Real Wyoming: Rock Springs

Rock Springs sits in southwest Wyoming at the fringes of the Red Desert and its ever-shifting sand dunes, where evidence of mankind stretches back millennia.

The once hardscrabble town built on the back of the Union Pacific Railroad has transformed itself into a place of industry and culture.

This is the gateway to the Flaming Gorge, which opens its shores to 2.5 million people every year.

Locals call Rock Springs tight knit. Newcomers see a town working hard to thrive.

The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors recently toured Wyoming's fifth-largest city to see the community's progress firsthand and to discover what's on the horizon.

Here's what they saw.