Travelling- August 29, 2015

I'm sort of tired today, after driving a lot. The ride from Laramie to Saratoga, across the  Snowy Ridge Road through the Medicine Bow National Forest was spectacular. Here are a couple of pictures:

Medicine Bow peak


And, because I cannot resist it, I will add my photo of  the

picture in the bathroom of my motel in Laramie:

I visited two churches today - one  in the  lovely town of Saratoga (population 1600), the other in the less lovely but equally interesting town of Encampment (population 420).  As I am now discovering is characteristic of many Wyoming small towns, only the main street is paved. Both are small churches, trying to hold  their own, They are the main churches in their towns. They say they simply do not talk about the PCUSA's controversial issues. They focus on their community ministries, and, although both congregations are conservative in theology, they feel a deep loyalty to the PCUSA. They are the kind of conservatives who say "my church right or wrong."

I am now in Rawlins, a rough town of 9,500 people on Interstate 80, very near Sinclair, where a very large (Sinclair) petroleum refining operation is located. There are many trucks on I-80, and many motels in Rawlins. All the motels in town can stay full of oil, gas, and railroad workers. I'm lucky to have found a room in a motel that has, sadly, no distinctive bathroom art at all.
More about all that tomorrow. Enjoy the pictures!