Basin Wyoming, pop 1200 plus. A neat little town
on the hiway from somewhere to somewhere else.
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Not a very big place. There's no mall and there are no traffic lights.
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But it has all the comforts of home. Well stocked grocery store, a great hardware store.
A fine little library and a first class weekly newspaper.
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Oh yes, a friendly Post Office.
And a big building with offices that handle county business.
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Basin has a Cafe with good cooking.
For sit down meals and visits with
friends and neighbors.
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Basin has a complete school system
with a 90+% graduation rate.
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There are Churches for all faiths.
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A nice little park for picnics and bar-b-q type events.
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And toys for playing on.
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There is a paved and well lighted walking trail.
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The trail winds for less then a mile,
but you can go around twice. :)
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The trail is popular with critters
as well as people.
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Moving from winter quarters to summer grazing pastures.
These sheep walk through downtown Basin.
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Sheep herding is still done the old fashion way,
dogs on foot and herders on horseback.
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On the East side of town. The Big Horn river winds its way North from
Central Wyoming to become part of the Yellowstone river and eventualy
the Gulf of Mexico.
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Although not spring yet, the river is free of ice and folks
with fishing gear are beginning to "Test the Waters". :)
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On the West side of Basin is an irrigation canal bringing water,
for pastures and lawns, 30 miles North from Worland.
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To the East are the snow capped Big Horn Mountains.
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Although "high desert", the land will grow pretty much anything.
You just have to add water.
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Surrounded by desert and "badlands". The town has done well for
its-self since the early pioneer days, over 100 years ago.
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To the West, across a formidable desert is the Rocky Mountains
and somehere over there, on the other side, is the Pacific Ocean.
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The desert has its own beauty and grandeur. Life flourishes, mostly unseen,
waiting for spring rains to add green color to the traditional browns and reds.
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