Hampton Inn and Suites Green River

Wyoming

by sim1

Driving all the way from Moab and Arches National Park towards Yellowstone national Park is an awfully long drive. That's why we made this overnight stop in Green River. It isn't a place I would normally visit I guess. But the Great Race was a pleasant surprise.

The drive was very long, but in a way fun to do. Seeing the sign of the State of Wyoming was great though. After a long long drive we were in Wyoming. But oops.... that doesn't mean we are there yet. Still lots of kilometers to go.

The Great Race

by sim1

This was one of the old cars I saw at the Great Race. It is a 1910 Selden Raceabout. I got some help with identifying these cars as I had no clue about the names of these cars myself. I just love to watch them, that's good enough for me :-)

The Origins of the Grand Canyon Begin Here

by atufft

"Tributary of the Colorado"

As late as 1921, when a formal House Joint Resolution declared the Green River as a tributary, the Colorado River began properly at the confluence of the Green and Grand Rivers. The Green River, which begins in Wind River Mountains of Wyoming--very close to Yellowstone--is the longer tributary, but the Colorado delegation apparently insisted that the Grand, which has a slightly larger volume of water and begins in Colorado, become renamed as part of the Colorado River. Yet, when John Wesley Powell had begun his survey and map of the Colorado River basin, he launched his rafts from Expedition Island at Green River, an event for which the town is rightly proud. In any case, the Green River as a major tributary of the Colorado is today a great starting point for one of the world's greatest river trips through the Flaming Gorge reservoir and through the Grand Canyon.

"Green River's Majestic Setting"

Unlike Colorado's Grand Junction, which is the largest town on the upper Colorado River, where the Grand Valley is wide enough for considerable agricultural output, Green River is contained by a spectacular backdrop of rust colored sedimentary buttes. The Green River, which receives its name from river's apparent color, creates a narrow line of vegetation and life in an otherwise starkly barren part of southwest Wyoming. Traveling west on I-80, Green River's setting is also abruptly different than the wild west high plains Wyoming towns further east, such as Laramie and Rawlins. Indeed as one drives I-80 through Green River, the freeway tunnels through a butte high above the city, offering a great overview of the city. During most of my travels through the area, I have simply driven by admiring the isolated beauty of this small town. But, recently, I decided to take the Business 80 route through town and stop for a few hours walk around. As it turned out, this was time well spent and I plan to stop by here more often to park the big rig and to relax quite near the river.

"Trona and Railroad Town"

Located more than thirty miles south of South Pass, the easiest route used by Pioneers traveling west along the Oregon Trail, Green River began as a mining town within the Dakota Territory some twenty years before John Wesley Powell had arrived to launch his famous expedition. County Seat of Sweetwater County, Green River was at first by passed by the Union Pacific Railroad, but as mining of coal and trona became more important, a major rail spur was routed through the city. Today, Green River is the world's capital for Trona (a raw form of soda ash) and a major center for coal mining as it gets loaded at the city's substantial railroad yards. In the past passenger service came to Green River, but while that is long gone, the train depot and rail yards, along with the river, dominate the narrow confines of the Green River gorge.

A little town a growin

by skyeladean

"I Grew up here"

When i lived here last it was so small we had one high school and two middle schools. Now it is growing by leaps and bounds. It will slways be a small town compared to New York City or LA but you can still leave your doors unlocked at night and feel safe walking home.