Cheyenne, WY was our first real western city in look and feel.
Seems like a huge train yard - long trains coming in and out with noise all night long.
Woke up to freezing temps, but calm winds.
Seems like a huge train yard - long trains coming in and out with noise all night long.
Woke up to freezing temps, but calm winds.
Heading west we got our first glimpse of the Rocky Mountains with snow covered peaks!
The winds were calm and the roads flat, although that would not last.
The winds were calm and the roads flat, although that would not last.
We are in the mountains now!
Passing through the Medicine Bow National Forest with its snow covered fir trees and rock formations was fantastic.
Passing through the Medicine Bow National Forest with its snow covered fir trees and rock formations was fantastic.
We stopped at the Walmart in Laramie, WY to stock up on food.
I was walking through the parking lot yelling, "I can't believe we are shopping at Walmart in Laramie, Wyoming" and Rose told me to shut up before I got us both shot.
I was walking through the parking lot yelling, "I can't believe we are shopping at Walmart in Laramie, Wyoming" and Rose told me to shut up before I got us both shot.
Chatted back and forth to Jeff at work a bit then my phone when Out Of Service, and stayed that way until we got to Utah. I guess Wyoming and AT&T are not friends.
The winds and hills are back, very steep hills at that. We saw lots of deer, sheep, cows, and horses along the way.
Trains, trains, trains... Wow, trains in all directions hundreds of cars long each following eachother.
Some of the cars carry UPS, US Mail, etc... trailers. Gives you a much better idea of what it takes to get a package across the States.
Trains, trains, trains... Wow, trains in all directions hundreds of cars long each following eachother.
Some of the cars carry UPS, US Mail, etc... trailers. Gives you a much better idea of what it takes to get a package across the States.
The day was 450 miles and straight forward. Nice seeing the small towns and the mountions.
We are having fun with a talking book about marriage based on a lot of scientific testing. I guess moving and 7 days cooped up together in a truck is one good test.
At days end we meet a fellow U Haul traveller, see picture. Nice family moving from South Texas to Washington State. They just had a baby and he said he was not going to raise it in Texas. He grew up in Oregon and said the North West was a better place to be, so he managed to get a job there and go.
We have been lucky with great weather, except high winds, all the way. Today we will start hitting rain then rain all the way in. Looks like we just missed the heavy rain / snow which will be in the mountains behind us now.
Keep on truck'n
David
David
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