Jun 24, 2012 - Fort Bridger, Wy. to Cheyenne, Wy.

Sunday June 24th: Today started out good. Well the whole day can't be good. Bought gas and drove for 40 miles to Little America, Wy.. It now has a hotel, resteraunt, souvenier shop, and gas station and is a major truck stop.I remember back in 1964 it was the only gas stop between Laramie, Wy. to the east and Salt Lake City, Ut. to the west with 125 gas pumps and bar. In my opinion the place has went to the dawgs. The we drove for another 200 miles and stopped for gas and lunch. Only 140 more miles to go today and then things started to...

Jun 18, 2012 - Gunnison to Cheyenne, Wyoming...

Okay, so close your eyes ok? Picture John Denver...Can you see him? Now hum (or sing!)...'Rocky Mountain high, in Coloradooooo, Rocky Mountain Highhh...Well, that's what we experienced on today's 300 mile trip! Oh my, what a ride....We were up & we were down, and we curved left & we curved right. And the farther we drove the hotter it got. In fact, when we arrived in the Denver area about 4pm it was 100 degrees! For only the second time in six years our truck ran a bit warm. We of course did what we needed to do & it dropped back to normal...

Jun 7, 2012 - Terry Bison Ranch 06-05--06-06-12

06-05-12 We traveled to Cheyenne so we can pick up David and Melissa in Denver Wed. 06-06-12. They have buffalo, camels, chickens, llamas, and turkey's. You could horseback ride, trout fish or ride a train on the property. When we got there we had winds off 50-60 miles an hour. We ordered the parts for our jack and a new TV antenna. 06-06-12 We picked up the kids. We ate at the Senator restaurant at Terry Bison Ranch. David and I had a bison burger. They were very good! Traveled into Cheyenne and walked downtown. We saw the largest steam...

May 18, 2012 - Cheyenne

We sort of hung around Cheyenne for a couple of days and got stuff sorted out while we waited for our new RV to be made ready for us. After Colorado, Cheyenne was a bit of a letdown. The town is known for colourful cowboy boots and the preservation of some nice old buildings. Other than the colourful boots and a fairly good coffee shop it is probably a reasonable place to drive straight through. After we picked up the new RV we decided that the town of Centennial would be a nice place to visit considering we have watched the series and I...

May 8, 2012 - Cheyenne, A Long Weekend in a Motel

With the coach in the shop for the weekend, we now had time to do a lot of looking at Cheyenne attractions. We also had a little shopping to do including a new point and shoot camera for Judie since the lens cover on the current one will not close. Judie noted a farmer’s market at the Old Union Pacific Museum Saturday morning so we put that on our list after going to Petco to get Joy a Thundershirt to help her nervousness traveling in the coach. In addition to the Thundershirt, which is just a tight fitting coat, we purchased 2 soft sided...

Dec 6, 2011 - Now in Cheyenne

Another smooth day and another early arrival at our destination. Not much to report other than the weather was very VERY cold this morning - dropped down to 6 below zero in the early hours. Hovered in the single digits until we crossed the Colorado state line - where it climbed into the teens and then into the low 20's. Mmmmm, warm! There really isn't much to see - much less photograph - along Interstate 70 between Hays and Denver. The rockies were covered in snow - and beautiful in the distance - but we took a sharp right just east of...

Nov 3, 2011 - Excitement Kansas style

My challenge of keeping my drive across Kansas interesting got a little hard when I dropped my gregarious companion off at the Wichita airport.   Work commitments prevented him from continuing on.  It was a an earlier morning flight, very early, so I ended up driving through a good portion of Kansas in the dark.  Many feel this is how Kansas should be experienced, but just as day broke I arrived at my first planned destination -- Lindsborg, a Swedish town on the Kansas prarrie.  Where else can you see a Karvi longboat and a euro-designed...

Oct 18, 2011 - Cheyenne, Wyoming

We awoke this morning to an outside temperature of 38 degrees and clear sky. We watched the weather report and learned that we would be hit with moderate winds from the west beginning mid morning. We hit the road at 0830 and at 0830 we already had strong winds from the west and they have continued all day. The sky has been clear with some puffy cumulus clouds but no rain or more importantly no snow. The long range forecast is for continued cold temperatures in the morning and warming to the low 50's or 60's during the day. The campground...

Sep 24, 2011 - A drive through Wyoming

Date: September 24, 2011 Tonight’s Location: Cheyenne, WY Mileage: End - 86791 Start - 86313 Total Miles for the day: 478 Weather: sunny Temperature: start 26 º High 77º Wildlife count: Mule Deer buck, Elk cow, Bison, ducks, Pronghorn, Magpie, Red-tail Hawk, Bald Eagle. As we had packed everything for the trip last night before bed, we were able to leave Colter Bay Campground at 5:49 am. Stopped in Jackson at McDonalds for an on-the-road breakfast and headed south. We chose to travel Rt 191 because it was a straight shot and had no pass;...

Sep 18, 2011 - Cheyenne, WY-Sep 18

Terry Bison Ranch & RV Park, Cheyenne, WY. Right next to the highway, uneven, rocky sites. No cable TV, but free WiFi. Only $31.95 a night, so not bad for a night or two, but I would not recommend for more than that. Cheyenne, although the Capitol of Wyoming, has a population of only 63,000! They are spread out over a large territory, and is every bit a small metropolis. There is great history here. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th JC Penny Department Stores began here! The railroad station was built by the Union Pacific RR in 1867. It has been...

Sep 17, 2011 - Cheyenne, WY-Sep 17

Just when you think it can’t get any better, here comes Crazy Horse Monument, Custer State Park, Wildlife Loop Road and the Needles Highway! The day was beautiful! Sunny and warm, all day. Crazy Horse Mountain is only 10 miles from our campground! What a monumental (no pun intended) undertaking. The four faces of the Presidents at Mt. Rushmore would fit into Crazy Horse’s head! The visitors’ center has so much information on the inception and planning of the monument. The dedication of the Ziolkowski family is overwhelming. Seven of his ten...

Sep 6, 2011 - Cheyenne, museums

Today was rainy and cool. It was past time to do laundry! We found a nice laundromat in town and enjoyed talking with the woman who worked there. She was raised Amish and had quite a story to tell. We had intended to take the trolley tour through town, but the weather changed our minds. We rode around town and took pictures of the capitol building. I wrote postcards to our grandchildren and dropped them off at the local post office. We visited the Wyoming State Museum, the Barrett Building, named for former governor Frank A. Barrett. Could...