Encampment, Riverside discuss summer events

Summer celebrations were a hot topic at both Encampment’s and Riverside’s recent town council meetings May 9.

At both meetings, John Farr mentioned a summer gathering celebrating the yearly opening of the Battle Pass Scenic Byway, or Highway 70, which runs from Encampment to Baggs. He also gave the Encampment and Riverside councils new Wyoming state maps that more clearly marked the Battle Pass Scenic Byway.

“On Friday the 21st of June, the first day of summer, we’re going to have a little celebration up there,” Farr said at the Encampment meeting. “The scenic byways are a very important part...