June 25 2025 A Nice Surprise

 It was another cool morning about 44 degrees. I turned the heat on in the trailer and took Cooper for a walk. The trailer had warmed up nicely by the time we got back.  I'm not sure when daylight starts, its already daylight when I get up at 5:00 am.  Susan slept till about 7.  We had breakfast leftovers, scrambled eggs and sausage. My first chore for the day was to remove the stabilizer I bent yesterday. It actually came off easier than I thought it would. After that we got dressed and headed out for the day. Our first stop was the Grand Encampment Museum. This turned into a nice surprise. It was a very nice place. We watched a video about the history of this area. The main building had lots of pictures and different period pieces. On the grounds they had buildings that were moved here from around the area. It was all very interesting. You could take a guided tour of all the buildings which were furnished from the time period. We chose to just walk around and peer in thru the windows. We visited with the museum curator for awhile talking about the area. we also met a couple from Jefferson Texas. They have been coming to this area for years. When we left there we went to an antique shop and a thrift shop. Then we head to Saratoga which is about 21 miles. We visited the Hot Springs there. It's got 2 natural hot springs open to the public 24 hours a day and its free. The North Platte river runs along beside it. There were a few folks in it but most were playing in the river. The river is running pretty low.  After that we head back  and took a little nap. Susan did a little sewing. For supper we went back to my favorite cafe, the Bear Trap Cafe.  We didn't"t see any bears but as we left there was a Mule Deer Buck just walking down the road very carefree.  When we got home our little trailer park was full. Glad we got here yesterday.  We had an enjoyable day.

June 24 2025 Travel Day

 It was a pretty chilly morning again with the temps around 44. it was also foggy which we haven"t seen here before.  I had loaded everything that I could yesterday so it did not take much to get going this morning. We got on the road about 8:00.  Our first stop was at the Wyoming Territorial Prison Museum.  They have a RV dump and fresh water station there. It is run on donations. After that we stopped at a Loves Truck stop and filled up with gas. We finally headed out to Encampment Wy. They have a little city park which is first come first serve. If there is not a opening we will have to backtrack to Saratoga which has a big campground on a small lake. It's not my first choice as its wide open and gravel dusty conditions.  We traveled the high plains for about 75 miles on I-80. It was an easy drive. Then we headed south to Encampment. We got there about 11:30. There was 2 open sites at the little park. It's not fancy but has electricity, water and a dump station.. They are pull thrus so easy to get in.  The ground is unlevel on the site I was in. For the first time ever I misjudged the slope. I had the trailer leveled out but when I put my first stabilizer down the trailer rolled back off the front jack, it bent my stabilizer. I then had to jack the front up manually until I could get pads back under my electric jack. Did a better job the second time. I will have to take the bent stabilizer off before leaving.  It was nice to have electricity and not have to run generator. I set the TV satellite up and we were in business. After lunch and a nap for Susan we took a little drive around. I thought about washing my truck but all the streets in this town are gravel except for the main drag. Depending on the weather we plan on going back up to the Snowy Mountain Range. It's a much shorter drive from here. For supper I did squash and chicken thighs in the air fryer. I love using the air fryer, its perfect for two people and so easy.

June 19-23 2025 BoonDocking in Wyoming

Since we are camping on Pole Mountain between Cheyenne and Laramie I just don't have good cell service.  I'm just going to combine 5 days together. One day we made a trip to the Snowy Mountain Range. I was surprised at the amount of snow still up there. All the hiking trails and campgrounds on top were closed due to snow. It made for a pretty drive. We got out a couple of times to walk around. Cooper was not a fan of the snow. We drove down the other side of the mountain to Saratoga, Riverside,and Encampment. The North Platte river runs thru these towns and it's very pretty. We ate a late lunch in Encampment at the Bear Trap Cafe. It was very good .  It was a long drive back to camp on a full belly. Most of the time we stayed in camp. Susan sewed and Cooper kept busy with the chipmunks. I hung a hummingbird feeder and they found it pretty quick. The same 3-4 came every morning and evening.. We went to Cheyenne one day. Susan went to two quilt shops and I went to Harbor Freight to get a new electric jack for the trailer. We took a chance and ate at a Mexican food place and it turned out very good.  We made a couple of more trips to Laramie for different things. I installed the new jack on the trailer. The rest of the time we drove the countryside. our plan is to leave on the 24 for Encampment. One thing I forgot to mention is wind.  A calm day was 10-15 mph. A couple of days it was 30-35 mph winds.  We got gusts up to 50 mph at times. Not conducive to sitting outside.

June 17, 2025 A Stormy Day

 It was a chilly morning when I got up.  Overcast with brief light showers and 43 degrees. The weather forecast called for severe thunderstorms and 70 mph winds staring around 2:00 pm.  I was able to cook breakfast outside. Cooper and I took a nice little walk.  It wasn't"t a bad morning. About 10:30 the weather showed the storms coming in a little quicker than expected. We decided to go to Laramie to  look around at Murdochs (my favorite store) and do other things till all the bad weather was finished. An RV trailer is no fun at 70-75 mph winds.  Just as we were getting in to town we got in a hail storm.  It was about acorn size and it pounded us for about a mile. When we got to Murdochs the rain was just about over. The temperature had fell to about 49 degrees. After we left Murdochs we went and had a late lunch at the Prairie Rose. It's my favorite little cafe here.  While we were in Laraime I got a tornado warning, Our campsite was directly in the cone. We were glad we were not there. We went to Walmart and then got gas for the truck and our generators. We headed back as the storm had passed on. Luckily the trailer made it fine. The rest of the evening was fine but it only warmed up to about 55. degrees. Hopefully we will have no more storms. My blogs will be erratic due to cell service issues . Also very hard to upload pictures.