Drive to Fort Bridger
We enjoyed our calm night and early morning in Casper. It was certainly different from the winds that tried to rip our slide awning off when we stayed here last week.
As we drove south from Casper, we could see the Black Hills on the western horizon as we followed the North Platte River Valley. The river was running deep and fast in a well-defined, narrow channel. It was a far cry from the Platte River I enjoyed in Nebraska that is known for being "a mile wide and an inch deep." The North Platte River valley had huge alfalfa fields that were being mowed, raked, and baled.
As we continued south toward Rawlins, the topography changed as a series of dams created lakes along the North Platte River and its tributaries. Granite ridges marked the boundaries of the grassy valleys with pronghorn antelope, and we crossed the Continental Divide two or three times as we continued south toward Rawlins.
The drive from Rawlins to Fort Bridger, Wyoming passed through mostly oil and mining country. We saw several large fracking facilities. Sedimentary rocks dominated the landscape. We passed through Green River, Wyoming, which is nearly straight north of Green River, Utah, where we camped on last year's fall trip. As you might expect, both towns are on the banks of the Green River.
We reached Fort Bridger RV Park about 5:30. The campground is small, level, and has just enough small shade trees. We spent most of the evening talking to our neighbors who are from San Bernardino and who also have a Tiffin Allegro motorhome. We compared traveling stories until the mosquitoes got too bad and the temperature got too cool.
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