Carbon County

Chasing the Union Pacific Along US 30, Wyoming

Completed in 1869 the main route of the original transcontinental railroad still runs through Carbon County, Wyoming.

Lightposts at the Town Border, Saratoga, Woming

Two lightposts sit in a field outside Saratoga, Wyoming as a storm crosses the landscape.

Kimatha and Wyatt, Medicine Bow, Wyoming

Kimatha, wearing a long denim duster, stands with one of her two Great Danes in a field outside Medicine Bow, Wyoming.

The Road to Muddy Gap, North of Rawlins, Wyoming

Route 287 stretches off to the horizon as the sky clears above the landscape of Carbon County.

Wrangler, Brush Creek Ranch, Wyoming

A wrangler sits on a gate at an annual rodeo and watches the event.

Conical Burner, Grand Encampment, Wyoming

A conical burner (also known as a wig-wam or teepee burner) sits in a field in the town of Grand Encampment, Wyoming. These structures were long used for burning off scrap wood.

Shadowchaser, Brush Creek Ranch, Wyoming

A ranch dog glares into the camera as a stormy sky moves across the background.

Rodeo Overture, Brush Creek Ranch, Wyoming

An American flag is ridden at full sprint around the rodeo arena.

Frontier Justice, Rawlins, Wyoming

Ranch Boys, North of Rawlins, Wyoming

Two boys stand along a barbed wire ranch fence in Carbon County, Wyoming.

Rodeo Moonrise, Brush Creek, Wyoming

The moon rises behind a cowboy and horse seen in profile.

Memorial a los muertos, Rawlins, Wyoming

Officer Wayne Martinez was murdered by prisoners trying to escape Wyoming's State Prison.

Bill, Saratoga, Wyoming

The shadow of a figure wearing a brimmed hat is projected against a red rodeo truck with the name Bill written on the door.

The Cemetery at Old Carbon, Wyoming

Carbon was deserted when the Union Pacific railroad rebuilt their tracks and bypassed the town around 1900.

Executive, Carbon County, Wyoming

A man wearing a cowboy hat is seen at a private event at Brush Creek Ranch, Wyoming.

Ride on Faith, Saratoga, Wyoming

Thee crosses are seen on the foothills approaching the Medicine Bow Mountains.

Cattle Drive, Carbon County, Wyoming

Water Tanks, Wamsutter, Wyoming

Seen here are water tanks for the hydrofracking industry which support the extraction industry.

Ramon, Carbon County, Wyoming

Beetle Kill, Medicine Bow Forest, Wyoming

A hat is seen hung up on a tree among felled pine trees.

Bull Rider, Brush Creek Ranch, Wyoming

Town Deer, Saratoga, Wyoming

Clearing Storm, Saratoga, Wyoming

County Sign, Near Muddy Gap, Wyoming