Cheyenne, Wyoming

Hi everyone........

We're finally back on the road again. After a 2 month work camping stint in Custer State
Park, we were glad to start seeing other places again. While that was a blast, and we made some good friends, we were anxious to see what was down the road.

Our next stop was Cheyenne, Wyoming. A cowboy state and city for sure.......one of their biggest claims to fame, besides being the state capital, is their rodeos. They have a Big Daddy one every summer, where cowboys come from all over the United States to test their skills. The purse is huge, which accounts for the huge participation.

The capital building there was beautiful, with an outstanding sculpture of a rodeo cowboy and his horse just outside the doors. There is cowboy culture everywhere....in their stores, and malls and restaurants. Cowboy hats are worn here as much as ball caps back in Michigan. As a matter of fact, Tony bought a pair of cowboy boots here........the first pair he's had in a long time. He's always liked them and I said, "Why not?"

We left Wyoming, headed for Colorado. On the way is wide open spaces, as seen here in these pictures. There is so much praire and grasslands, you can't even see the ranches. You just wonder how many thousands of acres belong to a person. We saw cattle, and pronghorn antelope mostly. Some wind farms. But beautiful land as far as we could see.

We'll see you down the road. Next stop....... Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Love.........Kathie