Blogs from Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, North America

When Susan and considered that Cheyenne was only some 45 miles from Fort Collins we decided we should make an impromptu visit. We didn’t think we would have occasion to be this near again. So off we went to Wyoming on Sunday morning. I-25 north from Fort Collins is a quick trip. The speed limit is 75 mph and everyone is doing 80 plus. On the hills along the Interstate appeared several bison cutouts. I leaned they were to disguise cell phone towers. Very clever. Over the state line, we naturally stopped at the Wyoming Welcome Center. This turned out to be an extraordinary one. It has a miniature museum inside to introduce the state to visitors. Displays begin with the numerous fossil discoveries made in the state. A full size replica of “Dee” the Mammoth’s ... read more

We made it through the traffic by Denver and continued on to our next stop The Terry Bison Ranch RV Park. It is just over the Wyoming border and is a unique place to stay. It has a western theme and offers train rides out to see their herd of Bison and also the resident Camels. They also have a great place to eat called the Senator's Restaurant. We had lunch one day and dinner the next and it was great. We also found a great place for a piece of homemade pie at The Pie Lady in Cheyenne. We again had rain here so did not get out to do too much. After two days we headed North to the really small town of Ft. Laramie. We went out to see the Oregon Trail ruts ... read more

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Breakfast at the R&B Café up the street. It is an Elvis Presley themed joint, but don’t let that prevent you from enjoying a fine meal in there. I had German sausage, eggs over greasy, hash browns, toast and coffee. It was too many carbs, but it sure was good. Much of their business is carryout breakfast burritos. The locals hereabouts think highly of those things, and those that I saw did look mighty tasty. Wyoming was the first state to allow women to vote. I stopped by the State Museum this morning to see the suffrage exhibit, but they didn’t have one. All they had was the document signed by the governor. I did, however, see the rifle owned by “Liver-Eating” Johnson. Portugee Phillips is buried here in the Lakeview Cemetery. Kung ... read more

We left Moab via the Colorado River Bridge and took the slightly longer scenic road along route 128 which was a spectacular drive following the Colorado River Gorge. For the first 13 miles we followed the river within a narrow section of the gorge, providing breathtaking views of the surrounding red sandstone cliffs rising majestically all around us. The gorge then widened as the highway proceeded past Castle and the Professor Valleys, which have been the shooting locations for many western films including Wagon Master and Rio Grande, along with numerous television commercials. A little further on and the highway passed a viewpoint for one of the grandest views in the west, the red rock spires of the Fisher Towers set against the snowy covered peaks of the La Sal Mountains. After leaving the valley, the ... read more

Geo: 41.1334, -104.814So, you know I am writing this, which means at least one of us made it through day two. The purpose of this blog is not to bore you with every detail for every moment of our travels, but to provide a snapshot of our days for you to understand, imagine, and see what is happening. With that, I will describe to you what we saw in West Missouri, Iowa, and most of Nebraska. Corn, corn, corn, some cows, a poor donkey by a tree who looked so lonely among a group of cows, oh, and corn. That is it, there is nothing more to say. As for Wyoming, so far, so pretty. Before i proceed to describe how 14 hours of travel through the above mentioned states with the two of us alone ... read more