Days 1 and 2: The Adventure Begins (Cheyenne and Casper, WY)

We started our adventure on July 22nd as we pulled out of town mid-afternoon. We drove to Jeremy's parents' cabin in south-central Colorado and spent the night there. On the way there, we were greeted by this scene as we were pulling into the cabin.

We woke up on the 23rd and drove to Cheyenne, WY. We explored the town, but we were mostly there to check out Cheyenne Frontier Days. This year was the 113th year for event, and last night the festivities included Taylor Swift and Kellie Pickler in concert. We enjoyed the concert with 20,000+ others. Even Jeremy, who is not a Country music fan, liked the concert.

Prior to the concert, we decided to check into our "campground." We pulled up to a ranch in the country in which the owners rented out slots under dwarf pine trees. These were the shaded tent sites. Needless to say, most of the people staying there went to the concert, and they all came back very late, very loud, and mostly drunk. Unfortunately, we did not get much sleep. (BTW: Did you know that roosters not only crow when the sun rises, but they also crow throughout the night? We learned this first-hand last night as the people noise quieted, and the animal noise increased.)

This morning, we woke up at first sunlight and packed our tent up. We ate breakfast at Little America Truck Stop and Resort. (We had seen this a few weeks prior on The Travel Channel.) After breakfast, we took off for Casper, WY. On the way, we passed through the metropolis of Buford, WY, the smallest town in the US with a population of 1.

We drove through Laramie, WY before heading north to Casper. The road between the two towns was very desolate. We saw several pronghorn antelope before later hearing that there are actually more antelope in Wyoming than there are humans.

We went to the National Heritage Trail Museum in Casper. The Oregon, California, Mormon, and Pony Express Trails all intersected in the Casper area.

Tonight (the 24th) we are staying at a KOA near Casper. We are hoping for a good night's sleep to make up for last night. We're off to Jackson Hole, WY tomorrow.