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Published: June 20th 2019
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Pulling out this morning!
Snow capped peaks to the west! June 4
Morning found us up and going. The water we had taken on 4 nights ago, 75%, was now down to 17%. We’d dump our waste water before we pulled out of the campground but we still had enough fresh water to make the 264 miles to Laramie. The dogs even seemed ready to go this morning. We are still concerned about Red’s GI issues and glad we have an appointment tomorrow with the vet in Laramie. My back this morning seems more stiff than I anticipated. I tried to stretch gently but pretty much feeling my age today. David was worried that I couldn’t drive. He’s never pulled the trailer and thought he might have too! His hands have arthritis which makes it painful for him to drive. I don’t mind driving so I do. I assured David if I could just get in that truck I could drive, but I wasn’t sure my back was going to let me get in. Well it was a really slow process and with David’s help I made it in.
It was 40 miles north to Green River Wyoming before we connected to I-80 and turned east. The
highway was rough at times and we also encountered construction. It was really nice to be on that divided highway for a change. I set the cruise at 65 and let the world pass us by. The speed limit was 80 most of the time but I don’t drive over 65 with the trailer. As we entered Albany County, just northwest of Laramie we could see very dark clouds ahead and lightning. It looked like we’d be in a real downpour setting up.
We arrived at the Laramie KOA, in the rain and wind. This pretty much describes a typical June day in Laramie. The altitude is 7200 feet and spring is just arriving. The wind is ever present in Laramie. At one time there was a study demonstrating that Laramie had the most consistent 30 mph wind of anywhere in the US. I believe it from being born and raised here. The wind is always blowing in Laramie and thank god I live in Arizona!!
We got set up but the wind continued and the rain was off and on the rest of the evening. We have family here in Laramie. I raised
Cooper Mountain
Cooper Mountain is the bald mount in the foreground. My family had a mountain cabin at the base of it, near the forest on the south side. Left side of picture. Who knows if the cabin is still there but lots of childhood memories! here and David moved here as a teenager. We lived here throughout childhood and met and raised a family here until the early 80’s when we moved to Hawaii and I joined the Army as an officer, and a nurse. I think we will always consider Laramie our home as so much of our lives were spent here. On the other hand, we’ve had the pleasure of living in Hawaii, Colorado, Texas, New Jersey, California, and retired in Arizona. So living all those other places we’ve come to understand the hardships of the never ending winters that Wyomingites endure and we choose Arizona. At our age cold and wind combined with our arthritis just doesn’t work for us!
We let our family know we arrived and decided we’d settle in for a goodnights sleep and see them and take Red to the vet tomorrow. I wish that had been the way the night went, but it didn’t. Poor Red had a bad stomach all night long and got David up about every two hours with diarrhea. He was so sweet but he would start to whine and you just knew he was not feeling well. At this
Grave of Clement Steuart Bengough Laramie Rancher died 1934
As a child we would pass this grave on our way to the cabin, driving on the dirt Herrick Lane road. We knew we were getting close when we see the grave. When I-80 was built it passed right along the grave and we took this photo on I-80 going to Laramie. point we’d tried everything and were just grateful to be seeing the vet in the morning. Even more sad was that David was sick too last night. He said it must have been from sympathetic GI distress.
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