Terry and Kathy Living Our Dream: Cheyenne, Wyoming

On Friday June 24th we left our friends at the Windy River Resort and traveled to Cheyenne, WY. We headed north on State Hwy 125 circling through the mountains towards the high plains in southeastern Wyoming. Gas stations were far apart but the pronghorn were plentiful. The drive was stunning.

We camped at AB Campground in Cheyenne. The highlight of our stay in Cheyenne was spending Saturday evening with our friends we met last year in Indian River, Michigan, Wayne and Suzanne Webster. They treated us to a steak dinner at the Rib & Chop House Restaurant. It was one of the best steaks we have ever eaten. Making friends on the road and meeting up again is one of the many perks we enjoy about the RV lifestyle.

During our stay in Cheyenne we visited the Cheyenne Depot and Museum, we drove the Snowy Range Scenic Byway which crosses the Medicine Bow Mountain Range and takes you for miles into the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Curt Gowdy State Park and a toured the Wyoming Territorial Prison.

AB Campground has a restaurant within the park serving BBQ and homemade pies.

Meet our friends Wayne and Suzanne Webster.

A fun evening in Cheyenne with Wayne and Suzanne.

Cheyenne Depot and Museum in downtown.

" A New Beginning" by Veryl Goodnight - gifted to the citizens of Cheyenne
in recognition for the role of women settling the West and Wyoming being
the first state to grant women the right to vote.

These cowboy boots were seen through out the downtown area.

A few of the displays in the museum I found to be interesting.

Communication always catches our eye especially after Terry's 32 years of service in telecommunications.

The infamous link-and-pin couplers. The first system in the US to hook trains together. Extremely dangerous
many were crushed, lost fingers and entire hands.

Cheyenne Rail Yard - huge

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument on I-80 east of Laramie, WY.

This plaque is located on the highest point on The Purple Heart Trail on I-80.

The snowy patches in the distance looked like a small town.

The smoke from the Beaver Creek fire which started June 19th and has burned 13,725 acres is still only 5% contained.

The skies are as beautiful as the mountain range.

457 firefighters are not expected to have the fire fully contained until August 1st. The beetle killed trees and thick forest are fueling the wildfire.

We reached an elevation of 10,847 feet at Libby Flats. This scenic byway is only opened for a short period.
June 1 thru mid November.

Plants survive in this extreme environment. Low moisture, less oxygen and five months or more of below freezing temperatures. Nature has a way of bringing these things to life.

Staying on the walking trails help to keep these plants surviving.

Snow melt running into the lake under the snow.

The high plains were seen for miles and miles.

What a site within Curt Gowdy State Park.

It is understandable that the campground in this park fills up fast.

One word description " Relaxing"

Pronghorn on the hill.

Driving through this area you would expect to see a cowboy hiding around the rocks just like in the western movies.

There were plenty of places to hide.

Entrance into the prison that was built in 1872 and only used as a prison for 30 years.

Processing room

View from the watch tower inside the prison

Who is this guy? Butch Cassidy- the only time he spent in prison was in this prison.
He was held for 18 months.

Laramie Broom Company on the prison grounds. We watched a short film on how
brooms are produced. I have used many brooms but never thought about how these things are made.