About Riverton, Wyoming

Riverton's site at the joining of the Big Wind and Little Wind River has been a meeting place and crossroads since pre-historic times. Chief Washakie, Jim Bridger and Sacajawea are only a few of the legends that walked this land.

The modern city of Riverton was founded in 1906 during the land rush to settle acreage withdrawn by treaty from the Wind River Indian Reservation. Totally insular within the reservation, our history blends the pioneer spirit of the homesteaders with the native cultures of the Arapahoe and Shoshone Indians. As Riverton evolved from a free-wheeling ranching and mining town into the commercial and educational hub of west-central Wyoming, it has retained the "can do" spirit and vitality of the New West.

Above text & Photos courtesy of Riverton Chamber of Commerce

Photos

Maybe this fire dept. need more equipment..

Above photo Courtesy of www.windrivercountry.com

Comments from Patricia

Hi Again,

Wouldn't you think we'd get a little rest after these last two monumental days? We still had 80 miles to do today but the good news was that this morning quite a bit of it was losing some of the altitude we worked so hard for.

We all were very happy that we didn't have any big climbs! The landscape has once again changed very dramatically to really red rocks and sage brush and the highways wind out in front of us as far as the eye can see. 

With the ride being easy and not too much traffic, the mind had time to reflect on these past two days and the unbelievable feeling of pedaling up actually two passes (the first was smaller than the grand Teton Pass).

And then yesterday pedaling over the Continental Divide at Togwotee Pass at 9652 or whatever it was--not many people in the US have ever done it so it really is a feeling of awe that we did it.  TOUCH DOWN!!

This is all for tonight. I have to get up at 4:15 tomorrow--we have 120 miles to do with a climb so it will be a very long day that takes us into Casper.

Love, Patricia