On Saturday, we went to the town of Midwest to go 4-wheelin. Midwest is a neat little town which is surrounded mainly by oil fields. The only hiccup (aside from eating a lot of dust) was one of the 4-wheelers had a flat tire. Thank goodness it happened later in the day and not too far away from the trailer. I got to see some beautiful and interesting scenery.
You can see a couple of active drilling rigs here. As I was researching a little about Midwest, I found a few interesting facts. Back in 1870, they were the first to have an all woman jury. Nov.19, 1925 – First night lighted football game in the United States (Midwest vs. Casper, 0 -19.) Also, the first welded pipeline in the world in 1922.
View from the top of the rim rocks
You can see the snow-capped Big Horn Mountains in the background.
The little black specks are oil donkeys.
The gang!
This is a wheel off an old oil derrick
You can see the same wheel and the foundation from which it fell.
Rim rocks
Where are all the people, the cars, the road signs, the chaos, the houses, the pylons, all I can see is rock and space?
From a Londoner
These are very different to what I’ve ever seen, but it’s growing on me, slowly.
That’s one of the best things about Wyoming (my opinion of course.) There are only about 6 people per square mile here. Wildlife is abundant and you can slow down and enjoy life. Thanks for looking!
Thanks for sharing these fantastic pictures of your visit. We live here, and it’s wonderful to see other people enjoy the wide open spaces! 🙂