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OncethelooproadreturnstoRte.44,considerheadingsouthfivemilestoSheepCreek
Overlook for a view of the dramatic meeting place of Sheep Creek and Flaming Gorge.
Then the drive follows Rte. 44 north to Manila, a small town ringed by crests and peaks.
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Route 530
After a short stretch along Rte. 43 east, a sign welcomes you to Wyoming. Rte. 530, the
final leg of the drive, continues to the north, where the terrain quickly—almost magic-
ally—changes from mountains to high desert. Though the land through which you travel
may for the most part seem barren, the 45 miles to Green River have an austere beauty all
their own: lonely buttes cresting rumpled hills, piles of rocks shaped like giant beehives,
and a weather-worn badland called the Devils Playground. Farther along, sand, sagebrush,
and cactus accompany you to the town of Green River and its namesake waterway—the
celestial knife that slowly carved Flaming Gorge.
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