Cheyenne-Days Inn
2360 West Lincoln Way/I-25 Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82001, United States
Travel Blogs Nearby
The Thanksgiving Shutdown
Long drive into Wyoming, went past Lost Springs (Pop 4) and rocked a steak (not really traditional but everywhere else was closed)
Also witnessed the Wal-Mart Black Friday sales event, utter madness
...
Day 63: Thanks Giving
... in LA on this very same day, some woman pepper sprayed a crowd so they wouldn't get near the stuff she wanted to buy.
Ludicrous. Dangerous. Ill-Conceived.
Very funny to watch in a car park.
There were very few people patronising the WalMart at 6pm, then suddenly more and more and more until eventually we had to give up our spot for the night and relocate to place next door, Sam's Club, which had remained wisely closed.
...
Day 11 - Cheyenne, Wyoming
... Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Elevation is 6060 feet.
In 1867 the Union Pacific Railroad built a depot on the site. It was soon overrun by gamblers, cowboys, spectators and real-estate salesmen, thus earning the nickname "Hell on Wheels".
It's reputation was so widespread that in 1868 a resident received a letter from Pennsylvania addressed simply "Cheyenne".
Night all...
...
Review from yesterday
... through them, you could see Mt. Rushmore. Very cool. The author (Joyce) told us that the senator at that time was very meticulous about the placement of the road, and actually walked it 22 times before it was finalized. Even the trees were cleared if they were blocking the views of the monument through the tunnel. From and engineering standpoint, this was very impressive.
Our windy road took us to Custer State Park where I was ...
The Dreaded Drive Back
... some really featureless countryside; there were just miles and miles of sage brush prairie and five strand barbwire fence. About the only thing of mention was that about midway along the 351 mile drive to Cheyenne, the scenery changed to sage brush prairie, five strand barbwire fence and an occasional bluff, butte, plateau or mesa.
Checking the Woodall’s, we decided to pull in to the A.B. ...



