July 5, Green River

We left Little America heading for Green River. I was not looking forward to Green River, as I seemed to remember it being an ugly splotch. We figured we would be spending the night in Rock Springs at an RV park, but I fueled up and filled the water, just in case. There was a road between Little America and Green River, but that is as far as it went. There was no road between Green River and Rock Springs. So, after evaluating the situation, we changed course and headed south out of Green River towards Utah. There have been several roads that are mapped, but just don't exist any longer....

While we were at Little America, though, Jeff picked up some interesting candy. Including Dr. Pepper flavored Twizzler's... He liked those!

Green River was a very pleasant surprise! It is a very cute little town, and the Green River itself is awesome! There were lots of folks floating the river through town, and there is also a kayak park in town. I really thought it was a nice town. And the terrain around it is just beautiful! Very rugged and multi colored, with high cliffs and lots of sedimentary lines in the rock. Much better than I was expecting.

Loved this! 

Definitely a change of terrain. 

The area is full of color. 

Green River has several bronze statues running up one of it's main streets.

However, I did have to drive to Rock Springs to Walmart and stock up. It wasn't far, but Jeff didn't want to run on the interstate. Can't blame him for that! I actually got him some antibiotics for his dog bite. 

The route we chose takes us down just west of the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. Not a park, and certainly no towns. I am amazed at the traffic on this road, though! Mostly people hauling boats, and it is a holiday weekend. Well, ok, maybe some Ghost Towns!

 

We found the biggest hill to climb that we have had yet. The route through Flaming Gorge was very pretty, but very, very remote, and Jeff says it was the ugliest Scenic View Route he's been on! I really do see the beauty in the stone and the desert.

 

We chose a gravel road near Blacks Fork River to overnight. There is literally nothing out here. No camping areas either, all day use only. It was quiet, but with all the gnats, we chose to eat some leftovers instead of grilling. At least there are not too many mosquitoes in this area, not like near Kemmerer!

One of the interesting things that we have seen, is a train that had the engines in the center instead of front or rear as they usually are. I missed the pic, but it was very interesting. Trains are very common out here. Many of these towns wouldn't be here without the railroad.

Our coach seems to be manufacturing moths! I am killing almost a dozen a day, well, usually at night when they come out. And we did have a couple of mosquitoes in the coach at bedtime. It was tough to find them, but you hear them....

We did get a couple of great shots of the river, Green River. It is truly a beautiful body of water!

 

There was not a single interesting mailbox in Green River. At least none that we found. So today's Mailbox of the Day is very plain. But it only has the number 0 left on it. How would you like to have the address "0"?