From The Cowboy State




Companion Paula, Stepson Kyle, wife Vicky (on bench)
Grandsons Alex (4), John (2), and James (7) (on curb)
Watching the Lander 4th of July Parade

 

July 11th

Friends,
Hello from the Cowboy State.  July brought us to the Sleeping Bear RV Campground in Lander, Wyoming.  The 4th of July celebration here was huge, with a pancake breakfast, a morning parade, a buffalo barbeque at the city park, and a totally uncontrolled evening fireworks that issued from nearly every other lawn and street in the city, in addition to Main Street and the Rodeo grounds.  If there was any small city that could be magically transmitted to Vermont, it would this one.  The people here are very outdoor-oriented, and sidewalks line nearly all of the streets in town making it very walkable.  The core of Main Street is about 8 blocks long and very vital.



Lander, Wyoming Senior Center

 There is also a very nice Senior Center here, which Paula (my companion) and I have visited on two occasions thus far.  Besides eating a pancake breakfast here on the 4th of July, we also helped prepare and deliver the local Meals-on-Wheels lunches earlier today.  They served about 120 meals today...half delivered and half at the Center (picture of their dining area at the right).

We plan on taking a 2-day motorcycle ride through the Grand Tetons and the southern edge of Yellowstone Nat'l Park next week, before packing up on July 20 and slowly heading to Reno, Nevada, our next destination.  While the normal weather pattern here in central Wyoming has been sunny and hot during the day (low 90's), and cool at night (high 50's), it has been cloudy with light showers for most of today (July 11th).  Hope you are all well!  I'll leave another message from Reno in August! 
Tim