Sunday, August 24, 2008
Big Sandy Recreation Area, Farson, WY: Aug 23
Since we don't like traveling over 150 miles in a day, sometimes we have to search out unusual camping opportunities, especially in areas as sparsely populated as western Wyoming. We settled on Big Sandy knowing practically nothing about it other than it would break the days' drives around the stay into manageable lengths and that it was free. Already tired after a 160-mile drive, we came to a fork in the dirt road we were bouncing down into the Rec Area. We went to the right, and found a dispersed-camping spot overlooking the reservoir that was level enough that we didn't have to unhook (always a bonus when you're dry-camping). From there we could see the actual camping area, where we would have wound up if we had gone left.
Big Sandy seems to be rather unpopular (maybe it's the bugs -- our fluorescent lights attracted thousands of them). From our excellent vantage there was one tent & one RV visible on the shore, and another RV appeared behind us during the night. I always wonder why people go out into the middle of nowhere and then set up right next to someone else. A group of three sage grouse walked by our trailer in the early morning, which made the stop all the more special. It sure beat paying a lot for a KOA in Rock Springs and having lousy scenery!# posted by Doug and Willie @ 7:36 AM 
