Cheyenne, WY

Friday, August 3.  We left Custer, SD just after Dick & Barbara did and as they headed east we headed west.  Our next stop is Cheyenne, WY to stay overnight then drive into Denver on Saturday.  On this trip we have tried to stay off the interstate as much as possible, preferring the back roads and seeing small towns.  We took Hwy 85 south most of the way to Cheyenne then got on I-25 for about 10 miles.  The RV Park is on the south side of Cheyenne about 4 miles from the Colorado line.  It was windy as all get out when we arrived but I still put the satellite dish up.  The park itself is not much to speak of, it's located right on the interstate so it's very noisy, there are no trees (great for the satellite dish!!) and lots of dirt.  Since we got here so early in the day and it was so windy outside we opted to stay inside and catch up on the Olympics.  It was an uneventful night... until about 11 PM.  I was awakened by Jenny pacing around the motor home, her nails on the linoleum always wake me up.  The wind was really howling now almost as bad as when we were in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada last month.  The more the motor home rocked the more Jenny paced. Mike had given her half a Xanax and 1/4 of the Acepromazine in the afternoon because it looked like a storm was brewing.  When Jenny climbed up on the toilet and tried to get into the medicine cabinet I woke Mike up and said he better give Jenny another pill.  He gave  her another 1/4 of the Acepromazine and within 15 minutes she had calmed down.  Better living through chemistry...

Saturday, August 4.  It was a calm and beautiful morning, no wind and lots of blue sky.  Mike gave me a much needed haircut and we caught up on chores around the motor home.  The drive to Denver is only about 2.5 hours and since we don't have a reservation anywhere for tonight there is no hurry.  We're going to try Chatfield State Park first because we have a reservation there starting tomorrow.  They sometimes have sites available on a first come first served basis.  If they don't have anything we'll find a Walmart and "camp" there for the night.

Taken Saturday morning about 8:30 AM.  Lots of dirt, no trees and right next to the interstate.  But hey, it is a Passport America park so what do you want for $19 a night for full hookups and great wifi!?!  Notice the dish is down, I had to bring it down last night when Jenny was freaking out.  I was afraid the wind would rip it off the top of the motor home.  We did not get to record the Olympics last night, dang!!