#southpass

South Pass/Parting of the Ways Many people used South Pass, a relatively easy crossing of the continental divide, in what is now central Wyoming... Indigenous peoples, trappers, mountain men, riders of the Pony Express, as well as the colonial settlers of the California, Oregon, and Mormon Trails all used the pass. US Steel even built a railroad over the pass in the 1960s to extract ore from a mine at Atlantic City. This image comes from a few miles west of the Pass itself, a spot known as "Parting of the Ways". This is where some people traveling the Oregon and California Trails could opt for a short-cut known as Greenwood's or Sublette's Cutoff.

Headed for South Pass

This image made while approaching Atlantic City, Wyoming, from the north. The aspens trees were on fire a few weeks ago.

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

As with the previous post, this nice church is to be found in Atlantic City, Wyoming, not far from historic South Pass.

Mercantile

This is in the center of Atlantic City, Wyoming, which is near historic South Pass. This place of business is for sale if you're interested.

I think it's amazing that fifty or sixty people live in this remote spot, close to the continental divide, some all year around.