Day 4

Another fun day. We got the chance to explore Cheyenne today and learn so much more about the history of both this city, state and the Wild West. Before starting on our Walking Tour of Cheyenne (again, my favorite price ~ free!), we had breakfast at the Luxury Liner, a great restaurant constructed in a diner train car. Had a really yummy breakfast and fueled our systems for walking many blocks, something that California kids are just not used to doing.

We started at the Depot Station/Visitors Center which provides you with a great booklet detailing the tour map and providing detailed descriptions of each location. We saw buildings from the 1800's and learned much about how life was when Cheyenne was founded. At one point we met a policeman on horseback who made a point of coming to us so that Brenna could see the horse (Morgan) up close. Along the way we found a really fabulous western museum and spent some time exploring it. After a few hours of walking and seeing museums, the kids had their fill of history and just wanted the pool. So, we plan on going back to complete our tour, including the Capital Building and Governors Mansion (who, by the way, we saw at the rodeo yesterday).

Quite a few of the girl's from Alex's team finally arrived so she's out running around with them, being teenagers. Early practice tomorrow at 8:00 a.m., check-in for the tournament and then Opening Ceremonies. It should be fun but now the work begins...