Happy Jack Road Cheyenne, Wyoming

Happy Jack Wind Farm: on happy Jack Road west of Cheyenne, Wyoming

This is a picture of the Happy Jack Wind Farm on Happy Jack Road West of Cheyenne Wyoming.

Happy Jack Wind Farm:on Happy Jack Road west of Cheyenne, Wyoming

The Happy Jack Wind Farm is an amazing site on Happy Jack Road. Duke Energy Generation Services has developed a new 30 MW windpower facility west of Cheyenne in Laramie County, Wyoming. The Suzlon turbines produce 2.1 MWs each.

The Happy Jack Windpower project is located adjacent to Jack Landfill on property owned by the City of Cheyenne.

Happy Jack Wind Farm off Happy Jack Road west of Cheyenne, Wyoming

The Happy Jack project sells 100 percent of its clean, renewable energy to Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power under a 20-year renewable energy purchase agreement.

The project generated its first MW of electricity on July 17, 2008 with a commercial operations date of September 3, 2008.

Several Curt Gowdy State Parks are accessible from Happy Jack Road west of Cheyenne, Wyoming

You will see a sign off Happy Jack Road directing you to Crystal Reservoir. The road to Crystal Reservoir is dirt but it is a very pretty drive. This a picture of the sign you will see when you arrive at Crystal Reservoir.

Two small reservoirs form the heart of Curt Gowdy State Park. Crystal, the smallest of the reservoirs, has shoreline fishing for brown trout, rainbow trout and kokanee salmon. Boat fishing (15 horsepower limit) is excellent here.

Horses on private ranch out Happy Jack Road west of Cheyenne, Wyoming

There were beautiful horses and wildflowers along the drive to Crystal Reservoir off Happy Jack Road.

Side road off Happy Jack Road west of Cheyenne, Wyoming

This was cute road sign we saw as we drove out to Crystal Reservoir off Happy Jack Road.

Curt Gowdy State Park on Happy Jack Road west of Cheyenne, Wyoming

The park is reached by taking Happy Jack Road (SR 210) west out of Cheyenne or east out of Laramie from the summit of Interstate 80.

Two small reservoirs form the heart of Curt Gowdy State Park, Granite Reservoir, the larger of the two, is an excellent base for water sports. Granite offers excellent rainbow trout and kokanee salmon fishing. These reservoirs are water sources for nearby towns. No swimming is allowed.

Curt Gowdy State Park on Happy Jack Road west of Cheyenne, Wyoming

This is a picture of the large campground on Granite Reservoir in Curt Gowdy State Park on Happy Jack Road.