River’s Edge RV Park
Evansville, WY (next to Casper, WY)
Site #54
Before we left Rawlins for Evansville, we meet one of our neighbors and found out they are from Sonoma and heading to Mt. Rushmore. Their names are Harry and Jeannie. Wonderful people. They will be staying in the same RV park as us and we agreed to hook up with them and have a glass of a Sonoma wine. Hopefully this happens.
We finely got off I-80 and headed northwest on state route 220. Our drive from Rawlins to Evansville/Casper was a pleasant drive due to the terrain turning a little greener. Mainly it was the meadows that where green.
The drive to Evansville was only 2-3 hours. We saw a sign for a historical place called Martin’s Cove and I convinced Barry to stop, a worthwhile decision. There is quite a bit of history at this place. This area is part of the California Trail, Oregon Trail, Pony Express.This was also an area that was part of the Mormon trail migrations from Iowa City to Salt Lake City. Five companies of Mormons made this trek at different times but the last two left too late and hit major snowstorms in this area. There were many deaths in Martin’s Cove and the exact number has never been determined. The visitor center is full of history and a great explanation of what happened. This site is part of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and partnered with the Mormon Church.
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| Legend for map below |
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| Great info if you zoom in |
From this area you can see Devil’s Gate. It’s a cut in the mountain that the Sweetwater River passes through. The Mormons passed south of Devil’s Gate to Martin’s Cove. Devil’s Gate is also a part of the Oregon – California Trail and a historic landmark. It’s an impressive mountain.
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| Devil's Gate |
At both sites you can still see deep wagon trail ruts. I found this whole area very fascinating and would love to return and walk the trail from Devil’s Gate to Martin’s Pass. We decided to make lunch here and found a bench under a few trees. It was a great spot to look out over the meadow and the surrounding mountains. Very tranquil.
After lunch we packed up and headed toward Evansville/Casper to River’s Edge RV Park. We drove by a few reservoirs with lots of water. On the way here we noticed about 3 State Prison Signs. The signs state “Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers.” We found this kind of amusing even though it’s not. All these prisons are literally in the desolate parts of the state.
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| Alcova Reservoir |
We are staying here for two nights which will be nice.
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