July 8

A day of rest in Rock Springs, Wyoming translates into one hour more sleep, half the driving of a normal day on the road, and returning to the same bed for a second night.  From Rock Springs we drove to the next city to the west called Green River (which is mentioned in the diary).  After talking to the nice folks at the Sweetwater County Historical Museum, we realized that the Parcels probably crossed the Green River at Buckboard crossing.  The picture shows the landscape approaching the river from the east.

Buckboard Crossing is now part of a recreational area which includes a boat landing and camping.  This picture is of Buckboard Crossing taken from the west side of the reservoir formed by the Green River.

After having crossed what was then a rushing river by ferry, the Parcels traveled north to the town of Green River.  This picture shows what they might have seen approaching the town.

The big tourist attraction in Sweetwater County is Flaming Gorge, so named by John Wesley Powell, who started his trip down the Green and Colorado Rivers from the town of Green River, Wyoming in 1869.  This our favorite picture of this very picturesque gorge.