Wyoming

We got an early start this morning and were on the road by 7:30 am. We drove up the 281 through North Platte to Highway 30. I caught a picture of a nice mural as we were going through.

 We stopped at a place called Paxon and had breakfast at a place called Ollies Big Game  Steak House and Lounge. This place was originally started Rosser O. Hersledt in 1933 after prohibition ended.

Ollie was  a big game hunter and for 35 years he hunted on  every continent. The place has been added on to over the years and now consists of a large restaurant and a large lounge. Along the walls, and in some cases on the floor, he has about 100 different kinds of animals that he has hunted. Many of the animals were taken from Africa. There is an elephant,a giraffe, a water buffalo, and a polar bear, just to name a few.

This place is apparently quite famous and has been visited by people like Jack Dempsey and numerous other politicians, singers and actors.

After  a hearty breakfast, we continued down the highway. When we got to Ogallala I saw a street similar to the one we saw at Dodge City.

Frontier Street in Ogallala

We were seeing some snow in the ditches here and there and crossed our fingers.  The land is much prettier than what we saw in Kansas and I was taking lots of pictures as we were driving along.  Much of it is farmland but we are seeing lots of pasture also.

It was hilly in places and off to the side there were buffs similar to what we see in Alberta.

Here is Anna taking a break next to one of the bluffs.

We crossed over the Oregon Trail where the wagon trains used to come through. At 12:30 we crossed the border into Wyoming.  It is very beautiful. Lots of big rolling hills.  To the far north we could see the Black Hills.

As we approached Glendo we could see what looked like snow  coming down over the mountains to our left and rain coming down to our right. Where we were driving it was clear and sunny.

The Glendo Res. which the North Platte River flows into was to our right and I could not resist snapping some pictures as we drove by.

 We seemed to be right between two storms.

About 10 miles from Douglas we found a place along the highway where we could pull over and park so we decided we would call it a day. We have been on the road for over 8 hours and that is enough.  Anna drove nearly 300 miles today. Time for a break. 

Keep warm.