Places that you may never have heard of

I’ve made countless cross country trips by car usually traveling our Interstate Highway system. Sometimes I’ll see a sign with a name that I don’t recognize and it’s these places that my pique my curiosity.

Driving in Wyoming between Cheyenne and Laramie is a place with an odd name – Vedauwoo.

While not conclusive, its name is said to come from the Arapahoes who have called this area home for centuries. By taking this exit, a short drive will take you Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest which is home to an abundance of wildlife and fauna.

But Vedawoo is best known as a popular destination for bouldering and rock climbers who are challenged by a very extensive group of huge, hard granite formations.

Above photos is an example of one of these challenging formations. [photo courtesy of Stacy Bender of Climbing Older website]

To find climbing information and personal experiences from Stacy Bender visit his website at Climbing Older. And while Stacy’s site may target the older (read: senior) among us, I’m sticking to the hiking paths rather than hanging from rocks with ropes, etc.

For more for in information about the tackling the Vedauwoos through climbing, biking or hiking click here.

Still Interested?

Here are a few more places that you may never have heard of –

Argenta, Nevada
Aragonite, Utah
Beowawe, Nevada
Dunphy, Nevada
Wamsutter, Wyoming