Blogs from Casper, Wyoming, United States, North America

The theme for today is “no service”. When we are traveling, I use my phone to research the things we see, so that I can write intelligently about them, for my blog. But I was not able to do that today. For most of our drive to Casper, there was no service. In this day and age, with the technology we have available, how do these people survive without cell or internet on their phones? Or for that matter, do they even have cell phones? I guess they don’t. Well, we survived just fine for most of our lives without them, so if you don’t have one, you don’t miss it, I guess. So, we left Winter Park at 8:10 this morning and a chilly 53 degrees. But we dressed in shorts knowing that when we ... read more

Geo: 42.8501, -106.328Today was another moving day…a long drive from Great Falls, MT to Casper, WY. But before I get to that, I want to comment on last night's stay. I posted a few photos today that I could not load yesterday because of an challenged WIFI at the hotel, so I added them to this batch. Our hotel was located on the Missouri river which was right in our back yard, with lush green lawns and mature trees for shade. This was by far the best location of our hotels this trip. We would go back there in a heartbeat.So, on to today. We left Great Falls at 7:40 AM and 66 degrees. The sky was overcast for most of the day, so the photos are not bright and the mountains that we followed for ... read more

…was a hazy day. The smoke from the burning Pacific Northwest had reached central Colorado. It came in yesterday, but was very noticeable today as we left. The brown that settled over the city made taking pictures out the window of the truck even more fruitless. They all came out blurry because the camera couldn’t focus on anything unless it was less than 10 feet away. Today we drove the first 350 miles of our home stretch and landed at a campground in Casper, WY. We’ve been in better campgrounds and we’ve been in worse. This one was right next to the interstate AND railroad tracks…double whammy. The train whistle is loud, but at least it doesn’t sound as it’s passing the campground. It’s a bit windy, maybe it’ll blow the smoke away…maybe it’ll just blow ... read more

When we arrived at our huge KOA campground last Saturday, I was frazzled because of the ups and downs and curves we had just driven our big RV through. But by Sunday, our 17th anniversary!, I was recovered and resolute enough to face exploring some of the area. I insisted on being the driver, and it makes a big difference in my equanimity when I am the driver. We went first into nearby Hill City, a pleasant small town which though tourist-oriented, is not as hokey as many are. We went to the Teddy Bear Museum; about a decade ago, a woman started collecting and displaying teddy bears. After a few years, when she had around 4400, she wrote to the Guinness Book of World Records and acquired the record. She has since broken her record ... read more

日本語版あり全文後のView Full Entryをクリック I kind of enjoyed my hospital life. Because you know my camping rock climbing life style? 　 I did not go restaurant once in a while. I have not seen TV show. Sleep in my tent or climber friends house's living floor or free space. But In there, I had very soft bed, some one take care of me 24hours. I could not use the calling switch. I eat food was room service, if hospital's restaurant times open any time I could order a lot things. Ice cream, any pies, cookies, hamburger, roast beef, pizza, stair fry, some Mexican food. But actually, I could not eat enough food than I was thinking, because my tummy was not same to before. 怪我名：頚椎４，５番の亜脱臼による　神経の損傷。特に右。 術後　目が覚めると、集中治療室。鼻には酸素のチューブ、喉には何か分からんけどチューブが口から入れられ、声が出せない！！そして死ぬほど息苦しい上に、周りでピッピーピっと、死ぬ前の人とかがテレビで付けてそうな、音！術前よりつらい、息苦しくて死ぬ思いの一晩をすごしました！ その後　一人部屋に移され　２４時間看護助手さんみたいな人が、付っきりで　床ずれとか出来ないように　３時間おきの寝返りから、食事、... read more