Welcome to Ten Sleep, Wyoming.
It took ten "sleeps" to get halfway between them. This became the location of the present town of Ten Sleep. Brilliantly logical.
This sign (above) sent out quite a welcome as we entered town. Given the amount of money that probably went into the production of the sign, it is unfortunate that the store has closed.
Instead of the old signs for Nehi Orange Soda or Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer or a frozen pizza, Ten Sleep seemed to be having some fun with the signs for
Stella Artois, a deluxe beer, and
this sign announcing the availability of handmade wood-fired pizza.
We checked the windows of the Big Horn Mountain Stage building, wondering what artists would be appearing in Ten Sleep this summer.
Unfortunately, the theater was closed. Interestingly, a note in the window stated that it was closed because filming would be occurring in the theater all summer. No details.
The area around Ten Sleep is full of history and is recognized as being the site of many historic battlegrounds. Among those sites are: (1) the Bates Battlesite, an engagement in which the Arapahoe were defeated by a coalition composed of U.S. troops and the Shoshone.
(2) At the Dull Knife site, Dull Knife and Wild Hog were defeated, leaving the Big Horn Mountains under the control of the white man.
(3)Located a few miles south of Ten Sleep is the famous site of the Spring Creek Raid. Here, cattle ranchers and sheep herders fought a bloody battle over grazing rights. The event eventually led to the end of the bitter rivalry between cattlemen and sheep ranchers.
Tomorrow: the results of that visit.
3 comments:
if you want to know how small you are you must drive through ten sleep pass at sunset. do it when the sun is just touching the rim of the mountain. i never felt so small in my life.
Dirty Sally's, home of the world's smallest bathroom! It was a delightful town. Our greatest surprise was the Big Horn mountains just past there, covered in snow in October! It was the prettiest thing I have ever seen!
In the early 1970's my husband and I lived in Worland Wyoming and fly fished under the red bluffs on Tensleep creek! There was a motel up the road a ways, very old but right on the Creek! Stayed there several times and fished right behind the motel! Great memories!
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