September 23, 2013.. We drove from Casper, WY today to Sundance, WY. The welcome sign coming in to town states “Sundance is where the kid got his name”.  There is a museum here and we plan to see it. I think it tells more about the Sundance Kid and I want to learn about him.

Do you know what state produces the most coal in the US? I would have said Virginia or Kentucky but I would have been wrong. Wyoming produces the most. On the drive today, we saw a huge strip mine. I don’t know if that is what it is called here but it was so big, there was a coal processing plant across the road from it and what appeared to be a power plant with a conveyor running to the strip mine. We also drove mile after mile seeing gas and oil wells. It was the most I had ever seen in Wyoming.

Tonight we are staying in Mountain View RV park just outside Sundance. We plan to go to Devil’s Tower National Monument tomorrow and also the Sundance museum.

In Teton National Park, there is an overlook that gives a good view of the Snake River. I didn’t take any photos today, so I am showing you one I made of it where the famous photographer Ansel Adams photographed the river. The photo below was made at the Snake River Overlook and is of an information plaque that was there. Also, I am including a photo I made of the same view he used. I thought it was really neat to be at about the same place he was when he made his famous. Notice he was using an 8x10 sheet film camera.

 Below is the photo I made. It is the same scene but the trees are blocking the view of part of the river in my photo.