We spent the morning in Salt Lake City. The Mormon Temple is the focal point of downtown. The gold statue on top represents an angel heralding the return of Jesus Christ to earth.
No doubt, nearby Park City, Snowbird and winter sports dominate with an influx of skiers from November through April. But things were awfully quiet for a major city this morning. Even during rush hour there were very few cars and not many riders on the light rail trains.
We had a short day of driving (about six and a half hours) through Utah and into Wyoming…so much land, so few structures of any kind. Cue the Dixie Chicks, “Wide Open Spaces.” It took us a while to figure out why there were fences about 30 yards long at random angles in the fields near the highway. Apparently, they’re designed to stop snow drifts from blowing onto the interstate. It was a lovely day with no unusual weather but crazy winds whipped around us. There were caution signs advising of gusts up to 35 mph and a lot of road construction that required single-lane or detours. Basically, we had to pay close attention at all times.
Welcome to Cheyenne, Wyoming, home of Frontier Days, a week-long rodeo every July. The city is gearing up for madness next week.
These boots are all over the city with different artwork on each one–like the mermaids in Norfolk. 
Cheyenne is the fourth capitol we’ve been in or driven through …
- Sacramento, CA
- Carson City, NV
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Cheyenne, WY
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