After church on Sunday, July 22, we continued north to the "Oregon Trail Historic Byway" along US 26.
Our first stop was at the Oregon Trail Ruts, just south of Guernsey. Although many remnants of the trail can be seen in Wyoming, the Oregon trail tracks here are notable because they were cut into the sandstone. A short trail leads to the deep gorges cut by the wheels of thousands of wagons.
Just down the road from the Trail Ruts is Register Cliff.
This is a sandstone precipice raising 100 feet from the valley floor of the North Platte River, it is one of the three main sights along the Oregon Trail where emigrants left their inscriptions, still visible today.
HISTORIC FORT LARAMIE
The best stop was at Historic Fort Laramie. The fort was started in June, 1834, when fur traders built a small stockaded post. The fort was abandoned in 1890, the year Wyoming gained statehood.
During its 56 years of service it became a haven for gold seekers and emigrants, a station for the Pony Express and a military post during the Plains Indian Wars.
TEA KETTLE RANCH BED & BREAKFAST
Calvin and Isabel were wonderful hosts. They welcomed us into their beautifully decorated ranch house, 12 miles north of Torrington.
The home is located on top of a plateau overlooking tens of thousands of acres of ranch land. We enjoyed the long view and the sunset from a rear facing deck just outside our bedroom.
CHEYENNE FRONTIER DAYS
The next morning we headed south to Cheyenne for a day at Frontier Days and "The Daddy of 'Em All" Rodeo.
After the Rodeo we had enough time to stop for dinner at our favorite Cheyenne Restaurant, The Albany. This Restaurant has been in business since 1942. Virginia loves the prime rib sandwich and Kurt feasted on the grilled mountain trout, which are both their specialities.
http://www.albanycheyenne.com/
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