Day 3 August 31, 2025 Riverton Wyoming to Torrington Wyoming 290 miles
We actually got away a little early today. We were on the road by 8:30. We had filled with gas the night before and that makes a difference.
Today we saw a few oil wells. Some were pumping and some were not. We also saw what looked like a refinery. At least it had a Sinclair sign on it.
A small herd of antelope were in one spot. Several herds of beef cattle were in pastures along the way. Most of the terrain however was miles and miles of nothing. A few trees when they were close to a water source. Some of the small hills were interesting shapes. Very little color other than brown. The towns are small and far apart. Most had a police officer ready to write a speeding ticket. Luckily we didn’t get one.
The largest town we drove through was Casper with a population of just over 40,000. No passes to go over. A few small hills but lots of flat two lane road. At least no gravel.
A couple of small towns had a large number of big horse trailers parked in vacant lots. Would have been interesting to know what was going on.
Some of the way we had traveled before. We saw the large metal shapes depicting life in Wyoming. Most have the number 307 on them which represents the only area code used for Wyoming. The cowboy lifestyle is alive and well.
The wind today was terrible. It rocked the car and would have taken our baseball caps off if we had not had the head sets on. We could even hear the wind over the story we were listening to.
We arrived at our hotel about 3:30. It’s definitely an older place and a little run down. A good reminder to not trust the pictures on hotel booking sites. Things are clean so that is important. So far three trains have gone by. Looking forward to more rolling night music.
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