Buffalo, WY-September 9, 2011

Before I tell you about our trip today, I want to comment on the spelling of Caspar, WY. Half the people spell it PAR, the rest spell PER. The city has a monument that says Caspar, but the high school is Casper. I choose to use Caspar because the city itself uses that. You can take your pick. Our trip today was into territory neither of us has ever seen. There were miles and miles of rolling hills and no trees. The only living creatures were cattle and antelope. Oh dear, no deer. It was desolate but hauntingly beautiful. We passed through one area of limestone outcroppings that were very pretty. Then we came to an area of huge foothills that were covered with black evergreen trees. They were not burned, they were alive and black. Quite a sight to see. Behind those foothills were mountains with a little snow on top. The sky was crystal blue with those feathery ice crystal clouds. And it was windy. At one point two planes crossed each other's path leaving their contrails behind. They looked like a big "X", but as we drove further north, it turned into a cross. Beautiful! We were astonished at the massive amount of interstate road work being done in this part of Wyoming. Why? Huge cities with big volumes of cars are not doing anything. But this part of the country with not much traffic is doing major work on an already decent interstate. I can't explain it. And part of the interstate was covered with red asphalt. Yes, RED. Can't explain that either. Then we arrived at this park in Buffalo. We already do not want to leave. It's so pretty and has wild turkeys and deer that roam around the park. We did go to downtown Buffalo and had a blast with everybody we met. We went into the Occidental Hotel and just gawked at the furnishings. It is just as it was in the late 1800s. It was something to see. This is a really neat place. And the weather defies description. We don't even want to be inside. We just want to walk around. And we have. So sorry I can't share this with all of you! It's heavenly.