Fort Steele Travel Guide

 atufft Says:  On a bluff near the powder magazine are the scattered remains of Fort Steele's cemetary. No tombstones are readable, and apparently anyone of fame had their body removed to another cemetary. This has been hit by vandals heavily, but then some wooden tombstones probably also... 

 atufft Says:  For safety reasons, the Fort Steele ammunition depot was constructed at some distance from the barracks buildings. Ironically, this is the only building that remains intact at Fort Steele, having been constructed of locally quarried stone. 

 atufft Says:  On the banks of the Platte River, within the fencing of the industrial building ruins, I came across a herd of goats. They were quick to run away, but I still managed to get a few images. 

 atufft Says:  Along the Platte River are several structures that probably used steam power to either process wool or cut lumber. These buildings are surrounded by a chain link fence, but I managed to get through an open gate. I didn't want to take the old wooden stairs, so I struggled... 

 atufft Says:  Fort Steele still has an active railroad rail and tressel nearby, but there are also the ruins of previous rail crossings over the North Platte River. The river itself is worth the diversion off I-80 as the river winds below a long escarpment. 

 atufft Says:  The single wooden structure still standing is unexplained, but worth examining... 

 atufft Says:  Fort Steele never was attacked nor the soldiers engaged in battle, so many soldiers broke the tedium of daily life by having their families living nearby. After the fort was decommissioned, residents of the area converted fort buildings to new uses. The school house was a... 

 atufft Says:  Fort Steele was largely a collection of wood buildings, built from Medicine Bow forest lumber brought down to this barren expanse of Wyoming high desert. Even during its heyday, Fort Steele was subject on fires started by the sparks of passing locomotives. Of the original 5...