WYOMING, ENCAMPMENT

After a Beartrap Cafe breakfast we unpack the bikes and explore the towns of Riverside and Encampment.  Encampment was used as the Rendezvous for the trappers ad traders during the early 1800's.  The Ute used it before that and evidence shows that Paleoman stayed here for a while.

We climb the hill to the museum and are delighted by a two hour tour given by a fellow called Cowboy.  He takes us through a dozen buildings that have been relocated from various parts of the county.  On our way back we visit an old smelter site.

Encampment Museum grounds.

Cowboy, our museum tour guide.

Big Wheel used in Tie Hack camps to help pick up logs. 

High mountain outhouse.  Top is used in the winter when
the snows cover up the bottom.

The Hack Cabin, made from railroad ties.

The Peryam House once used as a stop for travelers.

The Wolfard Schoolhouse, built in 1886 was the first schoolhouse in the area.

Sheep Wagon invented in 1884, home to sheep herders.

View from the fire tower at the museum.