Unexpected Visitors

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Photograph of cattle on the South Pass Historical Site Grounds
Cattle visiting South Pass City

Saturday. Our second day of volunteering. Connie and I spent the morning in the archives (8-12), at which time I left to open the Smith Sherlock Company Store. Connie stayed on in the archives reading some volunteer-related documents Joe had given her. She joined me in Smith Sherlock Company Store in mid-afternoon. She left the store for a bit and on her return saw several cattle in town. By the time I got outside, only four were to be seen. The site is surrounded by BLM grazing land. Compared to the sagebrush on the outside, the grass truly was greener on the other side of the fence. It was a pretty cool and breezy day, which did not help encourage people to visit. We had 17 visitors to the store today. 

Today as yesterday was a bit unusual, in my experience, that we had more visitors from Riverton than Lander. Riverton has a larger population, but is farther away. 

Slow days like this occasionally are welcome, as they allow me to photograph and research online, various items in the store. The more I learn, the more interesting stories I will be able to spin!

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