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Gebo, Wyoming Video

Posted on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

I’ve tried to give you a sense of place when it comes to the ghost town of Gebo.

It’s solitary. It’s quiet. It’s a simple echo of who once lived there.

I hope you enjoy this!

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19 thoughts on “Gebo, Wyoming Video”

  1. Sandy G. says:
    February 3, 2020 at 12:57 AM

    Ghost towns are always interesting to see and a little melancholy thinking about the people who lived there who probably had a lot of hopes and dreams. But now the buildings stand there empty and degrading over time.

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  2. elaine says:
    February 2, 2020 at 11:21 AM

    In the photo at 1:50, is that really an actual “canary in the coal mine”??? And to its right, the candle-looking items would not really be, well, dynamite? Or perhaps they are in fact candles used to mark the direction of air currents in the mine.

    What a beautiful rendition this is of a slice of history. Highest marks for every element. And thank you for sharing this (and so much more) with us.

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    1. Carol says:
      February 3, 2020 at 12:06 AM

      That is indeed a bird in a cage… that’s why I zoomed in on it in the video, so everyone would be sure to see it. These gentlemen are the safety/rescue squad. What I think you’re calling candles or dynamite look more to me like power units for their backpacks. They have flashlights next to them, so candles wouldn’t be productive. Besides, coal dust is flammable and so is methane, live candles wouldn’t necessarily be what you’d want if you were rescuing someone.

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      1. elaine says:
        February 3, 2020 at 9:41 AM

        Thanks for clarifying. And for this wonderful peek into the past.

  3. Holly A Smothers says:
    February 1, 2020 at 10:23 AM

    Thanks for the video. I can almost hear the wind whistling up the hill, and smell the dry sage brush. Ahhh….

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  4. Irmgard says:
    February 1, 2020 at 9:06 AM

    Awesome video, fantastic job! I just watched it for the second ( and probably not for the last) time. “Long Road Ahead” is absolutely perfect for your video (love Kevin MacLeod’s music), very melancholy and conveying that the long road ahead held many a hardship in store.
    (Wondering: Is that the head of an animal, in the second picture with the four men standing and one sitting in front? The second man from the left is holding a rope which is attached to a really hairy animal???)
    Anyway, standing ovations from me! Hope your mini-vacation will be most enjoyable.

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    1. Carol says:
      February 3, 2020 at 12:10 AM

      I see how you could see that… but I believe that it is the headlight of the coal car behind them. The second headlight is behind the next guy, though he’s blocking half of it. I don’t know what the rope/cable is for. In this pic, I was sincerely hoping that the driller (the seated man) REALLY WASN’T smoking that cigarette. I wasn’t sure if the guy on the right had a cigarette as well. Oh, my!

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      1. Irmgard says:
        February 3, 2020 at 4:46 AM

        Thanks! I guess I’m still kind of traumatized by stories of the “pit ponies” I learned of when my dad took me to the Deutsches Museum in Munich as a kid. Very impressive exhibits of how incredibly hard life was back then, for man and “beast” – and children!
        Yeah, that cigarette… Maybe the photo was taken in a relatively safe, well-aired part of the mine, but who knows; it seems these men, with no protective gear to speak of, were tempting fate all the time anyway.

  5. Kris Hazelbaker says:
    February 1, 2020 at 8:22 AM

    Thanks!! Loved the juxtaposition of then and now throughout. Lots of questions/thoughts came to mind – are the buildings made of rocks? they last a long time even without maintenance. And what was that music? Loved it!!

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    1. Carol says:
      February 3, 2020 at 12:12 AM

      They are sandstone. Some have worn tremendously, others are fine. The music was “Long Road Ahead” by Kevin MacLeod, and is used through Creative Commons. The link is below my video on YouTube.

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  6. Paul E. Tomlinson says:
    January 31, 2020 at 6:09 PM

    the video was amazing, just thinking about living & working there, & that music gave me goose bumps-

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  7. Rosemary Carey says:
    January 31, 2020 at 4:51 PM

    You write a marvelous blog, Carol, full of great photos and interesting information. Reading it has taught me so much about cattle operations, art and crafting, dogs, and the good life in north central Wyoming. I’m always impressed by your energy and how much you get done. I’m off a little early today so am finally getting around to entering the contest. I’ve followed/liked you on Facebook, subscribed to videos on YouTube, and am a happy relatively long-time subscriber to your blog. Thanks so much, you’re a point of light there in the Rockies.

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  8. Chris says:
    January 31, 2020 at 1:15 PM

    Beautiful tribute. How quickly time erases us.

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  9. Marilyn O says:
    January 31, 2020 at 10:43 AM

    Wonderful job – I liked the fading in and out of the scenes! Very professional! And, as a musician, I loved the choice of music (whatever it was???). Great look at this once-flourishing little town.

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  10. ginger busta says:
    January 31, 2020 at 9:37 AM

    Incredible. Really enjoyed it. Thank You.

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  11. Chuck Bruhn says:
    January 31, 2020 at 9:22 AM

    I really enjoyed this. Music was perfect! Those were hardy souls as many of our ancestors were! Made me think of my own fore-bearers from Germany and Ireland that settled in Minnesota and Illinois. They were farmers, but no less tough. Bless them all for their courage! Thank you for posting this!

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  12. Leslie Grace says:
    January 31, 2020 at 7:27 AM

    I have really enjoyed my visit to Gebo. Thanks for letting us follow along!

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  13. Larry Grappy says:
    January 31, 2020 at 7:01 AM

    That was a great video. That is a place I would like to go and just wander and visualize what it used to be.

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  14. Susan says:
    January 31, 2020 at 4:43 AM

    What an amazing job Carol! Thank you!!

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Since 2008, I’ve kept this photographic journal of life on our working Wyoming ranch.  I share ranch work, my family, crafts and DIY, my English Shepherds, Bravo and Indy, and a love for this land.  Enjoy this red dirt country!

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