Some years back, I worked with a lady who grew up on a ranch dozens of miles south of Jeffrey City. During the summer, they might come into Jeffrey City once a week for some groceries and fuel. By the time she was in high school, the high school had closed in Jeffrey City, so she would live for the winter with relatives in Rawlins and went to high school there. During those times, her parents would drive from their ranch once a month to Rawlins to see her and to shop in the "big city." She must have been raised right, though--she was an "A" student all through school and graduated from college with honors. She was a delightful, kind, but "rugged" Wyoming lady--typical of native Wyomingites.
Charcoal was transported to foundries in S.L.C. The timber was stripped from the whole Piedmont area. The road leading to Piedmont was the railroad bed.
This is the first time I've viewed your Wyoming videos. That state is incredible. The terrain and landscape are amazing to behold. One has to be truly gifted in how to live a rustic lifestyle to survive out there I'm sure, but wow, truly beautiful to view.
That first town looks like a RR town. Just a place to stop for water for the steam powered trains. Many towns were built when rails came through and many were abandoned or greatly reduced when steam became obsolete because trains didn't need to stop as often.
The great Stobe the Hobo stayed in Wendover for a night while he was train hopping back in 2017. During that video he explored the two story white house as well as other abandoned structures in the area. He commented on the fact that there weren't any hobo tags to be seen in any of those houses and how surprising that was. I guess that proves how far out of the way Wendover actually is!
Been watching your travels I grew up in Wyoming another cool place or places to visit is powder river, Waltman, and armento back in the day was really awesome it’s north of Casper going up tword Shoshone Wyoming enjoy your videos a lot thank you
I’ve just discovered your CZcams videos. Your photography and editing of your videos as well as how informative they are are just high quality and enjoyed. I love small town traveling too. Thank you
Sage, Wyo. lies along the old Oregon Short Line Railway. Which forked off of the Union Pacific line at Granger, Wyo. in 1881, and reached Huntington, Oregon in 1884. Also only about 11.5 miles east of Sage, in the shadow of the Fossil Butte National Monument is the Ghost Town of Fossil, Wyo. There are a few old buildings remaining at Fossil, & a nonprofit is currently working to restore the old OSL R/R Depot there at Fossil. As the railroads transitioned from steam to diesel electric in the late 40's, mid 50's, these small railroad towns were no longer needed & were left to their own demise. Piedmont & the kilns lie along the original 1869 Transcontinental Railway route.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Unfortunately there isn't a lot of info on most of these old towns. I wish you could have filmed Fossil while you were so close. I lived in the area in the late 50's early 60's. And occasionally return for a visit, having family in the area. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.
@@josephlupcho4061 I definitely would have but I didn't know about Fossil, unfortunately. I'll have to make another trip someday! Thank you for watching and for the terrific information - much appreciated!
Around here in west Texas there's abandoned houses.. I always have to explore inside.. lol.. usually they're already stripped of old door knobs and light fixtures.. but it's so fun! I found a baby coyote in one.. we raised him bout 6 months then a lady familiar with wild animals took him.. lol
I’m planning to go to Texas late in the year and I’m doing some research. So many ghost towns to find! I usually don’t go inside, but every once in a while it’s too inviting haha. That’s craZy about the coyote!
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I think my favorite towns were Sage and Piedmont. At Sage I could take my horse and ride down that trail along the railroad. Pretty neat. Great job. Keep a smile. 😁
Piedmont was definitely one of my favorites. And it was a very scenic drive to get there. Sage is a mystery. I’d like to know more about its history. But I can see why it was named Sage!
Yeah there was something about Sage that I really liked. I did like some of the older buildings that were left in the towns. I was surprised they were still standing.
Your videos are so interesting! To think people just got up and left homes and businesses is eerie. The larger towns too! Apartment buildings, homes, stores etc. Just left to stand there. Great video!😊
Wise guy it's been 25 yrs ago I told about young guys in flint hills. They would pull crawl space cover off an abandon house. Shin a flash light under the house , shoot the eye reflection of a raccoon. They quit when a very angry Bob cat came out from under house!
These ghost towns has a story different then the usual. Lots of buildings left, rare stone kilns, and long train presence parked as though in protection to the town This area of Wyoming has beauty. 😊 .
@@TravelwithaWiseguyHave for several years. Enjoyed very much. Seen places never would have unless someone like you with the spirit of unique desire to uncover the the world of the undiscovered of history past. Thank you! You are a jewel.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy I’ve been asking my husband if we could go up through WY & see where I lived (Gillette) & up through Yellowstone & Paradise valley for years. He’s younger than I am so he’s still working, has his own business, & he can’t seem to get away for more than a week. By the time he gets around to it, I’ll be too old!😂
@@TravelwithaWiseguy I used to go to Florida every September, if he couldn’t go, & a friend couldn’t go, I’d go alone or take one of our dogs with me. But I’m older now & don’t want to travel alone. We live in Oklahoma so it would take 12 to 14 hours, depending on where I went. I loved driving on the highway, I always drove straight through. People would ask how long the trip would take & he would say,” it’s 12 to 14, unless Sharon’s driving!” 😂 I haven’t been able to find a dr. To remove the lead from my right foot!
"Four saloons seems like a lot for a small town" For some reason I am the opposite. When I picture old wild west small towns I picture a town that has nothing but saloons and brothels 🤣
Guernsey, Wyoming, was recently in the news as an epicenter of meth production in SE Wyoming. Nice little town, out in the sticks, with some breaking bad chemists doing their thing.
I know you said the town was once Home on the Range but it looked like there was a building with that title as well, any idea what it was? There was a new looking car in front of it like somebody still occupied it
I looked up Wendover, Wyoming on Google Scholar and most that I could get that it was a stop on the RR to pick up coal from local coal mines. Not really a town.
Some years back, I worked with a lady who grew up on a ranch dozens of miles south of Jeffrey City. During the summer, they might come into Jeffrey City once a week for some groceries and fuel. By the time she was in high school, the high school had closed in Jeffrey City, so she would live for the winter with relatives in Rawlins and went to high school there. During those times, her parents would drive from their ranch once a month to Rawlins to see her and to shop in the "big city." She must have been raised right, though--she was an "A" student all through school and graduated from college with honors. She was a delightful, kind, but "rugged" Wyoming lady--typical of native Wyomingites.
Jeffrey City was one of my favorite stops in WY.. was unexpected surprise
I agree - so much more interesting than I thought it would be!
Charcoal was transported to foundries in S.L.C. The timber was stripped from the whole Piedmont area. The road leading to Piedmont was the railroad bed.
This is the first time I've viewed your Wyoming videos. That state is incredible. The terrain and landscape are amazing to behold. One has to be truly gifted in how to live a rustic lifestyle to survive out there I'm sure, but wow, truly beautiful to view.
Yeah Wyoming is awesome. I’d love to go and spend a couple week wandering around there!
Someday!
That first town looks like a RR town. Just a place to stop for water for the steam powered trains. Many towns were built when rails came through and many were abandoned or greatly reduced when steam became obsolete because trains didn't need to stop as often.
It's too bad they are keeping Sage from view. Glad you found it!
That was one of the oddest places I’ve ever visited!
Windover was an awesome find!!! Great job
Thanks so much! I loved that one too 😊
Inspiring info if I'm going to buy a place. Thank you.
The great Stobe the Hobo stayed in Wendover for a night while he was train hopping back in 2017. During that video he explored the two story white house as well as other abandoned structures in the area. He commented on the fact that there weren't any hobo tags to be seen in any of those houses and how surprising that was. I guess that proves how far out of the way Wendover actually is!
Oh wow that’s interesting! Yeah it’s definitely out there, and not much reason to visit - unless you like that kind of stuff (like me) 😂
Been watching your travels I grew up in Wyoming another cool place or places to visit is powder river, Waltman, and armento back in the day was really awesome it’s north of Casper going up tword Shoshone Wyoming enjoy your videos a lot thank you
Thank you for the recommendation! And thanks for watching!
I’ve just discovered your CZcams videos. Your photography and editing of your videos as well as how informative they are are just high quality and enjoyed. I love small town traveling too. Thank you
I really appreciate you finding my channel and making that nice comment! Always great to find like minded people to share these stories with. Thanks!
The kilns are so cool!! 😯
Yeah they were! And just sitting there for anyone to check out!
Wow. What a find in Wendover!
Sage, Wyo. lies along the old Oregon Short Line Railway. Which forked off of the Union Pacific line at Granger, Wyo. in 1881, and reached Huntington, Oregon in 1884. Also only about 11.5 miles east of Sage, in the shadow of the Fossil Butte National Monument is the Ghost Town of Fossil, Wyo. There are a few old buildings remaining at Fossil, & a nonprofit is currently working to restore the old OSL R/R Depot there at Fossil. As the railroads transitioned from steam to diesel electric in the late 40's, mid 50's, these small railroad towns were no longer needed & were left to their own demise. Piedmont & the kilns lie along the original 1869 Transcontinental Railway route.
Awesome info about Sage - thank you! I couldn’t find anything about it online.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Unfortunately there isn't a lot of info on most of these old towns. I wish you could have filmed Fossil while you were so close. I lived in the area in the late 50's early 60's. And occasionally return for a visit, having family in the area. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.
@@josephlupcho4061 I definitely would have but I didn't know about Fossil, unfortunately. I'll have to make another trip someday! Thank you for watching and for the terrific information - much appreciated!
I always look forward to your videos.
I appreciate that! I’ll keep trying to put out interesting stuff 😊
Around here in west Texas there's abandoned houses.. I always have to explore inside.. lol.. usually they're already stripped of old door knobs and light fixtures.. but it's so fun! I found a baby coyote in one.. we raised him bout 6 months then a lady familiar with wild animals took him.. lol
I’m planning to go to Texas late in the year and I’m doing some research. So many ghost towns to find! I usually don’t go inside, but every once in a while it’s too inviting haha. That’s craZy about the coyote!
Home On The Range had little bar and restaurant years ago, you had your choice, beer, cheese sandwich or both.
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I appreciate your watching! It was a great little trip!
I think my favorite towns were Sage and Piedmont. At Sage I could take my horse and ride down that trail along the railroad. Pretty neat. Great job. Keep a smile. 😁
Piedmont was definitely one of my favorites. And it was a very scenic drive to get there. Sage is a mystery. I’d like to know more about its history. But I can see why it was named Sage!
Yeah there was something about Sage that I really liked. I did like some of the older buildings that were left in the towns. I was surprised they were still standing.
Probably won’t be for too much longer!
Great video. Love your channel
Glad you enjoy it! Much appreciated!
I find it funny that the shiny new Tesla in the middle of a ghost town 😮
😂😂
It is so interesting that there are so many ghost towns around the US!
I agree! I love learning about each and every one of them!
I love going to these small ghost towns!!
Thanks for the adventures!!!
Thanks for watching! It's a fun hobby!
great video! i always love to see completely abandoned ghost towns!
Thank you! Me too! Always a very unique experience.
Your videos are so interesting! To think people just got up and left homes and businesses is eerie. The larger towns too! Apartment buildings, homes, stores etc. Just left to stand there. Great video!😊
Thank you! All of them are intereting to me. I love learning about their stories!
Thats one thing that I find interesting as well
Wise guy it's been 25 yrs ago I told about young guys in flint hills. They would pull crawl space cover off an abandon house. Shin a flash light under the house , shoot the eye reflection of a raccoon. They quit when a very angry Bob cat came out from under house!
Oh my! 😳
Those homes have seen better days. What weird vibes.
Haha yeah they have 😂😂 Definitely some fixer uppers!
In some of these "towns" if you ever wanted to feel like the last person on earth, you found the places to do that.
I felt like that a few times 😂😂
These ghost towns has a story different then the usual. Lots of buildings left, rare stone kilns, and long train presence parked as though in protection to the town
This area of Wyoming has beauty. 😊
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It is SO beautiful in that area - and much of Wyoming for that matter. I always love exploring up there, but never have enough time!
@@TravelwithaWiseguyHave for several years. Enjoyed very much. Seen places never would have unless someone like you with the spirit of unique desire to uncover the the world of the undiscovered of history past. Thank you! You are a jewel.
Wish I had known about these places when I lived in Wyoming. But I was only there for a year!
Always time to go back and visit! 😊
@@TravelwithaWiseguy I’ve been asking my husband if we could go up through WY & see where I lived (Gillette) & up through Yellowstone & Paradise valley for years. He’s younger than I am so he’s still working, has his own business, & he can’t seem to get away for more than a week. By the time he gets around to it, I’ll be too old!😂
Maybe you should go on a solo trip or with some friends!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy I used to go to Florida every September, if he couldn’t go, & a friend couldn’t go, I’d go alone or take one of our dogs with me. But I’m older now & don’t want to travel alone. We live in Oklahoma so it would take 12 to 14 hours, depending on where I went. I loved driving on the highway, I always drove straight through. People would ask how long the trip would take & he would say,” it’s 12 to 14, unless Sharon’s driving!” 😂 I haven’t been able to find a dr. To remove the lead from my right foot!
@@SKC193 Hahaha!!!
"Four saloons seems like a lot for a small town" For some reason I am the opposite. When I picture old wild west small towns I picture a town that has nothing but saloons and brothels 🤣
You’re probably right! I wonder what the amount of saloons per capita was for the average town!
That location looks like the one from Stobe the hobos last videos before he passed. If so there is a canyon not far from the first town in your video
I want to visit wyoming so badly to pan for gold. Trying to even get a bicycle to ride from Texarkana to give it a try.
I always love visiting Wyoming! Lots of hidden gems 😊
The house was probably something like the Petty Coat Junction house that probably offered meals and lodging for the miners and traveling salesmen. 🤓👗
I'm not sure that I'd like to live in a town with so many abandoned houses
Guernsey, Wyoming, was recently in the news as an epicenter of meth production in SE Wyoming. Nice little town, out in the sticks, with some breaking bad chemists doing their thing.
I know you said the town was once Home on the Range but it looked like there was a building with that title as well, any idea what it was? There was a new looking car in front of it like somebody still occupied it
Apparently that is the old post office they are trying to restore. And it was there from when it was called Home on the Range. Pretty cool!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Trying to restore, wow that would be interesting. Wonder what they're going to do with it.
Was that a road that was covered by floodwater? A boat launch? What was that lake in Wendover? Any idea?
Pretty sure it was for a boat launch unless there was an old bridge not there anymore.
It’s crazy how little information there is on sage. It’s shocking how we can just not know something that wasn’t that long ago
Agreed!
I looked up Wendover, Wyoming on Google Scholar and most that I could get that it was a stop on the RR to pick up coal from local coal mines. Not really a town.
Oooh, advertisement for a youtube channel on one of the buildings!
Maybe I should slap a Wiseguy sticker on there 😂😂
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Probably not worth the long drive back now haha
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait ... wait ... wait ... wait you buried the lede. You have stickers? 😲
😂😂 no I don’t. Someone suggested it previously haha.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy 🤣🤣
Are you going to show the Michigan ghost towns, clip.
Not sure which clip you’re referring to. Do you mean just some Michigan ghost towns in general?
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Yes anything you have. I just found your channel, it's great. Anything Michigan is fine. Have a blessed day.
Gotcha! I would really love to but I don’t get up that way often. I have friends there so maybe I need to make a road trip!
Would like to re-purpose some of that wood.
Go into the house that's the best part of this kind of video