Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)'s photos with the keyword: US-20
Boysen Lake WY (#0625)
| 08 Oct 2015 |
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Boysen Lake, a reservoir on the south end of Wind River Canyon. Boysen dam (not shown) was finished in 1952 and, per the link below, required a tunnel for the railway that goes under the dam and the highway. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boysen_Reservoir
Wind River Canyon WY (#0623)
| 08 Oct 2015 |
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At the sound end there are three relatively short highway tunnels. Though barely visible, on the right at about the same level as the highway is a rail tunnel.
Wind River Canyon WY (#0622)
Wind River Canyon WY (#0620)
| 08 Oct 2015 |
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Though a steep and relatively narrow canyon, the elevation change is slight. The river, which runs north (away from me) changes name from Wind River to Bighorn River at some point in the canyon.
Wind River Canyon WY (#0618)
| 08 Oct 2015 |
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Entering the Wind River Canyon, just south of Thermopolis, WY; the river is the Bighorn. It was a beautiful drive with a number of good places to stop and wonder, but the day was getting late, light for photography was poor, and I had a fair number of miles yet to cover.
Thermopolis WY (#0616)
| 07 Oct 2015 |
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Older building in Thermopolis, and a good reminder that the swastika as a symbol predates its cooption by the Nazis.
Hot Springs State Park WY Tepee fountain(#0614)
| 07 Oct 2015 |
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Description of Tepee Fountain, along with a photo of the fountain over the years since 1909 when it was created.
Hot Springs State Park WY Tepee fountain(#0615)
| 07 Oct 2015 |
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Tepee fountain, created in 1909 to vent steam from hot mineral water that was channeled around the park. As the photo in the adjacent picture shows, this did once look like a much narrower tepee.
Hot Springs State Park WY (#0611)
| 07 Oct 2015 |
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Mineral terraces from the hot springs. In the distance the state-operated bath house (the copper dome), and a commercially operated water slide.
Hot Springs State Park WY (#0612)
| 07 Oct 2015 |
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Swaying suspension bridge over the Bighorn river and the mineral terraces formed by the hot springs. The bridge was originally built in 1916 but was rebuilt by the Wyoming National Guard in 1992.
Hot Springs State Park WY (#0606)
| 05 Oct 2015 |
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The swinging pedestrian suspension bridge over the Bighorn River and the terraces.
Hot Springs State Park WY (#0605)
| 05 Oct 2015 |
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One of the main reasons I'm suspicious about the terrace formations -- the pools have some sort of man-made linings. (Other pictures (not shown) clearly indicate that this is some sort of heavy rubber or plastic lining.)
Hot Springs State Park WY (#0604)
| 05 Oct 2015 |
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One of the larger pools from the hot springs. Seeing the blackbird walking in them, I tested the water and it was only lukewarm feeling. The pools are also amazingly evenly-shaped compared to the neighboring terrain.
Hot Springs State Park WY (#0602)
| 05 Oct 2015 |
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Walkway over the mineral terrace formations from the hot springs.
Hot Springs State Park WY (#0601)
| 05 Oct 2015 |
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One of the clearly not 'natural' components of the park is pools run by a concessionaire (there are also pools managed by the state park).
Hot Springs State Park WY (#0599)
| 05 Oct 2015 |
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Hot Springs State Park, just outside Thermopolis, WY. This is interesting to visit, but I began to wonder how much the appearance is the result of human intervention (see later pictures) rather than a natural wonder. See also: www.wyomingtourism.org/things-to-do/detail/Hot-Springs-State-Park/2507
Worland WY politics (#0598)
| 04 Oct 2015 |
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On the side of a facility of Black Hills Bentonite in Worland, WY, a sign with a bald eagle and the slogan "As Regulations Grow, Freedoms Die" -- I'll leave the commenting on the sentiment to the comments. Bentonite is an absorbent mined in that area of Wyoming and is primarily used in drilling mud but also for other sources including cat litter.
Greybull WY CONOCO history (#0597)
| 04 Oct 2015 |
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On the edge of the BNSF yard in Greybull, WY, an older, metal, Continental Oil Company (Conoco) warehouse. The CONOCO triangle on the sign was used from 1930 to 1970; based on the building's appearance, I'd guess that it dates back to the earlier years of that range.
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