Riverton, Wyo. • It was known simply as Red Rocks a generation ago, the restaurant and motel on the north side of U.S. Highway 26 just before the big curve 20 miles east of Dubois.
While the meals may have been memorable, what goes on inside the former restaurant and motel complex is unexpected.
Ben Barto, a Wyoming native originally from Rock Springs, has created a quiet industry along the Wind River that produces world-quality knives, ornaments, pins and just about anything else you can imagine from elk and deer antlers.
The enterprise produces unique wildlife-based art but has another special purpose in supporting veterans and veteran organizations across the state and the nation.