(Wyoming) – The Equality State. Nothing scary about that, but what about the many faces and places around Wyoming? We took some time to brainstorm a few Spooktacular names and places around our state that bring a tingling chill up your back, and we wanted to share them with our favorite readers!
Here you go, ten Spooktacular Names and Places around Wyoming:
1.Devil’s Tower– That was an easy one.
2. From the famous Stormship Troopers – Hell’s Half Acre.
3. The end or the beginning of the Sweetwater River, leading tired travelers along the Oregon Trail – Devil’s Gate just outside of Casper.
h/t Debbi Shutts
4. From the Bighorn Basin near Cody and Powell- Heart Mountain.
5. The deep canyons and great fishing of the Flaming Gorge between Rock Springs and Green River.
6. Now it gets tricky, how about the White Devil of the Rattlesnake Range near Casper. According to Haunted Places of Wyoming, legend has it that a ghostly white stallion, the White Devil, once protected the herds of wild mustangs against cowboys who attempted to rope them. The spectral horse would attack, biting and kicking at cowboys who tried to round up the wild horses.
7. Have you heard of the Blue Lady of Kane Cemetery in Lovell, Wy? According to Haunted Places of Wyoming:
Kane is a sort of ghost town about 10 miles west of Lovell. It has no residents, but a few building foundations remain. When the Yellowtail Reservoir water level is low, the old town’s remains and the historic cemetery can be seen. The Blue Lady who haunts this cemetery is a glowing specter who is said to look beautiful from far away but ugly close up. According to local legend, she had an abusive husband who was the cause of her children drowning. Her ghost lingers in search of her children.
8.The Ship of Death along the Platte River, according to Haunted Places of Wyoming:
This phantom ship has been seen and talked about since the mid-1800s. Those who have seen it say it first materializes as a mysterious fog over a small part of the river. Out of the fog sails an ethereal gray ship from long ago. The ship is said to be an omen of death, and whoever sees it will lose someone close to them. The ship is manned by a ghostly crew, all working around a body laid on the deck – the body of someone close to the person who sees the phantom ship.
9. Now we are stretching it, how about the Virginian Hotel in Medicine Bow, Wyo. Filled with ghost stories of ghosts still haunted the place.
10. The Bighorn Medicine Wheel in Lovell, Wyo. Haunted Places of Wyoming calls a mysterious structure has been used as a worship site for hundreds of years. Not even the local Native Americans know who built it. Some researchers say it is at least 12,000 years old. Legend has it that if you fast for four days within the circle, the ancient spirits will come to you.
Can you think of some others?!?! Let us know!