Friday, 16 may,2014
Laramie is only 47 miles from Cheyenne so we drove over there. It's the county seat for Albany County. Laramie began as a tent city along the Union-Pacific Railroad around 1860. It is at the 7000 ft level and has a population of around 34,000. Home to the University of Wyoming it now has the Wyoming Technical institute. It is also the city where a homosexual was tied to a fence post, brutally beaten and left to die.
Boomer eyeballing the only tree that was left standing on the mountain pass going into
Laramie when the road was laid
Male Antelope (black spot on neck)
The only place of interest seemed to be the famed Wyoming Territorial Prison. It's most notable inmate was Butch Cassidy. Remember the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?. I think Paul Newman played his part. Anyway, it was the only prison that ever kept him full time. When he got out, he turned to a life of more and more crime. Most of the other interests was consumed by the college students and a lot toward open air sports, i.e. skiing, hiking, rock climbing, etc. At lunch we asked a college girl working part time as a waitress what was there to do around the city. She said "drink".
guard station
Rear of Prison
Guards lived here
hop aboard
Need a ride?
Officer home from a modified train car
Double up
Manacles
.44 cal
Woman Prisioner
Wash tubs and wringer
canvas bed in cell
Bathtubs for their weekly bath
Butch Cassidy
Safe blown up by Butch Cassidy
Side view
Rear view. Look at thickness
Hravested Straw for brooms
Spreader for brooms step one
Tied straw for brooms
broom holder for sewing
Broom straw tied to handles--step two
The primary means for farming was the Draft horse. A part of the museum was dedicated to them.
Harness for Draft horse
Draft Horse Shoes
None Other Than
Boomer eyeballing the only tree that was left standing on the mountain pass going into
Laramie when the road was laid
Male Antelope (black spot on neck)
The only place of interest seemed to be the famed Wyoming Territorial Prison. It's most notable inmate was Butch Cassidy. Remember the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?. I think Paul Newman played his part. Anyway, it was the only prison that ever kept him full time. When he got out, he turned to a life of more and more crime. Most of the other interests was consumed by the college students and a lot toward open air sports, i.e. skiing, hiking, rock climbing, etc. At lunch we asked a college girl working part time as a waitress what was there to do around the city. She said "drink".
Manacles
hop aboard
Officer home from a modified train car
Womans quarters
Piss Urinal
Bench made by prisoners
Table made by prisoner
Safe blown up by Butch Cassidy
Side view
Rear view. Look at thickness
One of the current features was the broom making shop. Looks like it is still in operation today for charity fund raising
Hravested Straw for brooms
The primary means for farming was the Draft horse. A part of the museum was dedicated to them.
Horse Fly Skirt
After lunch we drove around town and saw these buildings that the artists were painting
Interstates as a rule doesn't give you as good a view as the original road but we took it anyway. On the way back we took the old route which did turn out to be much more scenic. At the rest stop there was a monument of Abraham Lincoln and we saw a lot of antelope and interesting rock formations. The photo above is of a tree that was saved by the road crews as it was the only one growing on top of the mountain leading into Laramie.
Snow on plains
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