August 16-17, 2017, Riverton, Wyoming

Two metal sculptures at the RV park in Rawlins last night at sunset. On the road to Riverton today. This is Sand Wash Road south of Riverton. Lots of wide open country.

We arrived at the 1838 Rendezvous site for the Eclipse event early today.  We are sharing a campsite with Pam and Ralph, a little crowded, but we have shade. This whole area will be packed this weekend. We are near the pond too.

Teepee's set up for the Eclipse event.  Part of our drive today went by the Oregon Trail and the Morman trail through Wyo.  In Riverton Reed's Hide and Metal, seems like an odd combination.

We went to Lander, Wyoming to sightsee. Downtown Lander and the cliffs over the Popo Agie river. 

In Sinks Canyon State park the river runs downhill and disappears into this cavern.

 And reappears 1/4 mile downstream in this lake filled with huge trout in what they call the Rise. Very interesting. Two pieces of eclipse art, an eclipse 2017 t-shirt, says Welcome to the dark side, a sunflower, a gumweed flower and it's sticky bud.

After Sinks Canyon we stopped at the Cowfish Brewery to taste the brews. some of the artwork from the brewery. Then stopped at this Indian art gallery/store. John with a buffalo out front and a Teepee. 

Inside the Indian Art Gallery are some amazing beaded pieces among other things a beaded  whole horse rigging, and a case of beaded moccasins. Amazing art work. Then we went back to Riverton, the Rendezvous City.

I dropped John off and went to these two museums in Riverton. The top photo is from the Wind River Heritage Center. There was a huge display of mounted local animals,an extensive collection of traps-including this man trap and 50 period-dressed wax figures of  notable westerners. I took a tour and all was explained to me. Very interesting.  The bottom photo is from the Riverton Museum which interprets the story of 20th century homesteaders who brought the town to life in 1906. It is housed in a historic church. I especially liked the double headed calf with an extra leg in the tail area. 

Sunset over the lake at the Rendezvous site tonight.