Points of Interest
1. Seminoe
Dam and Reservoir - Fifty
miles Northwest, it is an excellent year-round
recreation area.
2.
Shirley
Basin and Shirley
Mountains - Abounding in
all types of wildlife, this area is located
thirty-five miles North of Medicine Bow. A vast
livestock industry is supported in the wide-open
spaces of our area. But livestock alone does not
grazed this land. It feeds deer, antelope and elk
as well as sage chickens, blue grouse, ducks,
geese, and other wildlife too numerous to mention;
making our Medicine Bow area a sportsman's
paradise.
3. Old
Carbon - Fourteen
miles West, once a booming town of nearly 3,000
people, its ghostly ruins crumble around the Old
Carbon Cemetery.
4. Elk
Mountain - Thirty
miles South, this beautiful and majestic landmark
stands 11,162 feet in elevation. The valley below Elk Mountain
has beautiful fall colors, and provides a lovely agricultural
view, and a respite from the surrounding desert conditions.
The Medicine Bow River runs through the town of Elk Mountain,
which nestles under the shadow of Elk Mountain itself.
5. Medicine
Bow National Forest -
Forty-three miles South,
offers skiing, hinting, fishing, camping, and dude
ranching. Roads are well marked, but check the weather before
you travel into the hills. Snow comes sooner to the mountains
than elsewhere.
6. Hanna Coal
Mines - Nineteen miles
West, is among the largest producing coal mines in
the Western States. One of these mines has closed, another
is slowing down in production. Other facilities are in planning
stages.
7. Como
Bluff and Dinosaur Museum
- Seven miles East, the site of the famed Dinosaur
Graveyard featured in Ripley, and one of the most
renowned fossil beds ever discovered. The museum
building is constructed entirely of dinosaur bones
and is the "Oldest Building In America." Como Bluff
is currently closed to the
public.
8.
East
Allen Lake
-
One and one-half miles South, is known for its ice
fishing and summer water sports and trout fishing.
On Father's Day, the third Sunday of June each
year, the Medicine Bow Lions Club sponsors a
fishing derby at East Allen Lake which includes
cash prizes for the fish of the day and a sundry of
other prizes awarded.
9. Wind
Turbines - Previous location for
the largest wind turbines in the world. Medicine Bow's Museum
has photos and info on them. We now have a large number of modern
wind turbines in the area.
10. Virginian
Hotel - The grand
Virginian Hotel, a National Historic Place, adds to
the historical atmosphere of Medicine Bow and
Wyoming. Many interesting antiques are located
throughout the hotel.
11. The
Medicine Bow Museum - The
museum, in the old railroad depot, offers
historical collections and exhibits. The depot
building was designated a National Historic Place
1982. The museum, inside the building, was
established in 1983.
12. Owen
Wister Cabin and Monument -
Across from the Virginian Hotel, a monument made of
petrified wood was erected in 1939 a s a tribute to
Owen Wister and his book "The Virginian". The Owen
Wister Cabin, brought from the Jackson Hole area as
a Bicentennial project for the town, is located
next to the monument.
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