Fort Bridger, Wyoming

After leaving Reno, we passed the Bonneville Salt Flats on our way to Fort Bridger, WY. We had hoped to see some vehicles racing out on the flats, maybe even give the Yaris a whirl, but the Salt Flats had a light covering of water due to early fall rains. 

From Fort Bridger we took a day trip to Fossil Butte National Monument, outside of Kremmerer, whose primary feature is an ancient fossil filled lake.

This National Monument has a very good visitor center, auto tour and two hikes. There is an abundance of fossilized fishes, insects, plants, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

The town of Kremmerer is famous as the town in which James Cash Penney opened his first store, The Golden Rule, in 1902.

This store, referred to as the "Mother Store", is the original JC Penneys. As the picture shows, it is very small inside, but we still managed to find a couple of buys.

We took another day trip to Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. The Red Canyon Visitor Center and overlook offers a spectatular view from 1400 feet above Red Canyon and the Green River.

Flaming Gorge Dam near Dutch John, Utah, rises 502 feet above bedrock. They offer one hour guided tours.

A twelve and a half mile geological auto loop winds through Sheep Creek Canyon.

The backway travels through a spectacular canyon, designated as a geological area by the U.S. Forest Service.

We drove out to these Charcoal Kilns near the Ghost Town of Piedmont, Wyoming. There are still remnants of the town close by.

Charcoal Kilns were used to turn pine logs into charcoal which was then used to burn in the smelt furnaces to refine ore.