Hampton Inn Laramie Wy

... the 1 and only dryer was out of order! Arrrrrgh! We had to laugh.

Dinner this time was at a bar/grill chain called 'Applebee's'. Kate had mac & cheese (2nd time today) just the packet stuff mind you... I had this chicken schnitzel thing and without word of a lie it was the size of the average NZ bread and butter plate - how on earth was I going to eat this thing and more importantly, what sort of chicken has a 'breast' that big???
Anyway, off to bed now.

so we finally got out of the city of cheyenne and we headed out this morning and this is a time we have wifi. anywho we went to larimie wyoming and we were like 8k feet up above sea level and there was LOT of snow but were back on the road agin, ENJOY

We ended up staying the night in Laramie, Wyoming at a hotel instead of camping. This was very last minute and happened because of how confusing / frustrating / ****** the roads of Wyoming are. After getting alot of needed sleep, we toured the University of Wyoming. After about 20 minutes of walking around, we decided we had seen enough. The only thing worth seeing there was a student either going to or from class on a four wheeler and doing a wheelie to impress us. Only in Wyoming...

We spent a day in Laramie, Wyoming catching up with Darren's friend and old roommate Jared who works at Wyoming University. We were able to catch a quick tour of the university in the morning. Two interesting facts - at 7,200 feet of elevation, War Memorial Stadium is the highest stadium in the country and when it sells out, it becomes the third largest city in the state.

We then drove down through Steamboat Springs for an afternoon. The weather ...

After making it into Evanston, Wyoming Saturday night (just over the border), we spent Sunday through Wednesday in the state that is rumored to have more cows than people and verified to have given women the right to vote before any other state!

Sunday morning, we headed east on I-80 with intentions to visit and camp in Flaming Gorge National Park, but we got a bit side-tracked when we spied a sign for the Pilot Butte Wild Horse Scenic Loop just outside of Green ...

... 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 ...

... 1 - the proprietor of this shop - no joke) Trading Post. Greg should have known better for he was cut down when the mother-animal was already in full shopping stride.

In the final picture of this entry, you can see the unrepentant joy on the face of this wild beast and the carnage under foot.

Revival of Gregory is still in process...

Charlie

... to fly from Laramie to Denver to Los Angeles to Bankok, Thailand (The Land of Smiles)and then onto Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand toward the notorius Golden Triangle. Chiang Mai, founded in 1296 as the first independent Thai state, Lanna Thai (1262 - 1556, "Kingdom of One Million Rice Fields". I will tell what it all looks like when I see it. Until then ......

... nice enough to make us hamburgers. We all thanked him pretty good. Mom said he was a kind soul. That made her sound old. XD She'll prolly...like...beat me when she reads that but oh well, she'll just add to the bruises I already have. (3 at last count on my arms and 4 on my left leg XD) After that, dad and I watched the stars for a while, and everyone else watched a movie in the car. Then they all passed out [except for me] and ...

... tournament at 35 mph...I was planning to go big...an almost otb 2nd jump, managed to get my skis under me before I landed...141? Nothing like giving myself a little suspense, a little bit of pressure to hit a good one. I was so excited I could have gone off 20 times without holding back...but I knew I had to in order to put out a decent score. My turn was fine, a normal cut, and a little early, but I extended pretty well and pressed out as long as I could...167... i would have been ...