Day sixty one, rawlins to rock springs

Well we farewelled the metropolis of Rawlins after gassing up across the road from the Motel. It was 0900 on a weekday right, Corina took a photo of rush hour in Rawlins, there was not one single vehicle moving in either direction down the street. This is my kinda town. We did learn later Rawlins is the State Penitentiary town and not that popular with tourists……..just saying.

Righto, it was 160 kms of interstate from Rawlins to Rock Springs with nothing in between. When I say nothing, I mean nothing, 160 kms of that classic Wyoming desolate ranch country that only grows that low tussocky looking weed.

So we arrive in Rock Springs at about midday, having called ahead earlier to see if we could get an early checkin. The quality Hotel was one of those old school motel complexes with a massive square, all the rooms single level with a park out the front of each unit. It had a real good feel to it, a pool complex in the center of the property and in a street with eating houses for Africa.

Got changed, had lunch then while Mark and Tracey and Red and Corina had the afternoon off to relax around the pool, Bryn and I saddled up and headed south on Route 530 out of Green River to have a look at the Red Canyon Scenic byway, which was actually over the State line into Utah again.

The ride down the 530 was classic Wyoming nothingness, the 55 kms of Red Canyon riding had some awesome scenery which I have posted below. Route 191 north back to Rock Springs to complete the 250 km circuit was an awesome ride with very cool sweepers, scenery more like New Mexico than Wyoming. All in all a great wee find the Red Canyon Scenic Byway. ( It was in the book a bought a ways back that has all the US scenic byways in it)