Laramie

May. 13th, 2005 09:18 am
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Beautiful day in Laramie, WY; college town with some amusements. Cowboy is the theme, and the coffeehouse is really good--free internet access! Fabulous Latte's! http://www.thegroundscoffee.com/

Notes for the last three days:
Fighter practice in MN, thanks R!
Weather shutdown in Kearney--"Severe Thunderstorms" means trucks are blown of the road (saw 3). As we pulled into town, the tornado sirens went off, and the 8 year old drama queen headed straight for hysterics. The sky was black, and the water would pour down, then stop; the clouds would flash.
Nebraska: Still boring on 80. But we split off onto the Mormon Wagon Trail, which had some scenery, and saw Chimney Rock.
US 30/Interstate 80 was the first major highway, the Lincoln Highway...interesting bit of history. Funded by subscription before the government picked it up.

Lessons from this trip:
Forget the laptop; it's more fun to use internet cafe's.
Packing good, but drop down to two total pairs of pants, make the gym shorts a swimsuit, and bring some clothes maintenance stuff.
Pack the Advil in the outer bag.
The universe is still laughing. My ex-fiance who was in Colorado is now back in Sunnyvale.

Date: 2005-05-13 03:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] noressa.livejournal.com
She's already moved? Huh...

As for the storm... I should head out to that area in the spring one of these years. I really did want to be a storm chaser for a while, but just being able to see some amazing storms might be good enough. The parts of CA I visit just don't get those amazing dark clouds all that often... I have fond memories of lightning storms in ND, but I know there is more weather out there!

Hop into a Jo-anns or any fabric store. They have travel sewing kits that can hang from things, or at least they did the last time I visited. Makes it easy to find if it's attached to a zipper or the like. ^_^

Looking forward to your return!

Date: 2005-05-13 11:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kawgirl.livejournal.com
Hm. There is a place called Gulpwater, WY that is seeling lots for $100. You have to build a house in a year and live there for two, but then it's all yours. Maybe it's worth checking out since you happen to be in the State. (:

Date: 2005-05-15 01:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] riolent.livejournal.com
Sounds fun! I'm glad you're having a good time. Too bad about forgetting a swimsuit. Are you still back, um, wasn't it today - Sunday? Well I'll see you *whenever* you get back anyway. Or soon thereafter.

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