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Dreary CASPER , halfway up Wyoming
on I-25, may not seem an obvious place to visit, but at a good
150 miles from anywhere of similar size it makes a likely pit
stop. Originally at the spot where the Oregon Trail crossed the
North Platte River - you can visit a reconstruction of the 1860s
Fort Caspar which gave it its (misspelled) name - Casper
has been the center of Wyoming's oil region since 1890. Its population
(and appearance) fluctuates between periods of high and low demand;
right now, the economy is ticking along, though with the exception
of a couple of retail blocks along E Second Street downtown, still
hasn't completely shaken off the signs of harder times.
Casper's biggest bright spot is the Nicolaysen
Art Museum , 400 E Collins Drive (Tues, Wed, Fri &
Sat 10am-5pm, Thurs 10am-8pm, Sun noon-4pm; $3). Housed in a disused
power station, it displays old and new art by Wyoming artists.
For a portrayal of life at an Oregon Trail Outpost, visit the
Fort Caspar National Historic Place , on the North Platte
River west of downtown.
