We are not in Idaho, but we can see it.

Today's post is coming to you from Cheyenne, WY. The title was inspired by our travels on Wednesday in the northern Utah area. We spent the night at Bear Lake in a state park at the south end of the lake. So, we were about 10 miles from the Idaho border at one point but we elected not to go north and instead we watched Idaho from afar. The lake is 20 miles long and so if you look closely at the far shore you can see Idaho.

This brings my personal total to 31 and 5/8 states, 3 countries, and 2 continents that I have been to. I may get to knock off a few more states on the return trip back to South Wales. I will keep you all posted. I am sure that you will be watching diligently for this breaking news.

As for Cheyenne, WY it is a very interesting place. Imagine looking at a golf course without any trees. That is what the countryside looks like here. It is very green rolling hills, but there is no tall vegetation. It is all low grasses and plants. It sounds strange, but it is actually very nice.

The weather here in the summer is fairly mild with mid to high 80's as a normal summer high with low humidity and a very common breeze in the air. We are told that they get some snow in the winter but it rarely lasts for any amount of time, and actually the city of Cheyenne only owns two snow plows to give you an indication of the threat of snow. However the nice summer breeze get a bit nastier in the winter and with an occasional trip into the negative temperatures it can be somewhat frigid. We all know that I should be fine with this, I am just hoping that Paula can survive the chill.

That is all to report for now. We will be in Fort Collins, CO on Friday and then who knows from there.

Thanks for listening.
RJ