Enroute to the Bighorn National Forest this time, stopped at a spot I'd used before, the Bixby Public Access Area on Tank Farm Road (CR27) BLM site.
It's a small site but with level spots and I was the only one camping there tonight, we'll see how things develop as the weekend approaches.
It provides the public with access to the North Platte River and its cooling water. A fact I took advantage of a few times this afternoon as it was quite warm!
I got there after 12:30 PM I think and was soon set up among the trees and trying to take advantage of the shade.
The sun's heat was somewhat ameliorated at times by heavy cloud cover and apparently the haze in the air from multiple small wildfires currently ongoing in the state! Nothing as big as Colorado's or California's wildfires, but enough.
The map near the entrance shows several other public access areas along the river and I plan to check them out tomorrow.
A couple of bikers and their wives showed up in a couple of pickup trucks around dinner time and UDF'ed me for a bit about Fiona.
They then sat by their truck tailgates nearby and waited for the sunset, playing music on their truck radios but not too loudly. Friendly enough people.
Sunset wasn't too bad but I was a bit late for it due to cooking dinner, still, not bad:
7 comments:
I like the sunset photos!
Did you notice the Pelican in the second sunset shot? At least, I think it’s a pelican.....
Ameliorated you say? ;))
Yep, Coop, another Bennie to reading this blog.....vocabulary increases!
No, I didn't notice the swimming bird. Just not very observant…
Still just following you and wondering why I am not making an effort to meet up with ya somewhere. You've made the sunset and spot looks so inviting. I've always just wanted to get thru that area, may have to change my ways.
John, I’ll always make a spot for you and Cookie near my RV! Doing counter-clockwise route from here to Bighorn NF, then somewhere vicinity Flaming Gorge I think, then cross into Utah for a bit, perhaps revisit Valley of the Gods and then back into SW or West CO for Fall Colors....we’ll see how much of that gets done.
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