A Sheep Herders Dream

Steep Short hill and short walk. Grassy, sandy terrian. some low brush and bushes. Do not park along the roadway!

Clear 1.6 liter rubbermaid container with gray trimmed lid. Keep trading items on the smallish side. Original Container is back after ammo can muggled. ~~NEW 50 cal ammo box!!~~ Cheyenne should enjoy this one. Take a trash bag as this is a cache-in trash-out one. A great Wyoming legend goes along with this one. Started 300 or so miles west along I-80 but led to this site as well. Take time to visit the nearby coffee shop and learn the story. Also join the Wyo-Neb Area Geocachers if you are a local.
3/11/2005 - put some brand new goodies in here - please trade with equal or better. Also - please rehide exactly where found.

"THE LEGEND OF LITTLE AMERICA

"Back in the 1890s when Little America's founder was a young man herding sheep in a dreary section of Wyoming, he became lost in a ranging northeast blizzard and was forced to camp out all night at the place where the original Little America now stands (On Interstate 80, twenty-two miles west of Green River, Wyoming). On that long January night, in a terrible storm with fifty-mile-per-hour winds and 40 below temperatures, he longed for a warm fire, something to eat and wool blankets. He thought what a blessing it would be if some good soul would build a house of shelter at that desolate spot. Many times in his heart he dreamed of a haven for travelers with a crackling fire, a warm bed. delicious food, and convivial atmosphere. "In the 1930s when he saw Admiral Byrd's picture of "Little America" in Antarctica, and his isolation so many miles from his base camp, it reminded the founder of his experience in the Wyoming blizzard. The thought came back to fulfill his dream, to erect a haven of refuge on the spot of his harrowing experience. The name, naturally of course "Little America'" "From its humble beginning on Wyoming's southwestern desert, Little America has grown to include properties throughout the Western United States."