Saturday July 26th we went to the post office and got our mail. We then went back up on White Mt. to see the horses again. We didn’t see any this time and we continued on the mountain road and into Green River WY. Green River has a major Union Pacific RR switch yard. There is a walkway over the tracks where we watched them break down and make up trains.
Sunday we left Rock Springs and moved west to Lyman, WY near Ft. Bridger State Park which was established originally by mountain man Jim Bridger as a trading post and later as an Army fort to protect travelers on the California and Mormon trail. This is a real nice and informative site.
Monday we moved on west to Evanston, WY. where we stayed at Phillips RV Park. We visited a real nice museum and the train station and roundhouse that is being restored.
Tuesday July 29th we traveled on to Brigham City, UT and the Golden Spike RV Park. We arrived here early in the afternoon and took time to wash the car and look around town.
Wednesday we went to the Golden Spike National Monument where the first transcontinental railroad was completed. The Union Pacific was laying track from Omaha, NE and the Central Pacific was doing the same from Sacramento, CA. On May 10th 1869 the two Companies met at Promontory Summit, Utah. The Central Pacific laid 690 miles of track and the Union Pacific 1,086. They had crossed 1776 miles of desert, rivers and mountains to bind together East and West.
We also came upon a rocket assembly and test site near Promontory. It is an ATK facility, and they have number of different rockets on display.
This part of Utah is irrigated agriculture. There are many acres of hay, corn and wheat grown in this area.
Thursday July 31st we left Brigham City and moved north Pocatello ID. and the Cowboy RV Park. We took a ride to American Falls Dam on the Snake River and saw many acres of Idaho potatoes along the way.
Friday we left Pocatello and moved on north to Idaho Falls and the Snake River RV Park.
After getting set up we went down town and did some sightseeing and stopped at the Outback Steak House for an Onion Mum.
Saturday we took a ride up through Rexburg and over to the Tetons. We had never seen the west side of the Tetons. Since we were this close we decided to drive over to Jackson, WY for lunch. It’s a nice drive over Teton Pass with the car; it wouldn’t be as nice with the motor home. (ten percent grades). It was a great drive over and back. We saw miles and miles of potatoes, Barley and wheat along the way.
Sunday we went to Wal-Mart and Sandy got her hair cut and then we looked around town some more.
Sunday we left Rock Springs and moved west to Lyman, WY near Ft. Bridger State Park which was established originally by mountain man Jim Bridger as a trading post and later as an Army fort to protect travelers on the California and Mormon trail. This is a real nice and informative site.
Monday we moved on west to Evanston, WY. where we stayed at Phillips RV Park. We visited a real nice museum and the train station and roundhouse that is being restored.
Tuesday July 29th we traveled on to Brigham City, UT and the Golden Spike RV Park. We arrived here early in the afternoon and took time to wash the car and look around town.
Wednesday we went to the Golden Spike National Monument where the first transcontinental railroad was completed. The Union Pacific was laying track from Omaha, NE and the Central Pacific was doing the same from Sacramento, CA. On May 10th 1869 the two Companies met at Promontory Summit, Utah. The Central Pacific laid 690 miles of track and the Union Pacific 1,086. They had crossed 1776 miles of desert, rivers and mountains to bind together East and West.
We also came upon a rocket assembly and test site near Promontory. It is an ATK facility, and they have number of different rockets on display.
This part of Utah is irrigated agriculture. There are many acres of hay, corn and wheat grown in this area.
Thursday July 31st we left Brigham City and moved north Pocatello ID. and the Cowboy RV Park. We took a ride to American Falls Dam on the Snake River and saw many acres of Idaho potatoes along the way.
Friday we left Pocatello and moved on north to Idaho Falls and the Snake River RV Park.
After getting set up we went down town and did some sightseeing and stopped at the Outback Steak House for an Onion Mum.
Saturday we took a ride up through Rexburg and over to the Tetons. We had never seen the west side of the Tetons. Since we were this close we decided to drive over to Jackson, WY for lunch. It’s a nice drive over Teton Pass with the car; it wouldn’t be as nice with the motor home. (ten percent grades). It was a great drive over and back. We saw miles and miles of potatoes, Barley and wheat along the way.
Sunday we went to Wal-Mart and Sandy got her hair cut and then we looked around town some more.
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