We arrived at Vicki and Larry's rental house excited about a seeing them, and the Colorado Springs area. The view from their rental house is beautiful, as is the neighborhood.
Tucker, Bailey, and Koda got along playing tug-o-war, and romping around. Jeremy, Kelsey, and I rode over to the barn where Maggie rides and met her mount, Boston. He needed to be exercised so we got to watch her ride. Terri actually attempted to give it a go, but years of being out of the saddle proved to be a bit more challenging then she thought. A nice walk around the ring was the opted pace. Mark, and Larry readied the jeep for our trip, and the ride home to Virginia. Having a jeep in the parks will be awesome. We had a nice dinner, and my friend Amy from high school, and her husband came down for a visit. We left shortly before noon, and made a stop in Denver to visit Kate, Aaron, and Josie in their rental home. It was wonderful seeing them, and now gives us two reasons to visit Colorado again.
On the road by 1:30, the ride to Lander, WY was a long one. Highlights were visiting Buford, WY which has a population of 1, meeting the sole resident, Don. Unknown to us, the Today Show had done a story on Don airing the same day we stopped by, he also showed us a story in the National Inquirer.
http://thefw.com/sole-resident-buford-wyoming-population-one/
After miles of driving, hardly seeing a sole or homestead we came across a red stop light. Two cars were stopped ahead of us, but then proceeded through the light. Curiously wondering why we had to sit there, a distant flashing light followed by a few cars came into view. The "follow me" car had arrived. This desolate stretch of road was getting repaired,and the guy gave us our instructions, proceeding to the following cars...only there wasn't anyone in the jeep behind us to instruct. He got a good laugh at himself!
We continued out trip to Lander, WY and stopped at a small RV Resort where we parked, slept, and were up at 5am thanks to Tucker. Our journey north will end in the Grand Teton National Park, with limited internet service. This may be good-bye for now, but please check back we may find a "hotspot" to keep you posted.
wow! sure looks like a beautiful trip! Can't get over a town with a population of ONE ... be careful out there, that guy in the photo standing in the middle of the road looks like he's daring someone to "make his day" LOL Can't wait to hear of your travels in person, until then I am loving the blog! Thanks for sharing!
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