The future is tourism

John Farr has lived in Encampment for several years. Farr is also the Encampment representative for the Carbon County Visitors Council (CCVC) and is pleased with how the board promotes the county to the nation and world.

“It has some sharp people on the board and you can tell they love their area they represent in Carbon County the way I love Encampment,” Farr said.

He started out a Colorado native, but came to the Valley years ago for fishing and knew this was the place he wanted to retire.

“I lived in Summit County (Colorado), which is the biggest ski county in the United States, and I watch...