Sunrise in Wyoming.... again, amazing! I woke up early and sat outside the cabin on the porch swing and was given a beautiful purple and pink sunrise.
We headed out from Laramie to Cheyenne, our primary destination. The short trip provided such a range of scenery again. Stretches of plains where the horizon goes on and on then rocky mountains (and the real Rocky Mountains off in the distance) with lush forests. We got to Cheyenne and headed to Cheyenne Frontier Days, a HUGE deal in Wyoming. It is the world's largest rodeo and Western festival. We got there in time for the 'Beyond the Chutes' tour, a free (!!) 45-minute tour that took us into the stockyard area where we got to see the animals up close. We learned about all the rodeo events and even got to walk through the arena and have our pictures taken in a 'chute' (where the horses, bucking broncos, etc. get released for the events). We got a special commemorative pin and badges. It was a really neat experience at a great price! ha ha
There were lots of booths and attractions, giving us a chance to learn more about our Western heritage (and eat the most incredible hot, roasted, candied cinnamon almonds ~ yummm!) Turns out that today was the championship round of the rodeo and we were told that there probably wouldn't be any tickets left. Not discouraged, we went and checked it out and did get tickets for the rodeo.
We all thought is was an amazing experience, something totally new for all of us. We loved every minute of it and cheered along loudly, especially for the occasional California cowboy!
Lightning and a bit of rain started so we headed to the hotel to check-in. It's a really nice place and if you're ever in Wyoming, I highly recommend Little America hotel.
They had a big barbecue tonight to celebrate the last day of Frontier Days so we we knew we couldn't pass up this opportunity. It was so good! Loads of food and self serve so Brenna was having a ball trying everything.
It was the perfect end to a really great day.
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