Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Wednesday in Wyoming - June 28, 2023

 

Snowy Range
If the Grand Encampment Museum isn't enough to convince you to visit the little town, perhaps the scenic road that leads to it will. This is part of the Snowy Range Highway, one of my favorite drives in southern Wyoming. Beautiful scenery and little traffic -- it doesn't get much better.

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Wednesday in Wyoming - June 21, 2023

 

Encampment 2-story outhouse
This is arguably the most famous building in Encampment, a two-story outhouse -- testament to the amount of snow that falls in this part of Wyoming.

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Wednesday in Wyoming - June 14, 2023

Encampment - log building

 This may look like an ordinary log cabin, but a closer look at the chinking between the logs reveals something I hadn't seen anywhere else.

Encampment - log cabin chinking
Notice how small branches are used to fill the space between the logs. At least for me, this was a novel way to build a log cabin. Have you seen this technique? If so, where?


Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Wednesday in Wyoming - June 7, 2023

 

Encampment WY
Welcome to Encampment, Wyoming. More specifically, welcome to the Grand Encampment Museum, where you'll find buildings that bring Wyoming's past to life. This month I'm going to share a couple buildings that I found particularly interesting, so come back next week for more.