Entering Wyoming - Sage, Wyoming

Travel Directions:
From I-80 take WY Exit 5, “Front Street / WY-89 N”
Follow WY-89, UT-16, UT-30, and WY-89 for 50.0 miles.
Turn Right (E) on US-30; go 1.1 miles.
Look for the “Sage” sign. The town is to the right, across the rail tracks.

Remarks:
Sublime in every sense, Sage now makes its ghostly return to nature. It was once the tough, independent kind of community that Annie Proulx had in mind when she named it Ennis’s boyhood home. Now it is home to coyotes and weeds. Visitors here can feel a special closeness to the setting which shaped the life and fate of Brokeback’s most celebrated character.

We do not know why Sage is often overlooked by Brokeback visitors to Wyoming. Doing so is a big mistake.

In addition to its considerable Brokeback credentials, Sage is well known to western ghost town photographers and aficionados.

See:
http://ghost-town-photography.com/wyoming_ghost_towns.htm

Important:
Wear boots and protective gear. Snakes may be active in this area. Always obtain appropriate permission before entering private property. Those planning to enter old buildings should bring flashlights and be cautious of loose or missing floorboards and railings.

Quotation:
“Ennis del Mar from around Sage, near the Utah line.” [1]

[1] Brokeback Mountain - Story to Screenplay by Annie Proulx, Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (Scribner) ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-9416-4, page 1.

Sage

Contributed photo

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