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Superior Wyoming

This is the town of Superior (or part of it) that we went and looked at the property again today

There are a at least 7 parks and playgrounds in a town of 244 people, here is one we had lunch at.

figuring out where the property lines are

 on the way back we seen something running across the road, when we got up closer it was a badger but he didn't want to stay long enough for a picture

white mountain

Today is someones Birthday but i am on call this week/weekend so i had to stay within cell range. We got up, had breakfast, loaded up some guns and headed up White mountain, raising in elevation by 1,000-1,500 feet.

Here is a shot of Rock Springs from the top.

 another section of town

 And North Rock Springs

From town you can see what looks like a bill board, its actually a signal bouncer (or microflector) used for every kind of airwave that hits it. it uses no frequencies, no power, nothing but a sheet of metal.

Gotta love rental vehicles lol

 There are wild horses everywhere, said to be a herd of 250 in this area.

 Roads that just trail off into the horizon, That's Wyoming!

 they didnt even bury the natural gas line, That's Wyoming lol

 Pilot Butte, i didnt have cell coverage so we will have to go again another time

 The road heading back down

 We stopped half way down and did some shooting, gotta keep a monkeys hearing, safety first.

Swett ranch

My sister Shanna is in town for the week so Sunday we went to Red Canyon, Swett ranch, and the flaming gorge dam (since we already have pictures on here of red canyon and flaming gorge dam i didn't take more pics). these are the pictures of the Swett ranch, 35 miles from Vernal Utah.

The ranch was started in the early 1900's by Oscar and Emma Swett, they had 7 or 9 children, two of which were boys. They were able to get the ranch through the homestead act and lived there till they died. They raised chicken, beef, pigs, sheep, vegetables (canned over 1,000 cans a year), ran a sawmill on the property, and a black smith.

 They used this sled to bring timber down the mountains in the winter, load it up, and ride it to the bottom. what a ride i bet.

they only used man power or horse power to work the land for over 60 years. his oldest son came back from the army and gave his dad a 1930's Durant car. Oscar said it wasn't big enough for the whole family so he cut it up to use it where he needed it. the axle, wheels, tires on the wagon in the background are from it.

 here he hooked the motor and transmission to a base and built a wood pulley to run a big belt over to the saw. the transmission still shifts and rotates.

 the saw still rotates also, has cloth as bearings. (park ranger was giving us a tour)

 they used this building to hang game, and brine.

 also had a root cellar, it was in the 80's outside and probably 50 inside

 Oscar would build toys, sleds, and wagons for his kids. the cabin they are hanging from was the first cabin installed on the property.

 sears roebuck catalog on the wall from 1909, insulation and entertainment.

 this is the second cabin when the kids started coming along

 alot better insulated

 he would also make his own shoes and shoes for his family, not sure if these are ones he made or not

 no thank you lol

 the third house was built in the 1940's this was the first phone in the area, maybe even the state. when they were building the Flaming Gorge Dam the president would call this phone and tell them the crews could start work that day or not. Oscar would have to ride down to the work site and pass on the word from the president (presidents during the build of the dam were Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson.)