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Subject: Re: Wyoming Trip Report (May-Jun 2025)
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 09:08:39 -0500
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On 6/19/2025 3:58 PM, Ted Heise wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:49:57 -0000 (UTC),
> 
>>>>   Day 1 was driving west...
>>>   Day 2 we swung up into Iowa and drove across it to Nebraska
>>   Day 3 we headed across Nebraska.
> 
> Day 4 we drove into Casper, WY.  It was a lovely (to me) drive,
> following the North Platte most of the way.  I kept thinking back
> to Niehardt’s book, The Splendid Wayfaring about the men
> (especially Jedediah Smith) who were the first of European
> ancestry to explore the region between the upper Missouri and the
> South Platte.  They found the South Pass as a key part of the
> Oregon and Mormon Trails.
> 
> The campground was River’s Edge RV Park, and indeed we were at the
> bank of the North Platte.  It was lovely, and carrying a boatload
> of water to boot!  In a tradition from hiking with my three boys
> (when they were young), I threw sticks into the water.  :)
> 
> https://panix.com/~theise/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250525_195041.jpg
> 
> I liked this spot a lot.

Very nice.  I could see sitting there along the banks with a fishing 
pole in one hand, and a beer in another.


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