End of the tour.  It was a great afternoon

Mirrored cabinet for dressing room.  Pull down and it reveals a hidden bathtub.  Yes - really. 

This was used by the weathier residents of the mining town.                                                     

Old player piano - even older than Grandma Allan's

Okay I had to look to see what this musical instrument was.
It is an accordian - yep - a real working accordian.

Underwood Typewriter - like Grandma Allan's

Old calculator - this is like the on I learned on at BYU.  Far cry from today's technology

Deluxe cash register from an old store.  It actually had four locable drawers so every cashier had their own key and drawer.

Vintage catepillar and road grader.  Pretty awesome.

 Old cars from the early 1900 era.  They still run and are used for special events and parades.

Fire Engine used in the mining town and surrounding area.

 Saddle upholster machine.  Used to make saddles

 Some of the old saddles used in the mining town

Below - wagon for freight, cattle yoke and in the back some harnesses for horses.

Typical living room.  Notice musical instruments were very important - piano.  Baby basket doubles as a sleigh, baby buggy, and rocking bed.

Washing machine.  Yes - really

 July 25, 2012  We had a PDay and went for a ride.  If you go East of Rawlins and then South through Saratoga and on to Encampment you will find an old mining town (copper) where a museum has been built to honor the area.  It is a pretty fun place to visit.  I didn't get a photo of the two story outhouse but honestly there is one.  They built it so there would be a place to "go" when the snow was deep. 
E/S Francom, E/S Starr, E/S Spence

This is a lap afghan that I made for the Humanitarian Center.  We send these afghans to care centers for women to use as they spend time in their wheelchairs.  I loved this design to wanted to remember the stitches.

Our wonderfully beautiful and quiet neighbor.  He manages to come through our area at least once a day.

On our way home from Casper in a rainstorm we saw this beautiful double rainbow over Independence Rock.  It was much more beautiful than these photos show.  Our little band performed for the Stake celebration of Pioneer Day.  We were awesome, of course

This is what Base looked like in May.  It was cold and windy.  One of the sisters took my photo and sent it to me.

 Surprise - Stan & Malinda's girls with the Hurricane Stake.  What a great surprise to have them come.  They stopped for a rest and then trekked on toward the campground - across the horizon at the top of the hill.

 Oscar adopts the Panaca Stake.  It is always a treat when Oscar shows up and leads the trekkers

 Panaca at the Men's Callout and the Women's Pull.  All the men are at the top of the hill and they watch in reverence as the young women pull their handcarts up the hill.  It is an emotional and humbling experience for everyone.

Elder Starr talking to Panaca Stake about the Four Rescuers at the Sweetwater River - Mark Wadsworth listening at the Statues

Panaca River Crossing of the Sweetwater River.  The river is very, very shallow this year.

Loved capturing this tender moment from the Panaca Stake.  So typical of pioneers, trekkers and history.

Panaca Stake arrives

This was soooooooooooooooo exciting to see family in the Panaca Trek group

Square Dancing at the Cherry Creek Campground

I had the square dance caller get everyone related to the Frehners to come up so I could get their pictures.  What a great family you have Dan & Judith.  Love this posterity.

Alan Durkee and his family - Eva, Elizabeth, and Eric came to visit.  We loved showing them the area.

My favorite place to take pictures.  I love the statues.

Great smokey mountains - no really - photo taken from Base toward the homestead and rattlesnake pass.  Earlier we couldn't even see the mountains.  It is hot and dry and there are lots of fires in Wyoming.

Some of our friendly wildlife

More Wyoming Sunsets.  Shortly after this the Wyoming fires began and we lost all the clear blue skies to smoke and haze and heat.

New baby antelope and a mother white tail deer with her little one.

Veil Crossing Bridge.  Built to connect the future to the past.  In honor of the first and second rescues.