Laramie, WY
Today was interesting. We lumbered on across Nebraska. Gone was the corn and grain elevators. Grazing cattle and even some lamas filled the fields along the road. We had entered the high plains. Off in the distance we could see the snowy peaks of Rock Mountain NP.
Shortly after crossing into Wyoming the wind began to pick up. Warning signs stated winds were gusting to 45+. My gas mileage dropped from my usual 12.7 to 8 mpg. We were towing a big sail into the wind. Darlie though my bed cover was going to be ripped off the truck. We stopped and secured it better. I couldn't open the door against the wind. I have never been on the road in this kind of wind. I guess it is very common in this area.
Tonight we are camped at the Laramie KOA. The trailer is rocking around pretty good. We are just happy to be off the road and relaxing. We made a run into town to pick up some things. This is an old western cow town. There are some interesting things to see here.
Darlie got out to ask for directions. She went up to an old pick up. An old guy with a scruffy beard was more than obliged to help a damsel in need. Darlie got back into the truck laughing. She said she had never met anyone like that before. He was an old cowboy. See asked if there was a Walmart around. He said there was but it was way outside of town like you were going to Cheyenne. She asked about how many miles out. He said or gosh 4 or 5. I guess that would be along ride on a horse.
I finally got to wash the truck. It was a mess. It was bug blasted and covered with road grime.
Tomorrow we will ride up into the Snowy Range to look around. There are some National Forest Service campgrounds up there. We want to see if we can get our rig in there. Sometimes the roads are too narrow and curvy. We will check out some of the other interesting sites in the area too.
We finally found beautiful weather. It is in the low 70s and overnight is supposed to be in the 40s.
We have the windows open with the breeze blasting through.
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