Fairfield Inn & Suites By Marriott Laramie

so they closed i 80 last night and it was closed for most of today but we decided to stay today.. there is supposed to be more snow tonight. peapod played in the snow some today. he wanted to go skiing but we couldnt find anything to use. this is marcys ...

Well we crossed into Wyoming...welcome to Cheynne.

The snow is coming down, 18 degrees, already have 2 inches and more coming down. We are stranded argh!

Total by morning 11 inches, I-80 and I-25 are closed. Finally found a room around 2am. We only moved at abou 25-30 mph on the interstate before we got off the road.

I admit it, today I did not take the scenic route. I stayed on the Interstate the entire day. And ate fast-food too.

Wyoming is WINDY! Living in Portland most of the year, I frequently take trips out through the Columbia Gorge, one of the most consistently windy places in the country, and considered my ...

We Just arrived at the KOA in Cheyenne, WY. It's a bit further north than we were planning on going, but the KOA that we were going to stay in, in Wellington CO, smelled super bad! We decided then and there that we would rather drive an extra 40 miles to stay somewhere that didn't smell like Horse/cow manure ...

... rental car and drive to Krakow, Poland, through Slovakia.
Oct. 9th-11th - Krakow, Poland with a trip to Auschwitz.
Oct. 12- Leave Krakow, drive through the Czech Republic to a small village outside Dresden, Germany. (Frankenstein, Germany- no kidding!)
Oct. 13 - Day trip by train to Prague, Czech.
Oct. 14- Drive to Bavaria, going through my family's stomping grounds of Arzberg, Germany.
Oct. 15- Day trips to where we want ...

... man - all 150 pounds of him - getting on the back of a bull - all 2000 pounds of him - and the resulting competition is the ultimate thrill. I'm still trying to figure it out. One of the Professional Bull Riders affectionately known as a PBR, had previously suffered a closed head injury and then earlier in the day another concussion and still showed up for his scheduled ride. Unfortunately he managing to stay mounted ...

... grounds begins by paying tribute to the early days of the rodeo as a tourist attraction promoted by the Union Pacific Railroad to drum up more passengers. As you move through the displays, you are surrounded by pictures and displays detailing the stories of the evolution of several rodeo events and exhibitions, the many armies of volunteers who make CFD possible, the animal stars and livestock who have participated over the ...

Trip 1 – Leaving Black Hills

July 5 - 6, 2009

We say good by to Papa Ron's Mother and his brothers Jack and Larry this morning. Mom is sad to see us go and we promise to try to come back sooner the next time. Health wise Papa Ron’s Mom is in pretty good shape but her short term memory is really bad. We have to tell the same things over and over.

We are taking the highway south out of Rapid City headed to Hot ...

... screaming, “Hurry up…pretend it’s the Amazing Race” helped!

In any event, our bags were on the way home, and in one stop, we would be too!

As we readied to exit the airport, on our way to the meeting point, I asked CO if I could “Take her home…” It was only a few miles, but I had that “Last ski run of the day” feeling…so, I felt so relieved as I ...

... location and center point of the Northern Indian Wars during the nineteenth century. It was here that a 2nd Lieutenant's quest for glory got himself, his command and a lot of others killed over a period of 30 or more years. Friday, we went to the actual Ft. Laramie located a couple of miles from the town. A very interesting step back in time. We took a lot of ...