Outlaws of Laramie

After a disturbed night listening to the drunken idiots in the next room we forewent breakfast & hit the Highway (I25) but not before giving the overhung neighbours an early morning call! We travelled north out of Denver in heavy traffic at first. After a while we left the traffic and suburbs behind. We travelled through the High Plains of Colorado, the journey made interesting by nodding donkeys, long freight trains and massive sales areas for RVs. One of these must have covered several acres and contained hundreds of Winnebagos. All the journey our left flank was guarded by the brooding presence of the Rocky Mountains, some already shouldering the burden of early snow, or was it last winters? Gradually the terrain evolved from rolling plain to rolling uplands intersected by rugged bluffs and occasional outcrops of rock. We celebrated entry into Wyoming by having a hearty breakfast followed by a shopping interlude. After a short drive we entered Cheyenne and found the Depot of the Union Pacific Railroad which houses a small but very informative museum. Here we met some English tourists who had sat in front of us on the aeroplane, we found that they are doing very much the same itinerary as us, but in reverse.
From Cheyenne we found a scenic route to Laramie via Curt GOWDY national park. The road passed through rugged countryside, climbing high towards the Laramie Hills. Past strange outcrops of rock with boulders balanced on top. We emerged at a place called summit, the highest point on the old I30, the first ever transcontinental autoroute built before the Great War.
We then rejoined the I80 for a dramatic descent to Laramie. Here we visited the Historic State Prison site which has been faithfully restored and once held Butch CASSIDY for horse theft before he progressed to train robbery with the Hole in the Wall Gang. The site also houses several historic buildings and agricultural equipment. The sky threatened heavy rain and thunder but we luckily stayed dry. All in all a very pleasant day.