Blogs from Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States, North America

Geo: 41.5862, -109.223The trip has actually begun. After packing up camp, we headed towards west Wyoming to see the 2nd largest moving sand dunes. Ok, what does that mean? Not sure, but it sounds cool. That meant another 4 hour drive with you know who. So, while tyrannosaurs Rex made a couple appearances, the comedy was trying to keep the jeep on the road while Alex screemed Moooo at all the cows. They would just look up at us as we passed and he would laugh hysterically. Yeah, stuck in the jeep too long. We made it to the turnoff near Rock Springs. The landscape is beautiful. We proceeded down a dirt road, towards no civilization, and found out there were petroglyphs on the area. We parked the jeep, hikes a little ways, and found the ... read more

On the opposite end of the state from Cheyenne is Rock Springs – another mining community – and home of Western Wyoming Community College. I talked to Carol, Director of Workforce Training. She had to take off early and we could not make it to her campus location at Green River (20 miles from Rock Springs) before they closed for the weekend. Carol was aware of our partnerships with other community colleges in Wyoming and she heard lots of good things. I updated her on our new products and company changes on the phone. She had just hired someone to expand allied health programs and work with the local hospitals and was very interested. I left information packets at the main campus to be sent to her office and will follow up next week. It is ... read more

Iffy phone service and no internet. I''m technologically-challenged! Sitting in a Superwalmart now and YES!!!!! INTERNET! We are trying to get South before the snow. First stop was Flaming Gorge National Park located both in Wyoming and Utah. We camped on the lake and had a million dollar view. Sandy and Bruce put their kayaks in and saw another view....water so clear they saw the canyon walls beneath them. The antelope are migrating too. We kept some distance as the bucks started dividing up the herd of cows. We continued down switch-back roads with 9-12% grades through canyon walls flaming red. Arrived at Dinosaur National quarry in Colorado. We camped along the Green River. Here I again faced my fear of heights. We climbed on ancient ledges. I touched a dinosaur leg fossil nearly 3 million ... read more

After yesterday, today was bound to be a little bit of a let down. We contemplated getting up super early to hit the road but instead decided that getting up by 7 and on the road by 9 would be perfect. Luckily, Levi got that memo and was the only one to follow through on the "get up by 7" portion of the plan. He was up and ready to party by 7. We were forced to join the party and start our departure. We got on the road around 9 and started the extremely long and sometimes painful (literally) drive into Southwestern Wyoming. Sarah sat in the back seat for the first 3 hours to help Paul with school work. Levi napped a little while and Todd did a most excellent job of driving. Most ... read more

Rock Springs, WY Middle of the Red Desert, Bunny's run rampant here like squirrels Only they don't climb trees and often end up as road kill. Drove past Independence Rock without realizing it "Hey Megan- what's that larger rock over there?" Almost got run off the road several times by truckers going West on 80. Bully Semis. Old mining city surrounded by rolling hills, They look like painted flats, scenic paintings, illusions, Megan described them as a "Navajo Blanket", Stretched out over a sleeping giant, At night the hills disappear, And leave just a dark void Between the city street lamps and the star lit sky. A difficult week as far as the kids go, They all seem to be enjoying rehearsals and the show, But attention and focus is lacking. Mostly due to rehearsals now ... read more