Sunday, July 31, 2016

Uncle Fred's Catering, Pine Bluffs, WY

Uncle Fred's Catering
3 Lazy R Chuck Wagon
897 Rd 156
Pine Bluffs, WY  82082
Wood@rtconnect.net

Yesterday, we walked the Frontier Days Fair, and went past the Chuckwagons.  We love the chuckwagons.  Where will we ever see anything like this again?  "They give a glimpse into life on the Goodnight Trail more than 100 years ago."  "Crews are given a standard set of ingredients, then judged on not only the wide range of foods produced, but also on wagon, tools, and campsite."  They had their competition and were getting their pictures taken.  The wagon below tied for 1st place with another. The menu they all had to make was Chicken Fried Steak, Potato (of their choice), Sour Dough Bisquits & Cobbler.

I took detailed pictures of this 1st place winner.  As you can see, they also won last year.  The smaller plaques below the large one are this year's.  1st place in each category. 












Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum

https://www.oldwestmuseum.org/

The Museum features some of the most intriguing western artifacts in the region including one of the most extensive collections of carriages west of the Mississippi.

Here are some pictures I took while we visited yesterday:
This Statue is outside the entrance.  It deserved 3 different shots.


Entrance:
(Below) A close-up of the top of the mantel in the previous picture.  Each of the horses was hand carved.
(Below):  "Cowboy Nightmare" indeed!!!  They are mean.  Very mean.....
(Below) The winners of each rodeo event will be awarded these sadles.  They will also receive a gold and silver belt buckle.  They will be presented to them today.
(Below) Plaque description of above picture.


(Below) Plaque describing above picture.

Theodore Roosevelt, 1910:
Below:  Plaque describing above picture.


(Below):  Plaque describing above picture.

(Below):  Plaque of above picture.



(Below) Plaque describing above picture.  (How many times did they have to go around that track to get to 200 miles?)
(Below) Books written by Teddy Roosevelt about the West.

(Below) This picture shows all the Indians alongside the Cowboys.































Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Cheyenne & Fort Collins, a car ride...


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Today, we headed up to Cheyenne and Ft Collins to see some other RV Parks.  These are pictures along the way.
This is a cell tower.  He sits up there majestically.  Better than a Pine Tree.....

(Below) Wyoming.  Going to check out some other RV Parks in the area.

Traving around Wyoming:
Wyoming:
(Below) Camels.  Yes.  Camels.  




(Below) Scene of Northern Fort Collins:

(Below) Oil Fracking 

Hughes Stadium:
(Below) Back of the Stadium:
(Below) Horsetooth Bay:






























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