market takes place from 3-7 p.m. every Thursday
from July 7-Oct. 6 in the Historic Depot Square. For more information, call
Barb at (307) 679-1447 or Leanne at (307) 679-1278.
7 Music in the Air at Depot Square, Evanston
A Music in the Air at Depot Square concert starts at 6 p.m. every Thursday
from July 7-Aug. 25 in the Historic Depot Square, in conjunction with the
Evanston Farmers Market. For more information, call Jane Law at (307)
783-6320.
9 Youth & Little Buckaroo Rodeo, Kemmerer
From mutton bustin to mini bull riding, the Youth & Little Buckaroo Rodeo
has everything a full rodeo has but in a fun and safe environment for
children 18 years and younger to learn the ropes and skills of rodeo competitions. For more information, call Danniel Fox at (307) 723-1044.
11 Kids Fishing Day, Evanston

Kids Fishing Day is a great, free event for kids of all ages. It is held
annually at the Bear Greenway Ice Ponds from 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. There
will be prizes for extraordinary fishing and free lunch for all. For more
information, call Rick Slagowski at (307) 679-0074.
11-15 The Arts Inc. MAT Camp, Evanston
Music, Arts and Theatre Camp offers a series of continuing daily artsrelated classes for students, teachers and community members of all
ages and ability levels. The camp is held at Evanston High School, and
registration opens in April. There will be a Professional Staff Concert
(free to the public) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, in the EHS auditorium, and the week will conclude with a Student Grand Gala Concert at
7 p.m. on Friday, July 15, in the EHS auditorium. For more information
about this event, please call Carolee Bowen at (307) 679-2348.
The annual Evanston Rodeo Series will take place on July 15-16 at the
Uinta County Fairgrounds. For more information, visit evanstonrodeoseries.com.
23 Evanston Brewfest, Evanston
The Evanston Urban Renewal Agency hosts the annual Evanston Brewfest
at the Historic Depot Square in downtown Evanston. Activities include
live music, great food, a homebrew competition, Big Wheel races and
much more. For more information about this event, please call Jane Law
at (307) 783-6320.
24 Pioneer Days celebration, Lyman
Bridger Valley Pioneer Days celebration honors the early Mormon
pioneers who settled in the area. The celebration is hosted by the Town
of Lyman, will begin mid-week before July 24, and runs through Saturday
July 23. Saturdays activities include a variety of events such as a parade, barbecue, ranch rodeos and a variety show. For more information,
call Jim Eyre, (307) 780-8921.
25-28 Bear Lake Rendezvous, Laketown, Utah
The annual Bear Lake Rendezvous will take place Thursday-Sunday, Aug.
25-28, at 20 N. 200 East, Laketown, Utah. The rendezvous is a place for
both young and old to convene and learn about the dynamic history of
the iconic frontiersmen known as mountain men. For more information,
call Joel Marler at (801) 567-1194 or email info@bearlakerendezvous.
com.
28-Aug. 6 Uinta County Fair, Evanston
Events include 4-H and FFA competitions, livestock shows and sales,
daytime and evening entertainment and big-name concerts. It will take
place from July 28-Aug. 6 at the Uinta County Fairgrounds in Evanston
(122 Bear River Drive). The fair will feature entertainment, contests,
food, games and more. For more information, call (307) 789-4785 or
visit uintacountyfair.org.
29-31 Oyster Ridge Music Festival, Kemmerer
Enjoy beer, food, bluegrass and a wide variety of other music, as residents and visitors converge on Kemmerers Triangle Park for Wyomings
largest free music festival. For more information: www.oysterridgemusicfestival.com.
29-30 Sounds of the 70s Music Revue, Evanston
Come to the Strand Theater at 7 p.m. on July 29-30 to rock out to 70s
music. Tickets will cost $10 per person. Proceeds will go to the Strand
Theater. For more information, call Patty Willoughby at (307) 679-2497.
Aug. 4-6 Bear Lake Raspberry Days, Garden City, Utah
Raspberry Days is an event that brings tourists from all across the U.S.
and the world to sample these succulent treats and takes place Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4-6, in Garden City, Utah, at the Garden
City Park, located at 400 S. Bear Lake Blvd. Info: (800) 448-2327 or
visit the Raspberry Days website at www.gardencityut.us/raspberrydays.
html.
30 Mountain Bike Poker Run, Kemmerer
In conjunction with the Oyster Ridge Music Festival, Fossil Country Frontier Museum will host their annual Mountain Bike Poker Run. Registration
which costs $15, is at 7 a.m. and the race starts at 8 a.m. For more
information, call (307) 877-6551.
CALENDAR
AUGUST
5-6 Annual Sidewalk Sales, Evanston
Local merchants in downtown Evanston will have a sidewalk sale in
downtown Evanston Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7-8. For more information,
please call Jane Law at (307) 783-6320.
5-6 Sounds of the 70s, Evanston
Come to the Strand Theater at 7 p.m. on July 29-30 to rock out to 70s
music. Tickets will cost $10 per person. Proceeds will go to the Strand
Theater. For more information, call Patty Willoughby at (307) 679-2497.
5-7 Annual Roundhouse Festival
All aboard! Model train fanatics, history buffs and collectors of railroad
artifacts love Roundhouse Restoration, Inc.s annual Roundhouse Festival.
The festival, held in the historic Union Pacific Roundhouse, includes rail
yard tours, childrens games, storytelling, food, music, and arts and crafts.
Walk back in time as you discover the cultural and economic history lesson the rail yards share.The Annual Roundhouse Festival will take place at
the Evanston Roundhouse and Railyards Complex on Aug. 5-7.
For more information, please call Jane law at (307) 783-6320.
6 21st Evanston Car Show, Evanston
Evanstons 21st Annual Charity Car Show and Show and Shine at Hamblin
Park will take place at Hamblin Park in Evanston on Saturday, Aug. 6. All
hot rods and classics are welcome. The event is free for spectators, and
there is a $20 entry fee for car owners. The event is a fundraiser for winter
shoes and coats for school-age kids in need in Uinta County. For more
information, call Kerry McIntyre at (307) 679-6258 or visit evanstoncarcruise.org.
6-13 Lincoln County Fair in Afton has something for everyone. From pigs
and sheep to food and rides, its a great week of fun. For more information, visit lincolncountyfair.info.
13 Dolittle Car Show, La Barge
The annual Dolittle Car Show is held each year at the Eagle Bar on Main
St. in La Barge. A family event for car enthusiasts of all ages. For more
information call Judy or Doug at (307) 386-2565.
15-20 Rich County Fair, Randolph, Utah
The 2016 Rich County Fair, held in Randolph, Utah, will be Aug. 10-16.
Events include the traditional 4-H and FFA exhibits, as well as a junior
rodeo, fireworks and a dance at the Randolph City Park. For more information, call (435) 881-4534 or visit www.richcountyut.org.
26-28 Bear River Rendezvous, Evanston
The Bear River Rendezvous is an annual reenactment of what happened at
rendezvous between the years of 1825 and 1840. This years rendezvous
will be Friday-Sunday, Aug. 26-28, at the Bear River State Park in Evanston. For more information, call Brad Asay at (307) 789-6885.
SEPTEMBER
2-5 80th Evanston Cowboy Days, Evanston
Evanston Cowboy Days, honoring those who helped the West grow, has
been an Evanston tradition for 80 years. This year will mark the events
80th anniversary. Four days of family fun and adventure are scheduled
for Labor Day weekend. PRCA rodeo Saturday and Sunday at 6 p.m., and
Monday at 2 p.m. A parade is held Monday at 10 a.m. on Front Street,
and everyone is invited to participate. Kids fish catch Saturday at 1 p.m.
Uinta County Fairgrounds in Evanston. For more information, please call
Dustin at (307) 679-8019 or visit evanstoncowboydays.com.
2-5 Fort Bridger Rendezvous, Fort Bridger
If you are interested in the early American West, the Fort Bridger
Rendezvous is the place to be on Labor Day weekend. You will be able to
rub elbows with burly mountain men, Indian braves and their wives and
families. It is one of the largest mountain man gatherings in the nation.
For more information, call Eugene Fowles at (801) 368-5516 or the State
Site at (307) 782-3842.
10 Demolition Derby, Evanston
Every September, the Evanston Volunteer Fire Department has a smashing
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good time at the Firefighters Demolition Derby, held at the Uinta County
Fairgrounds in Evanston. For more information, please call Don Bodine at
(307) 789-3013.
OCTOBER
13 Hunters Widows Night
All women are invited to go shopping in downtown Evanston while the
stores have special sales and later hours for the evening. For more
information, call Jane Law at (307) 783-6320.
12 National Fossil Day, Fossil Butte National Monument
Come celebrate National Fossil Day at Fossil Butte National Monument.
For more information on activities and events contact the visitors center
at (307) 877-4455.
22 Rocktoberfest, Evanston
Rocktoberfest is a rock and roll music festival combining Oktoberfest-style
food and beer in an intimate rock concert atmosphere. The venue is located at the historic Evanston Roundhouse. Think brewfest and musicfest
featuring local bands playing live music. Music festival attendees can
drink real Wyoming craft beer from local and regional brewers.
NOVEMBER
5 Turkey Shoot, Evanston
Evanstons annual Turkey Shoot takes place the first Saturday of November
every year. This year, it will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the
Bear River State Park. All are welcome, but shooting must be black powder
and traditional weapons only. For more information, call Brad Asay at
(307) 789-6885.
10-12 Sagebrush Theater Fall Play, Evanston
Sagebrush Theater will perform its fall play, The Complete Works of
Shakespeare (Abridged), at 7 p.m. Nov. 10-12 at the Strand Theater.
Ashley Barton will direct the play. Tickets will cost $9 for adults and $8
(307) 679-2497.
11 Casino Night, Evanston
Boys & Girls Club of Evanston will host its annual fundraiser Casino Night
at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, at the Evanston Machine Shop. Enjoy a
night of professional blackjack, roulette, and craps. Win raffle tickets for
a chance to win excellent prizes. Dinner is provided with the purchase of
a ticket. A cash bar will be available. Participants must be 21 or older.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call Holly Slade at (307)
444-2582.
17-19 Sagebrush Theater Fall Play, Evanston
Sagebrush Theater will perform its fall play, The Complete Works of
Shakespeare (Abridged), at 7 p.m. Nov. 17-19 at the Strand Theater.
Ashley Barton will direct the play. Tickets will cost $9 for adults and $8
(307) 679-2497.
26 Small Business Saturday, Evanston
As part of the Thanksgiving weekend sales, businesses in downtown
Evanston will have special sales for Small Business Saturday on Saturday,
Nov. 26. For more information, call Jane Law at (307) 783-6320.
DECEMBER
2-3 Bridger Valley Christmas Festival
The Town of Lyman will host the Bridger Valley Christmas Festival the first
weekend in December. It includes a craft and vendor fair at the Lyman
High School. Santa will be on hand to visit with the children. For more
information, call the Lyman Town Hall at 787-6595.
9 North Pole Carnival
The Boys & Girls Club will sponsor Evanstons annual North Pole Carnival
at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, at the Evanston Machine Shop. The North Pole
Carnival is a festive evening for the whole family, featuring bouncy houses,
a self-serve candy bar, dinner, carnival games, face painting, prizes, and
Santa.

Kemmerer, although small, boasts two famous sons: the late owner of the L.A. Lakers, Jerry Buss, and James Cash Penney.
Penney opened his first store, the Golden Rule Store, in 1902 in downtown Kemmerer. He eventually developed the JC Penney nationwide retail chain, but the Mother Store still graces the Triangle. Penneys former home, along with a museum, is located just down the
block from the store, and is open for tours in the summer months.
Visitors and residents can learn more about the areas history by visiting the Fossil Country Museum. And for those who love the
outdoors, the area is perfect from snowmobiling to fishing, four-wheeling to hiking to golf, there is a lot of everything for everyone in Kemmerer.
Find out more about Kemmerer at www.kemmerer.org or www.fossilbasin.org.
LABARGE
Established in 1935, LaBarge is a tiny mountain town north of
Kemmerer on U.S. Highway 189 at the north end of Lincoln County,
just across the line from Sublette County. Some consider it a place
to stop off on the way to the Grand Tetons or Yellowstone, but LaBarge is the ideal place to stay and play awhile.
LaBarge is know as the Home of the Frontier Trapper. If its
breathtaking scenery and the peaceful surroundings arent enough
to attract visitors, the low crime rate and laid-back lifestyle will do it.
Hunting and fishing are big industries in the area. Located on
the Green River, LaBarge Creek and near Fontenelle Dam, LaBarge is
an ideal spot for the outdoorsman. Nestled in the Rocky Mountains
at almost 8,000 feet, this small community of about 500 residents
is an ideal place to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the
big city.
And despite its small size, there are a variety of activities for residents and visitors offered through many local organizations, including
churches, the library, community center, senior center and local elementary school.
The town hosts an Independence Day celebration every year that is complete with a community breakfast, parade, team roping, concessions, live music, recreational activities and, of course, fireworks.
Other annual activities include a beach party in June and the Dolittle Car Show in August. Both events are held on the towns main
thoroughfare, and organized through the community-minded Eagle Bar.
The town also hosts several events for area youngsters, including an end-of-school kite-flying party in the town park, and a back-toschool bash the weekend before school starts.
Stop by the town of LaBarge when youre in the area. It truly is a city for all seasons!
RICH COUNTY, UTAH
Rich County, Utah, located in the northeastern portion of the Beehive State and 123 miles from Salt Lake City, offers a unique, outdoor
Old West experience. Rich County is home to portions of the majestic Bear Lake, which offers 110 square miles of surface area and excellent water conditions, making it a hub for water sports and vacationers.
In the early 1800s, trappers and traders first came to Rich County in search of new hunting grounds. They camped on the shores of
Bear Lake to trade, a tradition still honored today at the Bear Lake State Park.
Rich County is named for Charles C. Rich, an early apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Early LDS leader Brigham
Young and others guided small colonies south from Idaho to hospitable sites along the Bear River, through Rich County. The current towns
of Randolph, the county seat, and Woodruff were among these settlements in the early 1870s.
With a population of just over 2,000, the largest town in the county, Garden City, is host to numerous festivals and events throughout
the year, including Raspberry Days, held the first week of August, which draws tens of thousands of visitors from all around to enjoy a variety
of events and purchase luscious extravagances from the annual raspberry harvest in the area.
Another event is the Bear Lake Chocolate Festival, held annually in February.
Farming and ranching commerce have supported Rich Countys communities since their founding. Beef cattle, wool and lamb are the
areas major products. Hay, alfalfa, barley and oats are also grown here. Oil and gas exploration has made a significant impact on the local
economy, as well.
Find out more about Rich County, Utah, at www.richcountyut.org.
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WELCOME Uinta County

Uinta County, the southwestern-most county in Wyoming,
was named for the Uintah Indians, and in their language the word
means healing waters. The county covers nearly 2,000 square
miles.
Formed in 1869, Uinta County has seen its share of change,
most noticeably in its size and its highways.
When Uinta County was first designated, it covered the entire
western Wyoming border. Yellowstone National Park was a part of
Uinta County between the years of 1872 and 1911. But in 1911,
Uinta County was reduced to its current size, making it the second
smallest county in the state.
In 1919, the U.S. Government deployed a military convoy to
travel across the states to see how long it would take to respond
if there were an invasion on the West Coast, as well as to show
the need for a better highway system. Evanston was a city on that
route, which eventually became the Lincoln Highway.
A young man destined to be president was on that convoy
and would change travel through Evanston forever Lt. Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower was 29 at the time, and in command of
the tank corps. Traversing the Lincoln Highway, many vehicles became stuck, battered and broken.
As U.S. President, Eisenhower enacted the Federal Aid Highway Act in 1956. This act brought Interstate 80 through Uinta County and
allowed for better travel, bringing more visitors into the county.
Uinta Countys fortunes have risen and fallen since that time, largely based on the growth and contraction of the energy and natural
resource industries. Today, the county continues to benefit from oil, gas, coal and wind energy production, as well as a burgeoning tourism
industry.
Find out more about Uinta County at www.uintacounty.com.
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Explore southwest Wyomings Open Roads PLACES

Southwest Wyoming is home to five of the nations scenic byways: the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway; the Flaming Gorge-Green River Basin
Scenic Byway; the Bridger Valley Historic Byway; the Muddy Creek Historic Byway; and the Big Spring Scenic Backway.
The National Scenic Byways (NSB) Program was established in 1991, and reauthorized in 1998. Under the program, roads may be
recognized for their archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational or scenic qualities. Americas byways are gateways to adventure,
where no two experiences are the same. The National Scenic Byways Program invites you to come closer to Americas heart and soul.
MIRROR LAKE SCENIC BYWAY

Ancestral tracks, footprints and wheel tracks from wildlife, Native Americans, mountain men, pioneers and countless forms of transportation have
been imprinted on the land adjacent to this byway.
Driving time in Wyoming is about 20 minutes, while the entire Mirror Lake
Scenic Byway can take two to three hours, depending on the interests of the
visitor. The Mirror Lake Scenic Byway runs from Evanston, Wyo., to Kamas,
Utah, through the western portion of the Uinta Mountains. It is reached by taking Wyoming Highway 150 south of Evanston off Interstate 80. After about 20
miles, Highway 150 reaches the Wyoming/Utah border and continues as Utah
Highway 150, taking travelers into Utahs Uinta Mountains and the WasatchCache National Forest.
The Wyoming section of the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway provides southbound travelers with a panoramic view of the Uinta Mountains. This Scenic Byway route peaks at an elevation of 10,620 feet on Bald
Mountain Pass. In Wyoming, Highway 150 takes travelers through an area rich in history, but active today with ranching operations.
BRIDGER VALLEY HISTORIC BYWAY

AND MUDDY CREEK HISTORIC BACKWAY
The Bridger Valley Historic Byway consists of two sections of highway in Bridger Valley. One section is Business I-80, beginning at the
Fort Bridger Interchange (exit 34) and proceeding eastward through the towns of Fort
Bridger, Urie and Lyman before connecting back to I-80 at the Bridger Valley Interchange (exit 50). The other road section is the first four miles of Wyoming Highway
410 running south from Urie into Mountain View.
The Muddy Creek Historic Backway incorporates sections of several county
roads located south and west of Fort Bridger. The backway route includes County
Road 173, which begins at the Leroy Interchange (exit 24) on I-80 and runs south
to the old Piedmont town site. It also includes a portion of County Road 202, the old
Lincoln Highway, and County Road 212, which closely parallels the original Emigrant
Trail used by 19th century pioneers headed for Oregon, California and Utah.
Historic sites along the routes include the restored Fort Bridger and the Piedmont charcoal kilns. Remnants of the original transcontinental railroad grade dating
to the 1860s are visible north of Piedmont, and visitors can retrace the route once
taken by Pony Express riders.
In addition, the routes have scenic attributes, including views of the Uinta mountain range. Nearby are badlands which provided a
hideout for Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch gang of outlaws. All sections of the Bridger Valley Historic Byway are paved, and are included on the state highway system. Conversely, most of the Muddy Creek Historic Backway consists of gravel roads, which are maintained
during the summer by the Uinta County Road and Bridge Department.
BIG SPRING SCENIC BACKWAY

Come cross the same creek the early pioneers waded through. During the years of 1841 to 1868, more than 350,000 emigrants
crossed Wyoming on their way westward to Utah, Oregon and California. You can still see tracks and ruts left by their wagons in some
places.
Take Wyoming Highway 233 north from Kemmerer. The paved portion of this road changes to oiled gravel north of Lake Viva Naughton. Continue north, paralleling Hams Fork into Bridger National Forest, where the surface changes to loose gravel. This is Forest Service
Road 10062. Stay on this for 37 miles until the junction with Wyoming Highway 232. Turn onto Wyoming 232 toward Cokeville. The surface
becomes paved again 12 miles from Cokeville. A Bridger-Teton National Forest Service map is available from the USFS office in Kemmerer
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and should be carried when traveling this Scenic Backway for help in confirming direction and road numbers. Good tires are highly recommended when traveling this Backway.
The Forest Service also recommends only high clearance vehicles westward from Kelley Guard Station.
Historic markers at both ends of the Backway in Kemmerer and Cokeville commemorate the pioneers
who traveled this way on the Oregon-California Trail and its numerous cutoffs.
At the Big Spring Picnic Area, Big Spring bubbles icy cold water from deep within a rocky hillside to
form a rackety waterfall, creating a perfect backdrop for recreation. Nearby picnic tables with fire grates
and shade make this a wonderful spot to while away an afternoon. Leaving the pristine forest, the Big
Spring Scenic Backway offers spectacular, dramatic views of the Uinta Mountains of Utah and the Idaho
border to the west.
FLAMING GORGE-GREEN RIVER BASIN

SCENIC BYWAY
This byway is the beginning of the spectacular red rock country of the Green River-Colorado
River drainage basin, which runs clear to the Grand Canyon.
You can tour Earths history from your vehicle. You will pass 20 interpretive signs indicating
rock formations and the fossils they contain, representing millions of years of time and transformation. Overlooks, scenic pullouts, visitor centers and nature trails abound along the way. Pick
up a brochure with more information at any of the orientation centers.
While youre in the area, drive the Sheep Creek Geological Area Loop. Named after the
Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep that inhabit the area, this site is dominated by the Uinta Crest
Fault, a section of folded and twisted rock that reveals millions of years of geological history.
Sheep Creek Canyon is an excellent place to learn about Earths geologic history.
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Evanston, Wyoming 82930 (I-80 Exit 6)
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BEAR LAKE
A place for fun all year long, the Bear Lake Valley is a beautiful
rural, historical and recreational setting shared by Bear Lake County in
the southeast corner of Idaho and Rich County in the northeast corner
of Utah.
The crown jewel of the valley is Bear Lake, a large, scenic lake often
called the Caribbean of the Rockies for its intense turquoise blue
water. As visitors catch their first glimpse of the lake, they marvel at its
color and wonder what makes the lake so blue. Sitting on one of its
many white, sandy beaches, you can imagine yourself on your own little
island.
The Bear Lake valley enjoys all four of natures seasons: spring,
summer, autumn and winter.
Snow ski at two local ski resorts, or enjoy the splendor of crosscountry skiing. Experience the rush of snowmobiling in April during the
Snowmobile Hill Climbs. The event is at the Beaver Mountain Ski Resort. For information, call (208) 652-4323.
Visitors can also enjoy a number of recreational and cultural activities. Jet ski across the turquoise water. Sail off into the sunset. Hunt
for the elusive mule deer, awesome moose or the majestic Rocky Mountain elk. Troll for huge mackinaw or cutthroat trout in Bear Lake, or
fly-fish for smaller brook and rainbow trout in the many local mountain streams.
July will bring with it many fireworks displays across the Bear Lake area.
The Annual Raspberry Days festival will be held Aug. 4-6, in beautiful Garden City, Utah. The festival is a family fun event that includes
a parade, fireworks, a golf tournament, dance and much more. For more information, call 800-448-BEAR (2327).
Nearly every type of outdoors recreation can be found at Bear Lake. For more information about the Bear Lake area and for information on the numerous activities, go to www.bearlake.org.
THE BEAR RIVER GREENWAY, Evanston

Evanstons river playground!
Walk, jog or bike the Bear River Greenway main trail from Bear River Drive to Bear River
State Park in Evanston. The main trail follows the Bear River, which offers excellent fishing and
white water activities for kayaking, rafting and tubing. For those wanting adventure, or a casual
stroll, a vigorous jog, or a chance to glimpse wildlife in its native habitat, the Bear River Greenway offers myriad possibilities.
The Bear River Greenway links Evanstons historic downtown with the Ice Ponds, an area
rich in history and lore. The ponds provided ice to keep produce cool on the long train ride east
from the farmlands of California, in the days before refrigerated boxcars. From there, visitors
can stroll various nature trails, enjoy the Bear Tales fire circle, and view live elk and buffalo
exhibits at the Bear River State Park and Travel Information Center, east of Evanston. The Bear River Greenway links them all for an afternoon
walk, a daylong adventure, or a scenic jog. In addition, fitness enthusiasts can enjoy the Rotary Fitness Trail, a section of trail with exercise and
fitness stations appropriate for all ages and fitness levels.
Families can enjoy a day at the ponds. Kayak, paddleboat and canoe rentals are available from the Evanston Parks and Recreation Center,
and the Bear River offers a multitude of swimming holes along the length of the trail. The clear refreshing water is perfect for wading, floating,
and swimming. Families can also enjoy a barbecue at the Bear River Pavilion, located near the Bear Ponds, complete with fire pits, picnic tables
and shelter from the intense Wyoming sun.
Winter also offers residents and guests of Evanston fun at the Greenway and ponds. Cross country skiing, an activity that is healthy and
fun for all ages is available along the Greenway and Bear Ponds areas in the winter months. Groomed paths draw outdoors enthusiasts to ski
or snowshoe into the backcountry, only a short distance from town, in the Wyoming State Park. The trails run along the frozen waters of the Bear
River, offering a pristine glimpse of nature at its finest.
Ice-skating on the Bear Ponds is an activity for the whole family to enjoy in the crisp winter air. Ski and skate rentals are available through
the Evanston Parks and Recreation district. If you dont have time to rent skates, sliding on the ice is a fun pastime during many winter months.
For information regarding times, prices and reservations, contact the Evanston Recreation Center at (307) 789-1770, or log on to www.
bearrivergreenway.org.
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BEAR RIVER ICE PONDS, Evanston

One of the main recreational activities in wintertime is ice skating. Evanston is fortunate to have the ice ponds,
which are not only picturesque, but are
also a natural ice surface.
Steve Liechty, recreation center
division manager, said one of the main
winter attractions in the community is
skating at the ice ponds. He said there
was a long period of time when water
wasnt run through the ponds, and they
went dry. But they were refilled and reopened in the 1980s.
Weve been doing the ice skating at the ponds since that time as long as the ice is good enough to skate on, Liechty said.
The Bear River ice ponds are an iconic piece of Evanstons vast history. The ponds originally where used as an Icing Station. From
about 1897 through the 1920s, a distinctive feature of the Evanston landscape was the icing station. It was created as a joint venture
between the Union Pacific Railroad and the Pacific Fruit Express Company of California.
By 1914, the icing station included two large ponds and nine wooden ice houses located along the railroad tracks. Many of the icing
stations workers were single men from Greece and Turkey who lived in small shacks that surrounded the ice ponds. These workers harvested ice in the winter and stored it in the ice houses. When produce cars arrived at the station, ice blocks were delivered via conveyor to
a long shed next to the railroad tracks. Men used tongs to carry and drop blocks of ice into hatches at either end of the produce cars. By
the early 1920s, faster trains and electric refrigeration made the icing station obsolete.
Liechty said the parks department measures the ice every day to make sure it is the proper thickness for people to walk on, and for
skating. He said they maintain the ice the best that they can, depending on Mother Nature.
Liechty said the ponds are closed until 10 a.m. He said that
gives the maintenance crews the time they need to resurface the ice
and get it back into shape for skating each day.
Skate rentals are available at the recreation center for $3 a day
A 80 Year Cowboy Tradition and $12 per family. We provide group discount rates and we offer ice
skate sharpening for $5 a pair, Liechty said.
Liechty said the rules for use of the ice ponds are posted. He
said no vehicles, bikes or dogs are allowed on the ice ponds, and
that people do skate at their own risk and should be aware that
conditions can and do change frequently. He said skaters must skate
in the same direction, no horseplay is allowed and gloves and hats
are recommended.
We only allow hockey to be played in designated areas on the
ice. Sticks and pucks should be kept off the main slab of ice that is
used for skaters. The hockey equipment needs to be kept in those
designated areas to ensure safety, Liechty said.
September 2 - 5, 2016
Liechty said there is an annual family ice-skating party that they
Sept. 2: Kids Activities and Street Dance
provide with the Evanston Police Department, held every January.
with Live Band in Downtown Evanston
During the skating party, ice skate rentals are free. We provide
Sept. 3: Arts & Crafts Booths, Live Fish Catch
hot
dogs,
chili and hot chocolate for everyone who comes out, he
and PRCA Rodeo at the Uinta County Fairgrounds
said.
Sept. 4: Golf Scramble at Purple Sage Golf Course,
Arts & Crafts Booths and PRCA Rodeo
The ice ponds are located adjacent to the BEAR Community
at the Uinta County Fairgrounds
Pavilion on Bear River Drive.
Sept. 5: Pancake Breakfast and Labor Day Parade
Liechty said the hours of ice skating are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
in Downtown Evanston, PRCA Rodeo
daily;
there are lights on the ice ponds for night skating.
at the Uinta County
Fairgrounds
For
more information, call the Evanston Recreation Center at
For more information visit www.evanstoncowboydays.com
(307) 789-1770.
or call 307-679-9874
Evanston Cowboy Days

2016
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Celebration:
Parade,
Community Barbecue
- Fort Bridger
Park activities
starting at 6:00 pm
Fireworks at Dusk
- Mountain View
Week of July 24
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Parade & Community
Barbecue - Lyman
September 1
Holiday Tree Adoption
Begins - Mountain View
November 28
- December 23
Annual Traveling
Charity Bear
- Mountain View
November 22
Annual Tree Lighting
Ceremony - Mountain View
December
Christmas
Craft Fair
- Lyman
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Mule Deer Foundation Banquet - April
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Craft & Quilt Conference May
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Search & Rescue BBQ - June
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HISTORIC DEPOT SQUARE, Evanston

Home to the Uinta County Museum,
railroad depot and Joss House Museum,
Evanstons historic Depot Square beautifully
reflects the broad and storied past of Uinta
County. From the parks and greenway of Depot
Square, one can easily visit the diverse Uinta
County Museum, the historic and beautifullyreconstructed railroad depot and the intriguing
Joss House Museum.
Entering the Uinta County Museum takes
one back in time. One large exhibit, Hell
on Wheels: Union Pacific Railroad Towns in
Wyoming, tells the story of the Union Pacific
in Uinta County and throughout Wyoming. This
fascinating exhibit details the lives of railroad
workers in Evanston, and contains pictures and
artifacts from across the state.
Another fascinating exhibit is the Blyth & Fargo General Store. The museum store is located within the exhibit, which accurately reconstructs the general store from a long past era. Using vintage fixtures and equipment, the exhibit and museum store accurately depict an old
time general store, making it fun to learn and shop at the same time.
Downstairs, the Uinta County Museum holds many more treasures, and now includes a hands-on exhibit for kids. Recent displays in
the basement included a Boy Scouts exhibit, which commemorated 100 years of Scouting in America, and in Uinta County. Also on display
are various Indian artifacts and fossils from around the area and across the state.
Leaving the museum and heading across the plaza, one comes to the railroad depot. Built in 1900, the depot served not only as a
waiting room for passengers on trains, but was also utilized to ship freight via Railway Express.
The story comes to life walking through the building. First, an enormous scale takes up a large part of the floor in the freight area. This
was where baggage and freight was weighed before being put on the trains for shipping. Venturing into the main part of the depot, one
encounters the ticket booth, with a waiting room to the left and a waiting room to the right. The purpose of these two waiting rooms was to
keep ladies and children separate and sheltered from the bawdy behavior of men. On the ladies side of the waiting room, a lovely fireplace
fills most of one wall.
The railroad depot was acquired from Union Pacific in 1985. Restoration of the historic structure began then, and the building has
retained much of its former beauty.
Finally, the Joss House Museum completes the tour of the Historic Depot Square. The Joss House Museum is a replica of the original
Joss House, which was burned down in 1922. Fortunately, some artifacts from the original Joss House were saved and are now on display
in the museum.
Built in 1874, with each member of the Chinese community contributing something to the construction, decoration and furnishing, the
Joss House served as a temple for private worship. Visitors approached the altar of Kuan Kung with candles, incense, food and wine. Visitors to the temple could also consult an oracle for advice regarding personal or business decisions.
In 1990, as a community project to commemorate the Chinese heritage of Evanston for the Wyoming Statehood Centennial celebration, the replica of the Joss House was completed. Now the Joss House Museum displays a vivid collection of memorabilia that tells the
story of Chinese people in Evanston and southwest Wyoming.
One exceptional piece on display is the gilded door that originally graced the exterior of the Joss House. Saved from the fire in 1922,
the door consists of two hand-carved panels, ornately carved and decorated. After an arduous journey, the doors have returned to grace the
Joss House Museum permanently. The Chinese gazebo and garden have also been added to the Joss House, adding an essence of peace
and tranquility as one strolls across the bridge and sees the koi swim playfully in the pond.
Evanstons Historic Depot Square is a great place to learn about the rich and diverse history of Uinta County. The museum, located at
1020 Front St. in Evanston, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Museum staff members
gladly give tours of the railroad depot and the Joss House Museum, and there is no admission fee.
Depot Square is also home to Evanstons Farmers Market. Every Thursday during summer and early fall, patrons can find fresh fruits
and vegetables, gourmet breads and cheeses and much more.
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BEAR RIVER STATE PARK,

Evanston
At the heart
of Evanstons vast
history lies the
Bear River State
park, teeming with
abundant wildlife,
including protected
herds of bison and
elk. It gives visitors
rare viewing opportunities and a taste of
wild Wyoming.
For more than a century, Evanston residents have used the
river as a playground. Each generation has had its favorite fishing
spot and swimming hole. Ideal for hiking and cross-country skiing,
groomed trails meander among picnic shelters and a lazy river: all
combine to make this park a unique experience.
Located along Interstate 80 at the eastern edge of Evanston,
the park is for day-use only, and is connected to Evanstons historic
downtown district via the citys BEAR Project trail system. The park
is found within the city limits of Evanston, and just south of Exit 6
on Interstate 80, near the Bear River. Visitors can fish for Bear River
cutthroat trout, or just relax under a large cottonwood tree. There are
trails to explore, rivers to swim, and wildlife to view, all within a short
distance from town.
Bear River State Park offers ideal areas for picnicking, hiking,
wildlife viewing, group activities, bicycling, skiing, rollerblading,
remote control cars and many other activities. The park offers three
shelters that are favorites for events, from family reunions to company picnics and weddings. A trailer dump station is open from May
1 through Oct. 15.
More information can be found by contacting the park at (307)
789-6547, or by logging on to www.wyomingtourism.org/overview/
Bear-River-State-Park.
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CHINESE GAZEBO GARDEN, Evanston

The Chinese Gazebo Garden, located in Evanstons Historic Depot Square, includes a pond, a bridge, cobblestone and concrete pathways, additional landscaping and several goldfish. Additions have included landscape improvements, as well as a new attractive fence that
extends from the depot all the way to the end of the Gazebo Garden area.
The Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, the Wyoming Community Foundation, and several fundraising
activities have provided funding for the project through donations from local and regional individuals,
businesses and organizations.
Wayman Wings Chinese Gazebo
As a youngster, former Evanston resident and philanthropist Wayman Wing enjoyed playing along
Front Street, attending Evanston High School and working in his familys restaurant. Today, the octogenarian, who now resides in New York, tries to visit his beloved hometown at least once every year to
rekindle those fond boyhood memories.
In July 2007, Wings generous donation to the city a 20-foot tall, authentic Chinese gazebo
was perfectly placed at Evanstons Historic Depot Square and surrounded by a community-funded
Chinese garden.
This is a tremendous addition to Historic Depot Square, and a symbol reflecting our Chinese
past, former city clerk Jim Davis, a close friend of Wing, said. Wayman is grateful for his Evanston
upbringing, and is also grateful to present this [gazebo] to our community for the lasting friendships
he established here.
The Chinese Gazebo Garden not only serves as a tranquil resting place for visitors, but also as a
keen reminder of Evanstons long and fascinating Chinese history, as
well as the enduring legacy of the Wing family.
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SOUTH LINCOLN TRAINING AND EVENT CENTER, Kemmerer

Visitors and newcomers will want to check out Kemmerers newest community facility,
the South Lincoln Training and Event Center. The center, which opened in January 2009, is
home to cultural events, practical training and community gatherings.
Events have included concerts, art exhibits, dances, wedding receptions, industrial and
corporate dinners, and a visit from Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead.
Upon entering the building, one cant help but notice that the roof is designed to represent the majestic mountains behind it, and the centers lobby is a must-see. Visitors will want
to check out the many fossils on display. Kemmerer is known as the Fossil Fish Capital of
the World because of the quality and quantity of fish fossils found in the area. Embedded in
the facilitys floor are bronze plaques that showcase replicas of local fossil fish.
The center is available to rent out for just about any event one can think of, including
private parties, family reunions or corporate meetings. It boasts a fully-equipped kitchen and a patio for outdoor enjoyment. Its great room
seats 650 for concerts, or 540 diners.
The South Lincoln Training and Event Center is located at 215 Wyoming Highway 233, just past the Kemmerer Little League fields and
Fossil Island Golf Course, and on the way to beautiful Lake Viva Naughton. Come by for an event, rent out space for your next banquet or
reunion, or just pop in during working hours for a tour.
For more information, call (307) 828-4083 or visit www.southlincoln.com.
J.C. PENNEY MOTHER STORE AND MUSEUM, Kemmerer

A little over a century ago, in 1902, James Cash Penney opened a small
cash and carry store in the frontier mining town of Kemmerer, Wyoming.
Penney called his store The Golden Rule, pioneering a new marketing idea
that set his store apart from its competitors. Penney became a quick success,
applying the principle of the Golden Rule Do unto others as you would have
others do unto you and offering customers quality merchandise at affordable
prices.
From humble branches in coal camps like Cumberland, JC Penney spread to
branches all over the country. In Kemmerer, the Mother Store may look a little
different from most modern JC Penney stores, but it carries the same products
and provides the same value in a hometown package.
And just down the street, Penneys pretty but tiny home attests to the retail
giants humble origins. Both buildings are part of the JC Penney Historic District,
which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978.
Our idea was to make money and build business through serving the community with fair dealing and honest value, Penney explained in his later years. The friendly smile, the word of greeting, are certainly something fleeting and seemingly insubstantialbut they
work for good beyond your power to measure their influence.
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FOSSIL BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, Kemmerer

Enjoy a multimillion-year trip back through time at Fossil Butte National Monument. The monument, established in 1972 to preserve for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations outstanding paleontological sites and related geological
phenomena, and to provide for the display and interpretation of scientific specimens,
celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2012.
Fifty-two million years ago, the landscape around Fossil Butte was quite different from todays sagebrush steppe. Fossil Lake, a 1,500 square mile freshwater body
of water, flourished in a warm-temperate environment, and plants and animals very
much like those found in South Carolina, Florida and parts of the Gulf Coast were
abundant. At least 25 species of fossil fish can be found in the sediments of Fossil
Lake, none of which belongs exclusively to marine or brackish water groups.
Fossil Lake was one of three that made up the ancient Green River Lake System.
These bodies of water existed for about 15 million years. The first, and ultimately largest, of these lakes to appear was Lake Uinta, which eventually straddled eastern Utah
and western Colorado. Lake Gosiute followed several million years later, encompassing
most of the lower southwestern corner of Wyoming and portions of northeast Utah and northwest Colorado. In geologic time, Fossil Lake
deposits closely follow the first Lake Gosiute deposits.
The monuments visitor center is open every day all year, excluding federal holidays. Between May 1 and Sept. 30, the center is open
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; from Oct. 1 through April 30, its open from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The monument grounds are open sunrise to sunset. The entrance
road gate is closed only during severe winter storms. The upper road
accessing the picnic area, Chicken Creek Nature Trail (previously Fossil
Lake Trail), and scenic drive closes Nov. 1 until the snow melts, usually
by late May.
In the visitor center, you can see over 300 fossils, watch video
presentations and fossil preparation demonstrations, and browse a
terrific selection of fossil- and butte-related literature. Plan 45 minutes
to an hour to fully enjoy the visitor center.
Allow an hour to hike the Chicken Creek Nature Trail, and two to
three hours for the Historic Quarry Trail. The 2.5-mile quarry trail is
self-guided, and features wayside exhibits that include information on
the history, geology, wildlife and plants of the high desert. A short-side
loop leads to the site of an historic quarry. It is moderately strenuous
with a 600-foot elevation gain.
The 1.5-mile Chicken Creek Nature Trail winds around and through a grove of aspen trees. Trailside exhibits offer visitors information
about the wildlife, plants and geology of this high-desert oasis. It has an elevation gain of 300 feet.
Summer months also offer fossil preparation demonstrations and weekend fossil quarry visits. For children and adults, the monument
offers a Junior/Senior Ranger program. By talking with a ranger, hiking a trail, touring the exhibits and helping to prepare a fossil, children
will earn a Junior Ranger badge, and adults earn a Fossil Butte patch; both children and adults have their
name entered into the monuments permanent registry.
NAMES HILL, LaBarge

The calendar of the West Names Hill, five miles south of LaBarge, holds the names of many of the
pioneers who crossed to the west side of the Green River on the Sublette Cutoff of the Oregon Trail. Along
with names of settlers dating back as early as 1822, it also includes early Native American pictographs.
Among the many who made their mark in the soft sandstone was Jim Bridger, one of the Wests most
famous mountain men. He visited the Hill in 1844 and identified himself as a trapper.
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1969.
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UINTA COUNTY YOUTH CAMP

Located at the foot of the Uinta Mountain Range, near Meeks Cabin Dam, the Uinta
County Youth Camp boasts 640 acres available for hiking, fishing or just sightseeing.
This great facility will accommodate youth and church groups, family reunions of varying sizes and any other gatherings with ease. Once you have experienced the magic and
enchantment of this great place, you will want to return again and again.
The camp includes a lodge/cabin area, where the lodge serves as the hub of all
gatherings in this area. Other amenities in the area include a warming hut and shower
house/restroom building, with an outside covered patio and smaller kitchen, 12 cabins
with five or six bunk beds, a VIP or special needs cabin, and a fun playground area for kids
complete with swings, slides, climbing wall, horse shoe pits, basketball area and a fire pit.
The River Pavilion, so named because it is next to the Blacks Fork River, is a beautiful mini lodge with a large stone fireplace, kitchen
and great room for eating and gatherings. In this unique area, campers will be roughing it in their own tents, or they can set up their own
camp trailers, but as there are no hook-ups so they must be fully contained. The shower house/restroom building is located up a small hill
from the pavilion.
The camp has a yurt available that sleeps eight people. It is about a mile from the lodge in a beautiful grove of trees. It is a canvas
structure on a large deck with a wood burning stove, a bunk bed with a double mattress on bottom and a single on top. A couch and two
chairs complete the setting. There is an area for food preparation inside with all cooking done outside in a covered area with a grill and
counter space.
The restroom is solar powered and is a short distance from the yurt. Hiking and sightseeing are great summer pastimes and, during
the winter, snowshoeing and snowmobiling are common.
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For information or availability of any of the facilities, call the Youth Camp office at (307) 783-0301, or check in the office at the Uinta
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Other amenities the youth camp offers is the fishing preserve, or pond, rifle range and canoes.
The pond is complete with picnic tables, hiking trails and a fish food dispenser that takes quarters to feed the many rainbow trout
stocked in the scenic pond. There is a $3 fee per person per day with reservations to use the pond, but fishermen dont need a Wyoming
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FORT BRIDGER STATE HISTORIC SITE, Fort Bridger

In 1841, the famous mountain man Jim Bridger chose this site on the
Blacks Fork of the Green River to build a trading post for emigrants along the
Oregon Trail.
During the mid-1850s, there was a conflict over the ownership of the fort.
The Mormon Church claimed it bought it from Bridgers partner Louis Vasquez.
Bridger always claimed he didnt sell the post. The federal government paid
Bridgers family for the post when it was turned into a frontier military post following the U.S. Army being sent west in 1858 to reestablish the supremacy of
the United States government when problems later arose with the Mormon pioneers. Fort Bridger became a major military installation, vital to the Pony Express
and Overland Stage routes.
Today, history comes alive as visitors enjoy the many restored buildings,
interpretive displays in the museum, and the archaeological exhibit adjacent to
the museum. Several special events take place each summer, concluding with
the mountain man rendezvous over the Labor Day weekend. The fort also offers
guided tours.
Additions a few years ago to the state site included the renovation of the
Orange and Black Cabins just southwest of the main gate. The cabins served as
a motel along the Lincoln Highway and date to the 1930s. The cabins, with carports, were an extension of the Rocheford Hotel in an attempt to serve travelers
who wantedless formal accommodations.
The Fort Bridger State Historic Site can be reached by taking Interstate 80,
Exit 34, then going about three miles south. Site grounds are open year-round,
from 8 a.m. to sunset daily. Summer hours at the museum and at the replica of
the trading post are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, from May 1 through Sept. 30.
All activities are historically based.
For updated information and the fee schedule, call (307) 782-3842, or log
on to wyoparks.state.wy.us.
DINOSAURLAND, Uintah County, Utah

Dinosaurland is located in the northeastern corner of Utah a short two-hour
drive from Evanston, Wyo. At the heart of Dinosaurland is Vernal and Naples City. With a
population of over 32,500, there is a lot to see and do in Uintah County.
Why is it called Dinosaurland? Dinosaur National Monument is located 15 miles
east of Vernal and is home to the world-famous Wall of Bones that showcases more
than 1,500 dinosaur bones, viewable from inside the new Quarry Exhibit Hall.
The dinosaur remains dont stop at the national monument, however. Trek over to
Red Fleet State Park, located 11 miles out of town, and hike the Dinosaur Trackway,
where you will find hundreds of dinosaur tracks embedded in hard sandstone.
Another dinosaur must-see is the Utah Field House of Natural History, where you can experience life as a paleontologist and take a
walk through time as you explore the dinosaur gardens, which are home to several full-size replicas of Jurassic period dinosaurs.
But dinosaurs are not all we have to offer. Enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, and four-wheeling in the Ashley National Forest and Uinta
Mountains during the summer, and snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. If you enjoy mountain biking, pedal
on over for some of the best trails in the world. A whitewater rafting trip down the Green River for one-day or multi-day trips is an experience
you will not soon forget.
If spending time on the lake boating is something you enjoy, you can launch your boat and be ready for a fun day on the water within
15 minutes from town. Steinaker State Park is only five miles out of town. Also, enjoy water sports at Red Fleet State Park and the Flaming
Gorge National Recreation Area.
World-class fishing, ancient Indian petroglyphs, scenic drives, hunting, wildlife viewing and many more fun and exciting things await
you when you visit DINOSAURLAND!
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THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA TRAIL

Following their footsteps
For immigrants who braved the Sublette cut-off of the Oregon-California Trail,
Emigrant Springs north of Kemmerer provided a much-needed oasis after a hard,
dry haul.
What awaited them the next day, though, was a treacherous descent down the
west side of Dempsey Ridge, the Devils Gangway, as Cyrus Loveland described it
in 1850.
The ruts over the ridge are still visible, and concerns for preserving the view
seen by intrepid immigrants still affects current development. Take Dempsey Road
off Highway 233 north of Kemmerer and follow signs to Emigrant Springs to begin
exploring the area.
Lynn Harrell, of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, describes the immigrants trials as well as the quest to re-discover their path.
The Sublette cut-off was the less-safe route, Harrell said. There was the dry
stretch in the Little Colorado Desert west of 191.
Some immigrants recounted 45 miles without water, grass or material to build
a fire.
Other routes were longer, with more water and sometimes higher ferry prices.
A number of cut-offs cross southwest Wyoming, beginning with American Indian
trails. Bill Sublette first took wagons through the area in 1830.
Forty-niner Joseph Berrien described this part of the trail.
We soon after arrived at the summit and we had a most magnificent view of
mountain scenery, but our attention was speedily called from the contemplation
of it to the stupendous hill we were obligated to descend over a mile long and in some places so steep that our mules would be obligated
to slide down, he wrote. We commenced descending with double-locked wheels and it was with the utmost difficulty we could prevent the
waggons [sic] from running over the mules.
Ruts and swales mark the location of the trail. These more than 150-year-old scars are the big success story of modern trailfinders.
Members of the Oregon-California Trail Association and BLM employees have scoured the area, re-traced immigrant steps by foot to find the
exact locations of the trail in the area. Their footwork followed helicopter flights several years earlier, which outlined some parts of the trail
more easily seen from above.
Further down the slope, the trail is less clear, Harrell said.
About half-way down we were brought to a full stop by a cliff of rocks which extended across a defile down which we were passing,
the descent over which for 30 feet was nearly perpendicular, Berrien wrote. Here we were obliged to take off our mule and lower our waggons [sic] over the precipice with ropes some 30 men holding back at a time.
For him, the descent ended well.
We succeeded in this without any accident and after a long and very carefull [sic] drive we arrived at the bottom of the hill in safety.
THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY

Rails, trails and highway tales
The Lincoln Highway stretches across the U.S., including parts of Uinta County in southwest Wyoming.
The road system was the first transcontinental highway with a route that spanned from New York to San
Francisco in 1913. Uinta County has many historical landmarks along the highway, including Church Butte,
Eagle Rock, the Evanston Roundhouse and historic Depot Square.
The highway association holds a conference for history enthusiasts and members each year in a
different city along the route. Association members attend the yearly conference to discover more of the
original Lincoln Highway. This year will mark the highways 102nd anniversary. The 24th Annual Conference
of the Lincoln Highway Association will take place June 13-17, 2016 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
For more information about the Lincoln Highway and its route through Uinta County, log on to www.
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GHOST TOWNS OF SOUTHWEST WYOMING

In the latter half of the 19th century, the Union Pacific Railroad came to southwest Wyoming, with small camps springing up along
the way. Piedmont was established as a water and refueling stop before the railroad headed over the steep Aspen Hill grade. Spring Valley
was intended to be a permanent coal operation, though early residents found more oil than coal. As with Piedmont and Spring Valley, little
remains of the once-booming Cumberland coal camp.
Piedmont
A railroad tie depot-turned-charcoal burning operation, Piedmont is perhaps the

least known, yet most accessible, of any of Wyomings ghost towns. It can be reached
by exiting Interstate 80 onto the Leroy Road about 20 miles east of Evanston. Following this gravel road to the south will lead the traveler to Piedmont after covering about
five miles distance.
Just before the visitors arrival at the town site, three charcoal kilns stand like
sentinels along the road.
Once numbering five, the kilns were constructed in 1868 by Moses Byrne, who
supplied charcoal for the Utah iron industry at the time. These beehive-shaped
structures, standing some 30 feet high with a 30-foot diameter, were placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Beyond the kilns can be found all that remains of the town of Piedmont.
First known as Byrne, it was a logging camp prior to the coming of the Union
Pacific Railroad. It then became a tent town, housing railroad workers. It was also
home to a roundhouse and a large water tank at that time. The towns name was later changed to Piedmont, meaning at the foot of the
mountains.
Piedmont gained fame in 1869, when some 300 railroad tie cutters who hadnt been paid in some time piled railroad ties on the
track, stopping a train full of dignitaries on their way to Promontory Point, Utah, for the driving of the golden spike signifying the completion
of the transcontinental railroad. The May 10, 1869, golden spike ceremony was reportedly delayed by this incident.
The 1901 digging of the Aspen tunnel rerouted the tracks around Piedmont by several miles, causing the towns demise.
Cumberland
Once among the most prosperous coal camps in the intermountain West, Cumberland is now only a ghost town about 14 miles north
of Carter, near the junction of Highway 412 and Highway 189.
Coal mining was the sole reason for the small towns existence. The Union Pacific Railroad owned Cumberland, and four mines in the
area fed the railroad with coal.
Cumberland flourished from about 1900 until the last load of coal was taken from the ground in 1930. Residents built homes in two
camps, appropriately identified as Camp No. 1 and Camp No. 2 and, at its peak, Cumberland was home to about 350 families.
Bustling Cumberland had two grade schools, a high school, a post office, a church, several company stores and its branch of J.C. Penneys Golden Rule store.
Immigrants from Poland, Italy, Russia, Austria and Finland made up the majority of the miners. When the coal seams began to fail,
operations became too expensive and the mines closed.
Today, the most obvious standing remains of Cumberland are the old buildings of Zillers ranch and saloon, just east of Cumberland.
These buildings are still visible from Highway 412, near its juncture with 189. To the west of Cumberland, just off Highway 189, is the Cumberland cemetery. Many of the graves mark the resting spots of babies and very young children, attesting to the difficulty of life in the coal
camps.
While walking through the sagebrush that has reclaimed the site, a visitor can find broken bottles, rusty buckets, railroad spikes,
tobacco cans and piles of coal, all reminders of a camp that lived because of coal and died when the fuel was no longer needed.
Spring Valley
Home of Uinta Countys first oil boom, the town of Spring Valley, located southeast of Bridger Valley, was established in 1899 when
the Union Pacific Railroad opened coal mines in that vicinity. Coal camps like Spring Valley and Cumberland consisted of company-owned
towns where everything the store, the schools, even the public hall belonged to Union Pacific.
Structures were moved from Almy to Spring Valley when the Almy mines ceased operations. Some brick structures were built to house
the 300 families who were moved to Spring Valley. Wells that were drilled there for water produced mostly oil, so potable water had to be
brought in on railroad tank cars.
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Oil was known to exist in many parts of Wyoming, but in most cases was too difficult or too distant from railroad tracks to recover and transport affordably. In 1901
several events took place that brought sections of Uinta County into the oil market.
Professor Wilbur C. Knight of the Department of Mining and Geology at the University of Wyoming released a report indicating that there were four distinct oil fields
in Uinta County and that some early pioneers had been successful in securing oil in
commercial quantities. The product had been sold to the coal mines at a good profit.
At about the same time the Knight report was released, a Mr. Loran E. Nebergall struck oil at the Union Pacific well. The superior quality of the crude Nebergall
discovered caused much excitement. Nebergalls strike was in the Spring Valley area
where more oil was found in three different strata, at 450 feet, 650 feet and at
1,148 feet.
Nebergall bought up large tracts of land around his strike and in a short time he succeeded in gaining the interest of Omaha capitalists. This was the first real oil boom in Uinta County, and many local residents invested their life savings in exploration.
In 1902, there were about 15 rigs working in Uinta County. Unfortunately, boom turned to bust when it was discovered that the oil
was too difficult to recover in the overthrust strata, and very little profit was made by anyone except the landowners.
Oil later seeped into the coal mines in Spring Valley, causing a potential hazard for explosion. The mines were sealed and the housing structures and mining equipment were moved elsewhere.
It took until the 1970s for improvements in technology and transportation to overcome the problems of oil exploration and production, and the boom of that decade greatly changed the face and the economy of Uinta County.
All that remains of the old boomtown of Spring Valley now are decomposing pieces of old wooden drilling rigs, and tailings from the
numerous abandoned mines scattered along the railroad tracks. But if you trek along the tracks through the high desert, you can almost
hear the voices of the miners and oilfield workers who once toiled there.
Sublet
In addition to Cumberland, a number of other coal camps operated in the Diamondville-Kemmerer area, including Oakley and Glencoe, both deserted by the early 1940s. Sublet and the nearby coal camp of Sublet No. 6 lie to the north of Kemmerer near Willow Creek
and along the Oyster Ridge Hogback.
The Sublet mines were operated by the Kemmerer Coal Company, which in 1897 established its first mine at Frontier, a company
town just north of Kemmerer.
At the Sublet No. 5 mine, an explosion on Sept. 16, 1924, killed 39 miners. The various coal camps in the area closed as the era of
underground mining ended, to be replaced by open pit or strip mining.
Following World War I, demand for coal fell, and mine operations became seasonal. In 1925 and 1926, coal prices increased, and
production increased again, but in the first five months of 1927, the mine operated for only 54 days. The last coal was produced in May
of that year, and a new mine, Gomer, named after the manager of Sublet No. 6, Gomer Reese, replaced Sublet No. 6.
The hardscrabble rock provided building material for the area. Today, the most visible reminder of Sublets glory days is its stillstanding jail, with several tiny stone cells. Visitors can imagine what it was like to be imprisoned with only a barred window for light. At
other structures, foundations and partial walls give only clues of their former uses.
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MUSEUMS
Bridger Valley Heritage Museum, Lyman
Explore the regions rich past! The Bridger Valley Heritage Museum was originally the
Trona Museum, established in 1990. It was dedicated to the trona industry - an industry
which employs many of southwest Wyomings residents - to preserve and showcase the
vast minerals hidden deep within the earth in southwestern Wyoming.
As time passed, the town of Lyman placed the museum into the hands of the Uinta
County Historical Society. During this time, the museums focus also changed. UCHS
members felt that much of the rich heritage of the Bridger Valley was slowly being lost.
Through hard work and dedication, they began to collect and preserve the history and
cultural heritage of the pioneers who settled the valley.
Most of the mining component of the museum was transferred to the Sweetwater
County Historical Museum in Green River. After the transfer, the transition from a singular focus on mining to telling the whole story of the
Bridger Valley, the hub of the trails west, became the Bridger Valley Heritage Museum.
The Bridger Valley Heritage Museum includes a display set up like a general store in the early part of the last century.
The exhibit includes reproductions of ads originally printed in the Bridger Valley Enterprise. It includes a Buy War Bonds ad dated
1918, a Lyman Mercantile Company ad dated 1920 advertising Ladies Drawers for 29 cents, wool bathing suits at $5.29, and sugar sold
then for four pounds for $1, a Thunderbird Oil Company calendar, dated 1965, and a Farmers and Stockgrowers State Bank calendar,
dated 1924.
Bridger Valley encompasses the areas of Robertson, Mountain View, Lyman, Lonetree, Millburne, Carter, Piedmont and Fort Bridger.
These areas are filled with mountain man, Native American and pioneer history. The Union Pacific Railroad, ranching, mining, rich oil
and gas fields, domestic and community life, military forts and military life, the Pony Express and telegraph routes, the many veterans and
the wars in which they fought all had a part in the development of the area.
The Lyman Town Hall, located on the corner of Main and East Sage streets in Lyman, is the present location of the Bridger Valley Heritage Museum, located on the buildings second floor. The museum is dedicated to collecting and preserving, researching and exhibiting the
rich history that makes this area unique. Take some time to learn more about the rich heritage that has brought us into the 21st century.
It is staffed by volunteers and is open during the summer. Admission is free. For more information call board chair Dawn Hickman at
307-782-4441.
Fort Bridger Museum, Fort Bridger

The fort, as it is commonly referred to around Bridger Valley, has been an important part of the area for well over 150 years, and its
museum is dedicated to preserving that history.
In 1841, mountain man Jim Bridger chose this site on the Blacks Fork of the Green River to build a trading post to serve emigrants
traveling along the Oregon Trail.
During the mid-1850s, the Mormon Church occupied the fort, which led to a dispute of ownership between the Mormon Church and
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Bridger. They claimed they bought the fort. Bridger claimed they didnt. Then, in 1858, when
the Army took over Fort Bridger, the Army paid the Bridger family for the site. The Army established a major military installation, which was vital to the Pony Express and Overland Stage
routes.
Today, history comes alive as visitors enjoy the many restored buildings, interpretive
displays in the museum, and the archaeological exhibit adjacent to it.
A new communication exhibit will be featured this year. It will be on the use and importance of the telegraph on the early history of the country.
There is a replica of the homestead kitchen of Elinore Pruitt Stewart at the museum. In
crafting the exhibit, the staff was inspired by a photograph of Stewarts kitchen sent in by her
grandson, Mike Wire, and a description written by Stewart herself.
The pioneer womans letters have been compiled in books titled, Letters of a Woman
Homesteader and The Adventures of the Woman Homesteader: The Life and Letters of
Elinore Pruitt Stewart, written by Susan K. George.
The letter used to construct the exhibit was dated March 1, 1929, from Burntfork, and is
included in Stewarts book.
Other exhibits include Camp Scott, The Carter Empire, Judge Carters Library, The Utah Expedition, Cowboy/Ranching Exhibit,
Col. William Bisbee Photos, Military Hospital Exhibit, On-site Archaeology display, Interactive Mormon Handcart Exhibit, Historic Trails
Diary Excerpts, the Hotchkiss Weapon, The Military Laundress, Lincoln Highway Exhibit, Chief Washakie and the Shoshones, Travois
Exhibit and a video viewing area.
The museum is open from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. from May 1 through Sept. 30. During April. the museum is only open on the
weekends from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For more information on the museum or events scheduled at the site, call the Fort Bridger State Historic Site at (307) 782-
Uinta County Museum, Evanston

A treasure trove of history, the Uinta County Museum is located
in the historic Carnegie Building in Evanston, completed in 1906.
A lovely example of Classical Revival architecture, the building
was designed by New York architect Albert Randolph Ross who
also designed a Carnegie Library in Washington, D.C.
In 2008, an expansion of the building was completed. Designed by Jackson architect Kurt Dubbe, the new building echoes
the historic features of the original structure.
Just one of the many pleasures of visiting the museum is the
ability to meander through a replica of the Blyth and Fargo mercantile, a mainstay of Main Street in Evanston from 1872 to 1981
although originally as Blyth and Pixley.
Thanks to the generosity of the Bodine family, a treasure trove
of the stores fixtures, furnishings and merchandise from bygone
decades has also been donated to the museum.
Visitors will experience what minding the store meant to early Evanston merchants. In addition, the museum shop (or museum mercantile) moved into the same gallery as a store within a store.
Visitors are welcome to attend the museums regular Brown Bag Thursday events. Bring your lunch to the museum any first Thursday of
the month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and enjoy a quiet moment in your busy week, or engage in a lively discussion on a topic of local
history.
Subjects have included the Chinese Joss House, the Wyoming State Hospital, the Almy coal mines, the Piedmont charcoal kilns, the
Strand Theater, the Hotel Evanston and others.
The Uinta County Museum is located at 1020 Front St., in downtown Evanston. Public hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
For more information, please call (307) 789-8248 or e-mail museum@nglconnection.net.
Much more about the museum can be found by logging on to www.uintacounty.com.
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Fossil Country Museum, Kemmerer

Wander through history at Fossil Country Museum in Kemmerer, the local repository preserving the histories of Kemmerer, Diamondville, Frontier and surrounding areas.
Exhibits at the museum include bootlegging stills, a replica underground coal mine, complete
with coal mining equipment, a mountain man exhibit and a two-bodied lamb.
Our mission is to collect, exhibit, preserve and interpret the natural and cultural history from
the area, explained museum director Judy Julian.
Other exhibits include an antique church organ, an Italian wine press the area was settled
by a significant number of Italian immigrants blacksmithing tools and other western memorabilia, including a stagecoach and wagon.
The museum also has a research library and over 1,000 photographs of the local area. Annual museum events include a March history
festival, summer campfire chats and a mountain bike poker run.
Visitors to the museum come from all over the country; some even come from the past. Volunteers have reported hearing childrens laughter and footsteps in the halls when no one else was in the building. Julian has reported seeing a man and his dog in a photo of an antique
dollhouse. Her great-niece, then 3 years old, once said she had seen a dog running down the museums stairs, but Julian could find no supporting evidence. When she asked what the dog looked like, her nieces description sounded just like the dog in the photo.
Every holiday season an antique nativity set at the museum is rearranged, and not by anyone on staff. The first time it happened, volunteer
Sue Giorgis assumed that Julian had done the rearranging. Julian assumed it had been Giorgis.
Both ladies are quick to admit that the apparitions are friendly.
There is no malevolence, no scary stuff, Giorgis has said.
Before becoming a volunteer, Giorgis was a die-hard skeptic.
I thought those people were crazy, she said. Not any more.
In addition to events, exhibits, information and visits from long-past residents, the museum also offers affordable rental space for events,
with rental fees starting as low as $50.
The museum is located at 400 Pine Ave. in Kemmerer. For more information about exhibits, events and programs, stop by or call (307)
877-6551.
EVANSTONS HISTORIC ROUNDHOUSE & RAILYARDS

Evanstons Roundhouse & Railyards is a site to behold. Built in 1912-1914, the 27-acre
complex was built and used by Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) to primarily service and repair
rail cars and engines. The Roundhouse is one of a very few completely intact and still standing structures of its kind, and the only one left on the Union Pacific mainline between Omaha,
Nebraska, and Sacramento, California.
The Roundhouse walls stand more than 50 feet high and it has a total of 28 train stalls accessible by a turntable. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1926, the UPRR
chose to close the site, but the citizens of Evanston rallied and beseeched them to remain open
as a reclamation plant.
The site operated as such until 1971, and the following year, UPRR donated the property
with the exception of the Power House to the City of Evanston. The city leased the complex to
several rail car repair companies until 1998 when the last tenant vacated the site.
Since that time, the city has renovated several buildings at the complex, including the Machine Shop (2004), the first of four sections
of the Roundhouse (2009), the Oil House (J.T. & Phyllis Patterson Visitor Center), the Superintendents Office, and the central plaza and
parking areas. These refurbished facilities now serve as public event space. Please enjoy exploring this amazing historic treasure and be
sure to take a ride on the turntable it is still operational.
To arrange for a tour, reserve a building(s) or for more information about the site, please contact the City of Evanston at 1200 Main
Street, Evanston, WY 82930, (307) 783-6300 or (307) 783-6306 or visit www.evanstonwy.org.
TRI-STATE MONUMENT, Cokeville

Stand in three different states at once! Located near Cokeville, the Tri-State Monument offers a view of Idaho, Utah and Wyoming. A
high-clearance or four-by-four vehicle and a pair of walking shoes up a sage-covered hill will bring the visitor to this monument.
Drive 8.5 miles south of Cokeville on Wyoming Highway 208, turn west at the marker and drive another five miles, then make a short
hike to the marker. This monument was erected Aug. 28, 1992, with the governor of Wyoming attending the ceremony.
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Revel in southwest Wyomings recreation ACTIVITIES
ATVING IN THE HIGH UINTAS
The scenic beauty of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the High Uinta Mountains
is practically unrivaled throughout southwest Wyoming.
Tall trees, crystal clear bodies of water and incredible ancient rock formations pervade
this foreboding, yet irresistible stretch of North American landscape, located on one of just
two mountain ranges on the continent that run east to west, rather than north to south.
Thousands of locals and visitors alike flock to the region every summer to take part in
the abundance of recreational activities it has to offer.
Some people prefer to view the wonders of the Uintas from their vehicles. However,
more adventurous souls like to dig right into the heart of the area on foot or, even more
popularly, on a four-wheel ATV.
Spending a day in the Uintas on an ATV is an experience one never forgets. It allows
the less-experienced outdoors person to get closer to nature in a relatively comfortable mode, and its just a great, fun, fast ride!
Years ago, the U.S. Forest Service recognized the growing popularity of ATV riding among Wasatch-Cache tourists and began work on
several ATV trails and route stops throughout the area with the help of federal and state grants.
The most popular trail is the Lily Lake Wolverine Trail, due to its relative brevity and smooth pass. The Lily Lake trailhead is just a left
turn off Highway 150 south from Evanston, right across from the Bear River Lodge, a great restaurant and convenience store that also rents
ATVs and other recreational equipment at hourly and daily rates.
The trail crosses the east fork of the beautiful Bear River via a Forest Service-constructed wooden bridge and continues on to the glorious Lily Lake, where campers, fishermen and sightseers alike often find a heaven on earth.
More hardcore ATV enthusiasts often prefer to traverse the Deadhorse trail system. Located 18 miles south of Mountain View, the
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several yurts, popular with camping enthusiasts in the winter and summer months. Yurts are round wooden structures covered in canvas
and equipped with bunk beds, propane heating, outhouses and a few basic supplies maintained by the Forest Service and volunteers.
After a long day of ATV riding, hiking or other activity in the High Uintas, many tourists choose to retire to a yurt. However, yurts must be
reserved in advance and are often in high demand.
For reservation information, call the Evanston Parks and Recreation Department at (307) 789-1770.
U.S. Forest Service officials love to see locals and tourists alike out taking advantage of the ATV trails the Forest Service works so hard
to maintain, and they assert that it is very important that all riders stay on these designated paths, which are clearly marked with location
and direction signs and markers at various spaced points. If youre in the area this summer, make sure to take advantage of these wonderful trails, which also welcome hikers, motorcyclists and bicyclists.
BEAR RIVER RENDEZVOUS, Evanston

Aug. 26-28, 2016
The Bear River Mountain Man Club brings the Bear River Rendezvous to
the Bear River State Park in August each year.
Hunting and trapping has been a way of life throughout the history of
Wyoming, starting with the states indigenous people. In the early 1800s, those
who became known as mountain men found their way west and took up the
difficult life of hunting and trapping. After the hunting season, mountain men
gathered at a rendezvous with other mountain men and company suppliers.
More than 20 years ago, the Bear River Mountain Man Club started to celebrate the lives of mountain men by holding a rendezvous at Bear River State
Park, where all but one of the rendezvous have been held.
Unlike the rendezvous of old, the Bear River Rendezvous is truly a family event that allows you and your children to step back in time, escape your
current hectic lifestyle and better understand the contribution mountain men
made to the development of the West.
Adults and children are welcome to dress in pre-1840 clothes and take part in the activities, including a fry pan toss, a candy cannon,
kids games and more.
There will be tests of primitive skills, including shooting black powder rifles and tomahawk throwing. Other displays have included trying to throw an atlatl, an arrow-like weapon used before the invention of the bow and arrow.
Vendors from across the country bring their wares of old-time living, like pelts, leather crafts, hats, beads, buttons and gun supplies.
For more information, call Brad Asay at (307) 789-6885.
BEER, BRATS AND BLUEGRASS, Evanstons Historic Depot Square

Friday and Saturday, June 17-18
The Beer, Brats and Bluegrass Festival is an annual free event that
helps support educational initiatives, in our community as well as to
children living in impoverished areas around the world.
The festival will take place on Friday, June 17, from 5-10 p.m. and
Saturday, June 18, from noon-10 p.m., and will feature 10 bands of
varying musical styles, from traditional and progressive bluegrass to
newgrass and a little rock and roll.
Admission to the festival is $20 per day or $30 for a weekend
pass. Admission for students aged 13-18 is $5 per day, and for children
12 and under, admission is free. There will be earlybird online specials,
beginning on March 1.
For more information, visit www.bluegrassevanston.com or call
Kathy Bella at (307) 789-8011.
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CEILI AT THE ROUNDHOUSE, EVANSTON

March 18-19
Embark on an adventure into Celtic culture its art, crafts, dancing and music, tales
of undefeated warriors, magic and fairy tales of an era long ago. The 2016 Ceili at the
Roundhouse is set for March 18-19. It will take place from 3 p.m.-midnight on Friday and
from 10 a.m.-11 p.m. on Saturday. Come join the fun, two-day event packed with music
and fun for all ages.
The event will headline some of the top artists in Celtic culture. This years festival
will feature several headliners, including Dimh, Old Blind Dogs, The Gothard Sisters and
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas.
To wind down the evening, there will be an after-hours jam session beginning at 10 p.m., which will include members of the headliner
band, along with local musicians all playing together in a soothing and relaxing environment. Spectators are welcome and encouraged to
participate.
The festival includes traditional Celtic music, entertainment, Highland dancing, childrens activities and educational music and dance
workshops.
It will be held in the restored Roundhouse and Railyards Complex in Evanston. All events will be held indoors.
For more information about the festival and events, call Carolee Bowen at (307) 679-2348 or visit www.evanstoncelticfestival.com.
CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA CELEBRATES LATIN HERITAGE

Evanston, May 9
The annual Evanston Cinco de Mayo Festival provides an opportunity for residents and visitors
to explore and celebrate the rich Latin culture of Evanston.
Each year, on the Saturday closest to May 5, organizers put together a party like no other. Beginning with a parade from the library to the Historic Evanston Machine Shop, the festival features
professional mariachi music, Hispanic dances from the Grupo Folklorio de EMS, as well as a huge
variety of food, vendor booths and entertainment. This year, it will be held on May 9.
In addition, students from Evanston High School are usually awarded the Cinco De Mayo Educational Scholarship.
The party begins runs from 2-8 p.m. for families, then music and dancing continue into the night and will end at 12 midnight.
COUNTY FAIRS
Theres always fun at the fair! For many locals in our corner of the West, the county fair is not just something you do in a day its a
weeklong event.
As hectic as fair week may be, it is an adventure. The fair is about community, friendly competition and learning. There are so many
things to do at the fair that it gives children of all abilities and skills something they can do and be proud of.
What an opportunity available for young children! They can learn, enjoy and grow all at the same moment, Uinta County Fair manager Ami Barker said. We welcome folks from all walks of life to enjoy agriculture and its premier producers as they exhibit traits they will
continue to perfect throughout time.
Visitors and locals alike can take a day or an entire week and head to the fair. You can always enjoy the variety of animals on display
at the fair, but there are also many other exhibits. Projects range from photography to cooking, metal work to leatherwork and everything in
between.
Uinta County Fair, Evanston, July 28 Aug. 6
The Uinta County Fair, held every August for more than 40 years, is one of the countys centerpiece events. It brings youth, families and fans from all over the county, state and region to the
fairgrounds in Evanston.
This years fair will be held from July 28 through Aug. 6 at the Uinta County Fairgrounds in
Evanston.
Plenty of live music will fill the stands, and there will be all-day entertainment throughout the
week.
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Events include 4-H and FFA competitions, livestock shows and sales, pig wrestling, draft horse team pulls, junior rodeo, ATV rodeo and
a variety of entertainment.
For more information log on to uintacountyfair.org, or call the Uinta County Fair office at (307) 789-4785.
Lincoln County Fair, Afton, Aug. 6-13

Mark your calendars for the 2016 Lincoln County Fair. Taking place in the first week of August, the fair has something for everyone.
Whether its quilts or photographs, cows, pigs or sheep, rodeos or live music, carnival games or fair rides, the Lincoln County Fair offers a
wide variety of fun.
The fairs mission is to preserve agricultural heritage, inspire youth to improve
themselves and their talents, while providing education and entertainment for all
ages. Events and activities at the fair provide a showcase for the talents and skills
of Lincoln County residents, while offering a friendly, social atmosphere for everyone.
For more information, visit www.lincolncountyfair.info.
Rich County Fair, Randolph, Utah, August 15-20

The Rich County Fair, held in Randolph, Utah, will be Aug. 10-16. Events include the traditional 4-H and FFA exhibits as well as a junior rodeo, fireworks and a
dance at the Randolph City Park.
Fans can find Rich County Fair and Rodeo on Facebook to view more events.nd
COWBOY DAYS, EVANSTON

Sept. 2-5
The Biggest Little Rodeo in the West, the Evanston Cowboy Days will celebrate its 80th
anniversary this year.
The Evanston Cowboy Days beginnings were humble.
A bunch of ranchers got together at the end of the year, past president of Cowboy Days
Brian Welling said. They got all their work done, so theyd see who had the best rodeo hands.
Since 1936, the event has transformed over the years from a simple gathering of
cowboys looking to show off their skills to a full-blown annual celebration, including a PRCAsanctioned rodeo event.
When it comes to rodeo, fans wont be disappointed by the PRCA rodeo. They can expect
big names and up-and-coming rodeo stars each night.
Usually your professional rodeos have a circuit that theyre in, a spokesman said. We were able to combine two circuits, so we have
the Wilderness Circuit and the Mountain States Circuit. So we get cowboys from Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming.
In addition to the rodeo on the Labor Day weekend, events include many family-oriented events like a parade, games for the kids, a
fair with arts and crafts booths, a kids fish catch, miniature bull riding, mutton bustin, horseback musical chairs and visits from ranch royalty, including Miss Rodeo Wyoming. Downtown activities return this year on Friday evening to kick off the 80th annual Cowboy Days. Events
include kids games, live music and much more.
Evanston Cowboys Days is held every year the weekend of Labor Day. To find out more about the event, log on to www.evanstoncowboydays.com.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Cross-country skiing has been a part of Uinta Countys tradition and history for more than a quarter of a century. There are currently
four cross-country skiing courses in the Evanston area of Uinta County.
These courses are located at the Purple Sage Golf Course/Nordic Center, Aspen Grove Elementary School, Bear River State Park,
and in the Lily Lake area about 30 miles south of Evanston. The trails are maintained and groomed by the Evanston Parks and Recreation
Department in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service.
The EPRD offers ski equipment rentals as well as reservations, but no paid lessons.
Anyone interested in learning about the sport can do so at the Learn to Cross Country Ski Day,
a free, one-day course offered by the Bear River Outdoor Recreation Alliance each year.
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GREAT RACE OF 2016, Evanston

June 21
The Great Race of 2016 plans to travel along the Lincoln Highway (the first
coast-to-coast thoroughfare) beginning in San Francisco on Saturday, June 18,
and ending in Illinois on Sunday, June 26. The Great Race will have an overnight
stop in Evanston on Tuesday, June 21.
The Great Race is an antique, vintage and collector car competitive controlled-speed endurance road rally on public highways. It is not a test of top
speed. It is a test of a driver/navigator teams ability to follow precise course
instructions and the cars (and teams) ability to endure on a cross-country trip.
The course instructions require the competing teams to drive at or below the posted speed limits at all times.
Any car up through model year 1972 is eligible to enter. The older the vehicle, the better the age factor adjustment the team will
receive.
There are usually 220-250 detailed instructions for drivers to follow each day and four to seven checkpoints recording each time the
vehicle passes that point. The objective is to arrive at each checkpoint at the correct time, not the fastest.
GPS systems and computers are not permitted, and odometers are taped over. This is a test of human mental agility and endurance
as well as classic car endurance.
The last time the racers came through Evanston for a pit stop was in 1999. By the time the race reaches Evanston, it is expected to
be more than 100 cars strong with about 400 participants.
The stop prior to Evanston will be Elko, Nevada, and the stop after Evanston will be Cheyenne. Racers will arrive sporadically for approximately 2-3 hours, beginning around 5 p.m. on June 21 at Evanstons Roundhouse & Railyards.
19TH ANNUAL DOLITTLE

CAR SHOW, LaBarge
August 13
Once a year, hot rods and flash rides converge on tiny LaBarge,
Wyoming, for the Dolittle Car Show, a laid-back event that lives up
to its name, even as the cars chrome shine demonstrates the hard
work behind the entries.
Every year, the show features dozens of classic cars from enthusiasts in Wyoming and surrounding states.
In addition to enjoying the classic vehicles and socializing, dolittlers of all ages can keep busy and occupied visiting booths and
participating in fun activities throughout the afternoon and evening.
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EVANSTON BREWFEST, Evanston

July 25, 2015
The fifth annual Evanston BrewFest is set for Saturday, July 23, in beautiful historic downtown Evanston. Many of the downtown establishments extend the celebration in their own
venues on Saturday evening.
The event will include microbrew sampling, live music, food, street vendors and the
famous Big Wheel races down 10th Street for the big kids. The event grows larger each and
every year in terms of participants and vendors, and this year should be no exception.
The event is hosted by the Evanston Urban Renewal Agency. Main Street Promotions committee spokesperson Jane Law loves the
event.
Its really a great event for our community, which brings a lot of out-of-town guests to Evanston, and everyone has a great time, Law
said.
Proceeds from the event will go toward the Main Street Promotions Committee future projects in the downtown district.
For more information, contact Jane Law at (307) 783-6320. Find the Evanston BrewFest on Facebook for the latest and greatest news
and promotional details.
FARMERS MARKET, Evanston

July-October
Beginning the first Thursday after the Fourth of July, the Evanston Farmers Market commences in Historic Depot Square and runs every
Thursday from 3-7 p.m. through the first Thursday in October.
The market, which was formed in cooperation with Good to Grow Farms and the Evanston Urban Renewal Agency/Main Street Program, started in 2013 and features a wide variety of locally grown produce and artisan products such as honey, cheese, jewelry, quilts,
freshly made pizzas, breads and tamales.
The farmers market also operates in conjunction with the Music in the Air at Depot Square event, which hosts various musicians from
around the region. This year, Music in the Air will host performances every Thursday from July 7-Aug. 25 during the season. Show times typically begin around 6 p.m.
Please visit the Evanston Urban Renewal Agency and the Evanston Farmers Market on Facebook or visit www.evanstonwy.org, or call
Jane Law at (307) 783-6320 for more information.
FISHING
A variety of excellent lakes, rivers and streams abound in the southwest Wyoming and northeast Utah areas including the
Green River, a blue ribbon trout river located in both Wyoming and Utah.
Green River
From its headwaters in Wyomings famous Wind River mountain range to its crystal-clear waters
below Flaming Gorge Dam in northeast Utah, the Green River is widely known as one of the finest trout
rivers in North America. The river provides fly fishing enthusiasts with a unique angling opportunity to fish
for trout that are both large and plentiful.
The upper part of the river in Wyoming has become known for its large trophy-trout particularly
below Fontenelle Dam and where the river flows through the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge.
For anglers looking for sheer volume of fish, the numbers of rainbow and brown trout in the stretch
below Flaming Gorge Dam in Utah make it almost impossible to beat. Check the current regulations
for rules that will vary, perhaps substantially, depending on where you choose to fish. Enjoy your stay in
southwest Wyoming and good fishing!
Bear River
Offering splendid waters along its length, the Bear River boasts fishing as well. Along the Bear River,
one can expect to catch Bear River cutthroat trout. Access is available north of Evanston off Wyoming 89,
or south of Evanston off Wyoming 150. While a majority of river access is private property, the Bear River
State Park offers public access to this backyard treasure.
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Blacks Fork River

Located southeast of Robertson, the Blacks Fork River is a beautiful stretch of
river that cascades through Uinta County from the Meeks Cabin Reservoir. The river
offers a variety of fish, including brook trout, brown trout, mountain whitefish and
rainbow trout. Camping is available along the Blacks Fork River. For access, from
I-80, take the Fort Bridger and Mountain View exits and continue south and east to
Robertson, then follow the signs to the Meeks Cabin Reservoir. Access to the Blacks
Fork River can be found along the road to the reservoir.
Smiths Fork, East Fork Rivers

These smaller rivers offer a nice selection of brook trout and rainbow trout. To
find them, follow Wyoming 410 south from Mountain View for seven miles and turn
left on County Road 283 (large dirt road). Follow County Road 283 for 6.4 miles and
turn right on County Road 285. Follow County Road 285 for 2.1 miles until reaching
the Smiths Fork and East Fork Rivers.
Guild Ranch Reservoir

Southeast of Evanston, out past Piedmont, lies an unassuming reservoir called the Guild Ranch Reservoir. It is nestled deep
inside the private property of the Guild Ranch. The ranch itself was homesteaded by the Guild family beginning in 1867. The 20,000plus acre ranch also offers private hunting during the correct seasons for mule deer, elk and antelope. Guild Ranch Reservoir is
heralded for having some of the finest trophy trout fishing around.
Probably next to Alaska, this is the only place youre gonna catch trophy rainbow trout, said Kelly Guild of Guild Ranch Recreation.
Average catches at the Guild Reservoir are five to seven pounds, with the possibility of 10 to 12 pounds daily for rainbow and
brown trout. Brook trout average two pounds and the larger ones are four to five pounds. There are also cuttbow trout a hybrid of a
cutthroat and a rainbow trout and tiger trout.
The fishing at the Guild Reservoir is strictly fly-fishing and catch and release, and the Guild Ranch charges a daily fee of $125
per person.
For more information, call Kelly Guild at (307) 799-6509 or Adam Guild at (307) 799-6409; or e-mail flyfish@guildranch.com.
The Guild Ranch can be found on the Web at www.guildranchwyoming.com.
Free Fishing Day
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has declared June 4, 2016, Free Fishing Day, which is held in conjunction
with National Fishing and Boating week. Residents and nonresidents may fish Wyoming waters excluding Wind River
Indian Reservation and Yellowstone National Park, which are not regulated by the state of Wyoming without a fishing
license or conservation stamp.
Check the Wyoming Game and Fish Departments website at https://wgfd.wyo.gov/fishing-and-boating or current
regulations for more detailed information.
If you want to test your skill at any of southwest Wyomings or northeast Utahs excellent fishing waters, you will first
need to get a license.
Wyoming
Resident
Annual Youth
$3
Annual Adult
$24
Daily
$6
Utah
Resident
Annual (age 12-13)
$5
Annual (age 14-17)
$16
Annual (age 18-64)
$34
Annual (age 65+)
$25
3 day (age 12+)
$16
7 Day (age 12+)
$20
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Nonresident
$15
$92
$14
Nonresident
$5
$25
$75
N/A
$24
$40
Flaming Gorge
Reservoir
This popular fishing spot is
within a couple of hours drive of
Uinta County, and offers spectacular fishing opportunities.
The reservoir is home to Burbot,
brown trout, channel catfish, Kokanee salmon, lake trout, rainbow
trout and smallmouth bass. There
is camping and boating available
at the reservoir. To reach Flaming
Gorge, follow US Highway 191 19
miles south from Rock Springs,
then turn right on Sage Creek
Road. Another route is to follow
Wyoming 530 south from Green
River.
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Sulphur Creek Reservoir

Located just nine miles south of Evanston, Sulphur Creek Reservoir offers a chance to get some fishing in, just about any day of
the year.
The reservoir boasts a number of brown trout, Bear River cutthroat, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass and walleye. To reach Sulphur
Creek Reservoir, follow Wyoming 150 nine miles south from Evanston, then turn left (east) at the sign and continue one mile to the
reservoir.
Woodruff Narrows Reservoir
Offering camping and a boat ramp, the Woodruff Narrows Reservoir boasts nearby fishing for those in search of an easy day trip.
The Narrows, as its called locally, offers Bear River cutthroat trout, and a chance for some beautiful scenery, close to town. To get
to the Woodruff Narrows Reservoir, travel north from Evanston on Wyoming Highway 89 to the Utah-Wyoming border. Turn northeast
(right) at the sign and continue four miles to the lake.
Meeks Cabin Reservoir
This beautiful reservoir is easy to access and offers a secluded fishing area for those who just want to get away. The reservoir is home
to Colorado River cutthroat trout as well as mountain whitefish, and offers camping and a boat ramp.
To reach the reservoir, follow Wyoming 410 south from Mountain View to the end of the pavement, then follow signs to Meeks Cabin
Reservoir.
FORT BRIDGER RENDEZVOUS, Fort Bridger

Sept. 2-5
The Fort Bridger Rendezvous on Labor Day weekend brings to life the era of the mountain
men when they were the whitemans stewards of the Rocky Mountains and trekking through the
wilds to trap beaver pelts.
During this event, you will be able to rub elbows with burly mountain men, Indian braves and
their wives and families.
This year marks the 44th anniversary of the annual event. The rendezvous is the second largest visitor event in the state of Wyoming, only outdone by Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Walking through the state site, visitors feel as if they have turned back the pages of time as
they pass buckskin-clad mountain men, hear the steady beat, beat, beat of the tom-toms, see the
Native American dancers perform, and see smoke wafting from the tops of teepees and lean-tos.
Hello, the lodge, is a popular refrain heard in teepee village, a greeting that alerts the occupant he has a visitor. In the primitive village, participants live in their teepees and lean-tos during
the rendezvous. The items used for cooking and other tasks must reflect the rendezvous era.
The Fort Bridger Rendezvous is a re-enactment of the annual gathering of the original mountain men during the period between 1825 and 1840. The mountain men came together to sell
their beaver pelts and furs, and get supplies to last them through another harsh winter. The HenryAshley Trading Company brought the supplies to the men so they wouldnt have to make the long,
grueling trip to the East.
The rendezvous also was a time for relaxing and carousing. The mountain men werent afraid
to challenge each other to see who was the best in the skills they used daily to stay alive and
gather their furs.
And todays rendezvous carries on the tradition. Competitors vie to be the best in things like knife and tomahawk throwing, best shot
with a black powder guns both men and women and cooking in cast iron pots.
True to providing supplies, there is a large swath of vendors on Traders Row. Items sold are reminiscent of the pre-1840 era to complement the atmosphere and lend authenticity to the rendezvous things such as furs, beads, knives, pottery, skulls and antlers, calico shirts,
candles and more.
In addition, Indians dance at the post bandstand and teach some of the steps to the pilgrims, or visitors who enjoy the rendezvous.
The constant beat, beat, beat signals the Indians, adorned in ceremonial dress, are about to begin their dances.
The Fort Bridger Rendezvous has had visitors from throughout the world, from places such as Germany, France and England. It has
been filmed by companies from other countries, as well, including Englands BBC.
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FOSSILFEST, Kemmerer
June 24-25
Every year the communities of Kemmerer and Diamondville are host to Fossilfest, a community event full of food, music, games, family
and friends.
Festival events have included a family fun night, basketball tournament, down and dirty dodgeball, pool parties, fire hose spraying
contests, tractor racing, and concert performances by both locally- and nationally-known musicians.
Whether you are a resident rediscovering your community or a visitor experiencing the area for the first time, Fossilfest has a little
something for everyone, young and old.
For more information, visit www.fossilfest.org.
GOLF
Evanston
The Purple Sage Golf Course in Evanston captures the beauty of the American West and
combines the wildness of the frontier with the tranquil challenge of golf.
At an average elevation of 7,000 feet, Purple Sage is both figuratively and literally breathtaking. The Purple Sage Golf Course is the only 18-hole course in southwest Wyoming, and offers
a challenging course offset by spectacular views.
At just over 7,000 yards from the black back tees, Purple Sages par-72 championship golf
course tests your distance. The five sets of tees keep play comfortable for golfers of every skill
and ensure a great pace of play. In addition, the executive course offers families, beginners and
busy business people a chance to sneak in a quick round of nine holes, in just an hour. The
executive course comes with a smaller price tag, for those new to golfing, or who just need a
refresher.
Nearly every weekend, from the beginning of the golf season in April to the last available
weekend before the snow flies, golfers can find a tournament at the Purple Sage. To register for a
tournament, or to schedule one for your group or organization, call the clubhouse.
The Purple Sage offers outstanding customer service, with a knowledgeable and friendly
staff of golf pros, reasonably-priced golf packages, and a well-stocked pro shop that offers the
latest in golfing gear and equipment. The friendly staff knows just what it takes to make your golfing experience memorable, and one you
will want to share with your family and friends. Call the Pro Shop at (307) 789-2383 for more information, tee times and tournament
information.
Dining
To enhance your golfing experience, try the Gateway Grille, located in the clubhouse. The Gateway Grille offers take-out and refreshing beverages delivered right to your cart. For a sit-down dining experience, the Gateway Grille offers a world-class menu with exceptional
service. What better way to wrap up a day on the green than with a delicious meal? In addition, Gateway Grille caters tournaments as well
as off-site events. Hours vary, depending on the season. To arrange catering, or to check hours, call the Gateway Grille at (307) 789-8020.
Skiing
During the winter months, when the greens are covered with a layer of white, the Purple Sage Golf Course becomes Evanstons own
Nordic center, complete with cross-country ski and show shoe rentals. At only $10 for a full day package, cross-country skiing is a bargain.
Youth rentals are $7 and half-day rental packages cost only $5.
Call the Pro Shop at (307) 789-2383 for more information.
Kemmerer
Kemmerer is home to a world famous double par 5 island green built in 1920 and designed by noted golf course architect Dick
Phelps. Nestled next to the Hams Fork River, it is a challenging nine-hole course whose reputation and design draws travelers from their
charted course for the experience of playing it.
Club staff organize and coordinate many activities throughout the season, including several benefit tournaments. The clubs season
runs from April 1 through Nov. 1.
Visitors will find Fossil Island Golf Club at 105 U.S. Highway 189 in Kemmerer. For more information, call the club at (307) 877-6954
from April through November; during the off season, call the Kemmerer city hall at (307) 828-2350.
Or, log on to www.golfkemmerer.com
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HUNTING
Hunting in southwest Wyoming can be challenging, entertaining and lots of fun for everyone involved. Whether you choose to go alone, with friends or choose an outfitter to lead you on an adventure, southwest Wyoming offers an excellent opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors.
Whether searching for big game, wild fowl or rare animals such as mountain lions and moose, it
is important to keep in mind the various hunting regulations for each animal. Wyoming offers different hunting seasons for antelope, bighorn sheep, deer, elk, moose, wild turkey, pheasant, sage grouse,
black bear and mountain lion.
Before heading out, be sure to check the hunt map area, as well as opening and closing days of
the season.
Different species have different types of regulations regarding licensing and permits. For the appropriate regulations regarding archery, resident versus non-resident big game licenses as well as commercial and disabled veteran licenses, the most comprehensive and up-to-date information can be located at the Wyoming Game and Fish
Department website, gf.state.wy.us. There you will find information regarding such various subjects as raptor hunting, small game, trapping,
watercraft, game birds, preference points and much more information.
Outfitters
When hunting in southwest Wyoming, many hunters hire an outfitter, who provides a complete and unique hunting experience. Outfitters offer a range of experiences and opportunities for hunting and fishing in southwest Wyoming.
Grizzly Peak Outfitters, owned by Evanston resident Rusty Lym, offers archery and rifle hunts, professional guiding, meals and accommodations. Comfortable camp trailers serve as base camp and hand cooked meals are prepared daily. In addition, Grizzly peak offers
summer fishing expeditions.
To book a trip, contact Rusty at (308) 444-2002.
Other area outfitters include Bald Mountain Outfitters, located in Pinedale. Contact Terry Pollard at (307)367-6539.
Also out of Pinedale, Blucher Creek Outfitters can be reached at (307) 231-4122.
Dwayne Willard owns Diamond J Outfitters in Evanston. Call (307) 679-3414.
Climate
The weather in southwest Wyoming can change without a moments notice. Hunters should be prepared for rapidly-changing and
possibly deadly weather conditions. Hypothermia can be deadly year round. Be prepared with the appropriate gear before heading
into the mountains.
ICE FISHING
Ice fishing in southwest Wyoming is a fun family activity for winter. From December through
as late as March, families can enjoy this great outdoor activity.
According to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, families should use caution when
out on the ice. Because of changing water levels and weather conditions, conditions on the ice
can change from day to day.
Before heading out with the family, it is wise to first check the ice. Clear ice should be at
least four inches thick, while cloudy or milky looking ice, which is weaker, should be at least
twice that thick.
Other precautions should be taken as well. Before heading onto the ice, be sure to have a
flotation device for safety, as well as a rope, ladder and an ice pick. Do not plan to be on open ice during sub-zero weather, and never ice
fish alone.
Other equipment necessary for ice fishing includes an ice auger, a skimmer to remove slush from your hole, poles and bait, and a fishing license for anyone over the age of 14.
Because of the freezing temperatures, ice fishing requires layer upon layer of clothes. This will prevent hypothermia and frostbite.
Start layering with a pair of long johns, followed by jeans (maybe even two pair), T-shirt, sweatshirt and coat. Hat, gloves and boots finish the layers. It is wise to bring additional clothing, in case someone gets wet.
Sulphur Creek Reservoir, Lake Viva Naughton and Flaming Gorge Reservoir are popular ice fishing locations in southwest Wyoming.
For more information about ice fishing, contact the Wyoming Game and Fish Department at gf.state.wy.us or wgfd.wyo.gov. Or, call
(307) 777-4600.
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MUSIC IN THE AIR AT DEPOT SQUARE, Evanston

July and August
During the summer months, the Urban Renewal Agency/Main Street hosts free concerts
on the lawn at the Historic Depot Square in Evanston.
Music in the Air at Depot Square is open to the public and put on with funds from the
annual Brew Fest held in July. The concerts begin at 6 p.m. every Thursday from July 7-Aug.
25.
Its a way to give something back to the people of our community, Urban Renewal
Coordinator Jane Law said of the concerts.
The public is invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets and coolers to the concerts.
OYSTER RIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL, Kemmerer

July 29-31
Musicians from all over the county will take the
stage at the 22nd annual Oyster Ridge Music Festival,
Wyomings largest free music festival, held in downtown Kemmerer in historic Triangle Park.
Once a year, local residents and visitors from all
over the country put on their dancing shoes, grab a
lawn chair and flock to the Triangle for the best little
fest in the Rocky Mountain West. Musicians from all
over the country will take the stage this year at the
annual event, July 29-31.
With just about every musical genre represented
from bluegrass to funk, rock to soul, the Oyster
Ridge Music Festival has something to offer every
music lover.
So come to Kemmerer, bring a lawn chair and enjoy some foot-stompin good times. For details about this summers concert line-up
and associated activities, visit www.oysterridgemusicfestival.com, or call (307) 877-6958.
PINE CREEK SKI RESORT, Cokeville

The Pine Creek Resort in Cokeville opened for skiers in 2010, and has been doing a booming business ever since.
Pine Creek offers a great opportunity for families to get out and enjoy the snow.
It is located just west of Cokeville and brings in people from as far away as Utah and
Green River.
Skiing is a great individual sport, says resort manager Paul Etcheverry. We have
runs that will challenge any skier. Theyll
have fun, too.
The Pine Creek staff works hard to
make it a family-friendly place. Their motto the largest little ski area in America speaks for
itself.
Available for beginner skiers is a small rope tow; for more advanced skiers, a quad lift is
also available. Despite their smaller size in comparison to most resorts, Pine Creek is a full
service facility, with rentals, lessons, ski store and restaurant.
The resort is open Friday through Sunday and on holidays during the ski season. You wont
want to miss this years annual winter carnival on March 7-8.
For more information about the resort and everything it has to offer, call (307) 279-3201 or
visit www.pinecreekskiresort.com.
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PIONEER DAYS CELEBRATION, Lyman

Week of July 24
Pioneer Days occurs annually around July 24, which marks the date Mormon Pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Bridger Valleys Pioneer Days is boasted as
the largest celebration of this date outside the state of Utah, where it is a state holiday
known as the Days of 47.
The celebration in Lyman includes a flag-raising ceremony, triathlon, community barbecue, talent show, ranch rodeo, junior rodeo and parade. The parade traditionally dates
back to when horse drawn carriages and wagons were the only means of transportation.
In addition to these activities, the committee also sponsors a pioneer heritage
display which traces back to the communitys early heritage.
This years celebration will begin mid-week before July 24, and runs through Saturday July 23.
PONY EXPRESS RE-RIDE, Evanston

June 20, 2016
The 154th anniversary Re-Ride of the National Pony Express Trail from St. Joseph, Missouri,
to Sacramento, California, is set for June 20, 2016. Riders will receive the mail from Utah at the
state line on Yellow Creek Road at about 2:30 a.m. and will trade riders every two miles. They
are scheduled to ride through Fort Bridger at 6 a.m. and reach Sweetwater County at 11 a.m. at
the county line.
This re-ride will be a 10-day, 24-hour-a-day, non-stop event involving over 500 riders and
horses. The 1,966-mile route will be over the Pony Express National Historic Trail, from Missouri
through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada to California. It is the longest
event held annually on a historical trail in the nation, even surpassing the famed Iditarod.
Riders will carry commemorative letters in a mochila, Pony Express style. The cachets, honoring Pony Express history, will be available for purchase by NPEA members, historians, and philatelists.
The envelopes will show they were carried by the Pony Express, and the first class postage will have a special US Postal service cancellation. Only the number of letters purchased will be carried. Anyone wishing to see the Pony Express riders should be aware that they may be
anywhere from two hours ahead to two hours behind schedule.
Riders must be at least 14 years old and provide their own pony or horse to ride.
Most riders carry the mail a distance of two miles. Because of all the fences, the Uinta County route is on dirt roads or beside highways. Spectators are always thrilled to see a pony rider galloping along beside the highway.
For more details, visit www.xphomestation.com or call Ron Atkinson at (307) 799-7846 or (307) 789-3854.
RASPBERRY DAYS, Rich County, Utah

Aug. 4-6
Come join in the harvest of the delicious raspberry crop during July and August in Rich County, Utah. Raspberry Days is an event that
brings tourists from all across the U.S. and the world to sample these succulent treats.
The Raspberry Days Festival is an incredible event held to celebrate the harvest of the world famous Bear Lake raspberries. The raspberry harvest usually starts about the third week of July and lasts three to four weeks.
The Raspberry Days Festival is an annual event, which begins two days prior to the first Saturday in August.
The festival is a fun-filled three-day event with Little Miss Berry Pageant, a craft fair with continuous entertainment, a parade on the
boulevard, a rodeo and a 5k run in Laketown.
A pancake breakfast is held at Garden City Park; the event ends with fireworks on the beach.
Raspberry Days 2016 will be held Thursday Saturday, Aug. 4-6, in Garden City, Utah, at the Garden City Park, located at 400 S. Bear
Lake Blvd.
For more information, call (800) 448-2327 or visit the Raspberry Days website at www.gardencityut.us/raspberrydays.html, which is
updated regularly.
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ROUNDHOUSE FESTIVAL, Evanston
Join the fun and excitement of Evanstons long-running Roundhouse Festival. In 2016, the event hosted by Roundhouse Restoration, Inc. and the Hostlers Model Railroad Club, will celebrate its nineteenth year. Held the first weekend in August, the Roundhouse Festival features a model train show, model train vendors, roundhouse turntable rides, a quilt and art show, food, raffles and
train rides for kids.
The Festival is free to attend, and is usually held in conjunction with Evanstons annual
Downtown Sidewalk Sale.
This years Festival will be held Aug. 5 (4 p.m.-8 p.m.), 6 (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) and 7 (10 a.m.2:30 p.m.) at Evanstons Historic Roundhouse & Railyards at 1440 Main St.
For more information, please contact Mike Murphy at (801) 394-4952 (mmurphy@q.com),
or Tammie Corderio at (801) 779-2763 (cordeirot@live.com), or Dan Heiny at (307) 789-0229.
SLED DOG RACE
The Eukanuba Stage Stop Sled Dog Race mushes through southwest Wyoming in late January and early February
each year.
The race was started in 1996 by Frank Teasley and public health nurse Jayne Ottman, who wanted to showcase
the beautiful state of Wyoming and make sled dog racing more accessible to the general public. Hundreds of teams
and thousands of dogs have participated in the race since its inception.
The race takes off from Jackson and mushes its way through southwest Wyoming. The unique stage stop race
makes stops in many Wyoming communities; in February 2016, the race ended in Evanston, where final festivities
were held.
With its unique stage stop format, the sled dog race has become a popular mushing event, attracting the worlds
top competitors. Host communities greet the mushers, dogs and visiting guests with a variety of entertaining activities.
Since the teams stop each night of the race, the event has earned the nickname the dog-friendly race.
The race also features a charitable aspect. Each year the race makes contributions to communities along the race route to promote
childhood immunizations. And Eukanuba provides a years worth of food for one dog to each animal shelter on the race route.
Blayne Buddy Streeper from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, won the for 2016 race, with an overall time of 24 hours, 34 minutes and 30 seconds. He finished more than 30 minutes minutes ahead of the second-place finisher.
For more information, visit the race website at www.wyomingstagestop.org; contact the race via e-mail at bark@wyomingstagestop.org
or by telephone at (307) 734-1163.
SNOWMOBILING
The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest has fast become a destination location for the growing sport of snowmobiling. More than half a million acres are designated for snowmobile use across
the Forest. Over 220 miles of trails are groomed throughout the winter, in cooperation with Utah
Division of Parks and Recreation.
A little further north, the Bridger-Teton National Forest offers snowmobile enthusiasts an
expanse of lands unequalled in the United States. On the Bridger-Teton National Forest, you can
access the continental divide snowmobile trail system, as well as an extensive network of groomed
trails. There are a total of 94 miles of snowmobile trails in the district that are designated, marked and groomed regularly.
Groomed trails are suited for snowmobilers of all abilities. These trails follow major roadways and generally have little grade and are
relatively wide and straight. They are usually well-traveled and easy to follow. For grooming reports, call 1-800-OHV- RIDE. Ungroomed trails
are much more challenging and should only be attempted by experienced riders with snowmobiles designed for deep, unpacked snow.
Snowmobile trails in the Evanston and Mountain View ranger districts
Numerous snowmobile routes traverse the Evanston and Mountain View ranger districts of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest; however,
just like ATVs, snowmobiles are only allowed on designated routes and areas. Winter Motorized Use Maps are available free at the districts
visitor center. Snowmobilers are reminded that all snowmobile routes and areas are closed until there is at least 12 inches of base snow
and that all motorized use, including snowmobiles, is prohibited in designated Wilderness Areas.
Before venturing out, please visit the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center website at http://utahavalanchecenter.org for the latest avalanche forecast, as well as avalanche safety tips and information about how to stay out of avalanche terrain.
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MODERN-DAY SNOWSHOEING MADE EASY!
In southwest Wyoming, it snows. And snows. And snows.

It might be better exercise than walking in summer, but in the mountains, the snowfall can pile up to your waist. Thats when its time to
take out the snowshoes.
Snowshoes started out as vital tools for winter survival. They work by distributing the wearers weight over a larger enough area to keep
from sinking into the snow.
Probably starting out in central Europe about 5,000 years ago, their use became widespread by Native Americans. Native American
snowshoes varied in size and shape, the largest being Cree hunting shoes of nearly six feet in length, according to Wikipedia.
Most modern snowshoes are made of aluminum and are smaller, lighter and more maneuverable than traditional wooden snowshoes.
First, of course, you have to figure out how to get them on. Most have bindings that crisscross the front of your footwear, as well as a
strap to hold the back of the boot in place. Gators are recommended, especially for backcountry snowshoeing.
Snowshoe enthusiasts say that if you can walk, you can snowshoe. Despite being one of the most accessible of winter sports, theres
still a learning curve.
Avid snowshoers learn techniques similar to skiing kick turns and herringbone or sidestep ascents. In addition, shoers sometimes
kick out steps in uphill climbs and slide downhill on their rears, a technique known as glissading.
Like Nordic skis, snowshoes give the wearer nearly limitless access to southwest Wyomings great outdoors during the snow-covered
months. Unlike skis, however, snowshoeing is easy to master without the falls that initiate the new skier.
Snowshoes are available for rental, among other places, at the Purple Sage Golf Course for $5 a day or $7 for a weekend, or for purchase from area sports and outdoor stores.
UINTA COUNTY CONCERT SERIES, Evanson, Bridger Valley
Evanstons The Arts Inc. will once again entertain area residents with its annual Concert Series.
The Arts Inc. board members work hard all year finding sponsors to help pay for the artists to come and have to book artists far in
advance to get them to southwest Wyoming for their tours. Organizers travel to watch potential acts before they book for the local series. The
Young Musicians also attend booking conferences, where different artists perform in hopes of getting booked for their tours.
Remaining 2016 Concert Series performances include:
March 4: Quattrosound will come to Davis Middle School in Evanston. Quattrosound is a fresh and innovative ensemble that blends
a variety of genres to create a unique sound they call popzzical. Polished talent, hip look, original and fun arrangements and palpable
chemistry onstage make up Quattrosounds phenomenal performances.
March 16: Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas will perform at the Roundhouse in Evanston as part of the Ceili at the Roundhouse Festival. Alasdair Fraser has long been regarded as Scotlands premier fiddle ambassador and has teamed up with the sizzlingly talented young
Californian cellist Natalie Haas.
April 15: The Guy Mendilow Ensemble will come to Davis Middle School in Evanston. Journey through the Balkans to the Mid-East,
beginning in Sarajevo and winding through Salonica and Jerusalem. Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom is a sonic adventure masterfully
brought to life by the Guy Mendilow Ensemble, an award-winning sextet of world-class musicians with members hailing from Israel, Palestine, Argentina, Japan, the UK and the USA.
April 22: Tied Up in Knotts, featuring Karen Knotts, will perform at Lyman Intermediate School in Lyman. It is a must-see for kids of the 50s, 60s, and 70s who grew up
laughing at Don Knotts as Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith show! Its a father-daughter
story about growing up in a celebrity Diva world with the love of Mayberry. Karen Knotts
tells stories about her legendary comedian dad, Don Knotts.
Individual performances are $15 for adults and $6 for students. Tickets are available
on theartsinc.com, at the Evanston Chamber of Commerce or at the door. The Concert
Series is an annual series, and tickets (including discounted season tickets) are usually
available starting in the autumn. For more information, call Carolee Bowen and (307) 6792348 or visit theartsinc.com.
WYOMING DOWNS RACETRACK, Evanston
June-August, 2016
After a four-year hiatus, the horse races at Wyoming Downs returned for one weekend in 2013 and hosted a full season of races in
2014-2015. The races will return to Evanston in 2016.
The first pair of race dates will be in mid-June. Race dates are to be announced. All races will take place on Saturday and Sundays.
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Where to stay ACCOMMODATIONS

Campgrounds
Cowboy Joe RVs, Diamondville; (307) 877-6693.
10 spots.
Fontenelle Creek Recreation Area Campground,
south of LaBarge on Highway 189; managed
by Kemmerer Bureau of Land Management
office, (307) 828-4500. 55 sites with water,
bathrooms and pump station.
Foothills Mobile Home & RV Park, 310 Highway
189 N., Kemmerer; (307) 877-6634. Daily,
weekly, monthly rates, dump station, RV
utilities, TV, 60 sites.
Hams Fork Campground, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Kemmerer; (307) 877-4415. 13
sites for tents or RVs.
Hams Fork Restaurant with full RV hook-up,
307 U.S. Highway 189; (307) 877-8848. 17
spots. www.thehamsfork.com.
Hobble Creek Campground, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Kemmerer; (307) 877-4415. 14
sites for tents or RVs when river allows. Reservable picnic area.
Kemmerer City Campground, Highway 233
behind Kemmerer city municipal box. Up to
eight sites, no reservations; honor box.
Lake Alice Campground, Bridger-Teton National
Forest, Kemmerer; (307) 877-4415. Three
sites for tents.
Pine Creek, outside of Cokeville; managed by
Kemmerer Bureau of Land Management
office, (307) 828-4500. Nine primitive sites,
bathroom and picnic tables.
Pail Race, below spillway dam on east bank of
Green River; managed by Kemmerer Bureau
of Land Management office, (307) 828-4500.
7 sites, bathroom.
Red Cliff Motel, 129 East 4th Street, La Barge;
(307) 386-9269.
Riverside RV Park, 216 Spinel Street, Kemmerer;
(307) 877-3416. 34 sites.
Slate Creek Campground, one mile east of
Fontenelle town on Green River; managed
by Kemmerer Bureau of Land Management
office, (307) 828-4500. 24 sites, bathroom.
Weeping Rock, 1.5 mile east of Fontenelle town
Bear River Lodge, Highway 150 south of

Evanston near Christmas Meadows; (801)
798-1008. www.bearriverlodge.com.
Best Western Dunmar Inn, 1601 Harrison
Drive, Evanston; (307) 789-3770 or (800)
654-6509. www.bestwestern.com.
Comfort Inn, 1931 Harrison Drive, Evanston;
(307) 789-7799. www.comfortinn.com.
Country Cabins Inn, Mountain View; (307)
782-7888; www.countrycabinsinn.com.
Days Inn, 1983 Harrison Drive, Evanston; (307)
789-0783. www.daysinn.com/evanston.
Economy Inn, 1710 Harrison Drive, Evanston;
(307) 789-2777
Gateway Inn, 106 E. Clark Street, Lyman; (307)
787-3700; www.lymangatewayinn.com.
Hampton Inn, 101 Wasatch Road, Evanston;
(307) 789-5678; www.hamptoninn.com.
High Country Inn, 1936 Harrison Drive, Evanston; (307) 789-6000.
Hillcrest Motel, 1725 Harrison Drive, Evanston;
(307) 789-1111
Holiday Inn Express, 1965 Harrison Dr., EvanHotels & Motels
ston (307) 789-7999. www.hiexpress.com.
Knights Inn, 339 Wasatch Road, Evanston;
Antler Motel, 419 Coral St., Kemmerer (307)
(307) 789-2220. www.knightsinn.com.
877-4461.
Motel
6/Bear River Inn & Truck Stop, 261
Best Western Fossil Country Inn and Suites,
Bear River Drive, Evanston; (307) 789-0791.
760 Highway 30/189, Kemmerer; (307) 877www.motel6.com.
3388. www.bestwestern.com.
Chateau Motel, 601 Pine Avenue, Kemmerer; Prairie Inn Motel, 264 Bear River Drive, Evanston; (307) 789-2920
(307) 877-4610.
Super
8 Motel, 1710 Harrison Drive, Evanston;
Valley Hi Motel, 10716 US Highway 30, Cokev(307) 789-2777. www.super8.com.
ille; (307) 279-5200.
Vagabond
Motel, 230 Bear River Drive, EvanDees Motel, 1325 Central in Kemmerer. Full
ston; (307) 789-2902 or (800) 789-2902
kitchens. (307) 877-6226.
Wagon Wheel Motel, 270 North Main Street,
Energy Inn, 3 U.S. Highway 30 and 189,
Fort Bridger; 782-6361. www.wagonwheelDiamondville; (307) 877-6901.
motelfortbridger.com.
Fairview Inn, 61 U.S. Highway 30, DiamondCountry
Cabins Inn, Mountain View; (307)
ville; (307) 877-3938.
782-7888, www.countrycabinsinn.com.
Fossil Butte Motel, 1424 Central Ave., KemGateway
Inn, 106 East Clark Street, Lyman;
merer; (307) 877-3996. www.fossilbutte(307) 787-3700; www.lymangatewayinn.
motel.com.
com.
Frontier Suites, 113 Highway 233, Kemmerer
Little
America Travel Center, I-80 Exit 68,
(307) 877-3377. www.frontiersuites.net.
Green River; (307) 875-2400. www.wyoHideout Motel, 10763 Highway 30, Cokeville;
ming.littleamerica.com.
(307) 279-3281. www.hideoutmotel.com.
on Green River; managed by Kemmerer Bureau of Land Management office, (307) 8284500. 10 sites, bathroom.
Phillips RV Park, I-80 exit 6, 225 Bear River
Drive, Evanston; (307) 789-3805 or (800)
349-3805. www.phillipsrvpark.com. Overnight full hookups, 53 sites, shade trees
and grass, long pull-throughs, showers and
laundry facilities
KOA Campground, 60 sites, 1531 North Hwy. 413,
Lyman; (307) 786-2188 or (800) 562-2762.
www.koa.com/campgrounds/lyman.
Fort Bridger RV Camp, 64 Groshon Road, Fort
Bridger; 782-3150. http://users.bvea.net/fbrv.
Texs Travel Camp, 4626 Fourth Street, Green
River, 78 sites. Call (307) 875-2630.
KOA Campground, 86 Foothill Blvd., Rock
Springs; 86 sites for both RVs and Tents. Call
(307) 362-3063
Flaming Gorge KOA Campground, Highway 43
& 3rd West, Manila, Utah; (800) 562-3254.
www.koa.com/campgrounds/rock-springs.
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NUMBERS TO KNOW
All area codes are (307)
unless otherwise indicated
Emergencies: 911
Chambers of Commerce
Evanston..........................................................783-0370
Bridger Valley ................................................. 787-6738
Kemmerer/Diamondville .............................. 877-2229
Recreation Center
Evanston...........................................................789-1770
Kemmerer .......................................................828-2365
Bear River State Park...................................789-6540
Western Wyoming Community College Outreach
Evanston.......................................................... 789-5742
Kemmerer .......................................................877-6958
Bridger Valley .................................................782-6401
Cokeville ..........................................................279-3254
Evanston Regional Hospital ........................789-3636
Lincoln County Library

South Lincoln Medical Center
Hospital ........................................................... 877-4401 Cokeville ...................................279-3213/fax 279-3264
Medical Clinic ..................................................877-4496 Kemmerer ........................................................877-6961
Nursing Center................................................. 877-5717
Wyoming Game & Fish Department ..........................
..................................................................800-842-1934
Bridger Valley Family Practice
Lyman Clinic......................................................787-3313
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain View Clinic .....................................782-7560 Wasatch-Cache National Forest ................... 789-3194
Bridger-Teton National Forest ..................... 739-5500
Airport
Ashley National Forest..............................435-789-1181
Evanston..........................................................789-2256
Kemmerer .......................................................828-2370 Fort Bridger State Historic Site....................782-3842
Bridger Valley .................................................782-3226 Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area..................
..................................................................435-784-3445
Bureau of Land Management
Fossil Butte National Monument ................877-4455
Kemmerer ......................................................828-4500 Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge ........875-2187
Rock Springs ...................................................352-0256 Grand Teton National Park Travel Planning 739-3300
Yellowstone National Park Visitor Center ..344-7381
Uinta County Library
Evanston.........................................................783-0480 Wyoming Department of Transportation
Lyman..............................................................787-6556 Cheyenne .........................................................777-4375
Mountain View .................................................782-3161 Road Conditions .................................888-WYO-ROAD
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(307) 789-0783 Fax (307) 789-3353
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