Snowy Range, Wyoming

We left Colorado on Friday and headed up an empty two-lane road into the wide open country of Wyoming, where we planned to meet up with two of John's EMS clients in Saratoga.

Along the highway, we encountered a unique species of Wyoming wildlife, the jackalope. We were fortunate to capture this rare photo.


Saratoga, Wyoming, is named after Saratoga, New York, because it is one of two natural hot springs in Wyoming. It is also the home of the Hotel Wolf, which originally opened in 1883. What's for dinner in Saratoga? Beef!



Below is a photo of John and Bill Dahlke of West Central Wyoming EMS, the new local EMS service that John helped set up.

John's meeting took place at an ice cream parlor called the Lollipop. Lauren entertained herself by taking photos. Doesn't this look like a Norman Rockwell painting?


After spending the night in Saratoga, it was time for a hike and some fishing in the Snowy Range. These mountains definately live up to their name, as we encountered lots of snow on the trails.

Medicine Bow Peak, approx. 11,000 feet
(check out John's new hat!)

Lauren finally found her alpine heaven.

Lauren heads for a distant fishing lake. Can you believe it's July?

South Gap Lake

We each caught a rainbow trout (and returned them to their habitat). Finished the day soaking our tired bones in a shallow waters of the North Platte River that was heated by the Saratoga Hot Springs. Lauren says this was one of the best days of her life.