tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653680726855275522024-03-13T14:56:59.050-07:00Wyoming Fact & Fiction - Neil A. WaringWyoming Writer Historian & Photographer
Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-34634214931600512432022-09-16T16:31:00.000-07:002022-09-16T16:31:25.755-07:00Wyoming History - So How Hot Was It?<p> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">With today's temperature hanging around the century mark - I wondered. How hot is too hot in Wyoming? </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd-MpM563asfLyJzPehlGi--0IxAJWpTejj6LJb-9o-cALlcXl8e7kYcmlolZJEFfzfqBxp3IwTyVsQr0b6S-3ntAlOLxThhuXPw5n9wR24O1BcfhFTrvkIg30XJaQxQ4y33rTsXY1NeV_ozam6iv-U9mpnQpWYAw6thhCSAroDivIFxoTfH1v_t-MA/s3456/P1030898%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd-MpM563asfLyJzPehlGi--0IxAJWpTejj6LJb-9o-cALlcXl8e7kYcmlolZJEFfzfqBxp3IwTyVsQr0b6S-3ntAlOLxThhuXPw5n9wR24O1BcfhFTrvkIg30XJaQxQ4y33rTsXY1NeV_ozam6iv-U9mpnQpWYAw6thhCSAroDivIFxoTfH1v_t-MA/w400-h300/P1030898%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Where we live in Guernsey, an east central town with a population of a bit over 1,100 and at an altitude of 4368 feet, it gets hot. We average 41 days above 90 each year. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">The good news is that we are also much warmer in winter than most of the state.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Basin, located in north central Wyoming, holds the record for the hottest day in the Cowboy state - 115 on August 8, 1983. We, old-timers, refer to temperatures like that as warmish. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We lived in Laramie for many years - there, if the temps got to the high 80s, we thought it was hot. Living at 7,200 feet does have its summertime advantages. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Wyoming Trivia </span>- </b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(answers under the photo - no cheating)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">1. How close did the 115 degrees at Basin come to the nation's all-time high?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">2. What well-known Wyoming place was called Tso-aa (tree rock) by the Kiowa Tribe?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">3. The Sioux name for "people of alien speech" is well known to everyone in Wyoming, but most are surprised that they know it. What is that name?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjb1tBHBJzWNstcUPmPTNwkINuXAGNedCFMBFKYxYMN-yfnkXqB-Z4vyndpBUWkQvr_Qao0f3qu0SNCAsAS-OAUQh8MJ4Ru2mfWBGMOwVxkC8tbUzsd71iMJvAvM6HhlPGoe-cHyKtft4QlSjmC0RgsyxFt8wDgLUyThR40iF0znT5Rdqy4EfBODPGug/s3456/P1030889%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjb1tBHBJzWNstcUPmPTNwkINuXAGNedCFMBFKYxYMN-yfnkXqB-Z4vyndpBUWkQvr_Qao0f3qu0SNCAsAS-OAUQh8MJ4Ru2mfWBGMOwVxkC8tbUzsd71iMJvAvM6HhlPGoe-cHyKtft4QlSjmC0RgsyxFt8wDgLUyThR40iF0znT5Rdqy4EfBODPGug/w400-h300/P1030889%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Trivia Answers</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1. The hottest temperature recorded in the U.S. was 134 degrees in Death Valley, California, more than 100 years ago in 1913. Looks like we need another 20 degrees to set a record - pretty sure we will never get there.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2. Devils Tower</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3. Cheyenne</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqo8h1SqYN6rlcnBNUAQnnjyXNyatVmFbPMAyGn-u2FH4D4i__k1SjBmAzi_3SJwlgwNp44FEKHWKYP7c8n2iWeYbbtaw1LLzBdukrJXNxEcqCCi5eCJETn5oFwckbcB0VKXXgwXIWCcIMyAMsWIFNMIDgVZJL5X8fn51JxBAkW_N6Nzpj75bW7RDulQ/s3316/P1030794%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="3316" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqo8h1SqYN6rlcnBNUAQnnjyXNyatVmFbPMAyGn-u2FH4D4i__k1SjBmAzi_3SJwlgwNp44FEKHWKYP7c8n2iWeYbbtaw1LLzBdukrJXNxEcqCCi5eCJETn5oFwckbcB0VKXXgwXIWCcIMyAMsWIFNMIDgVZJL5X8fn51JxBAkW_N6Nzpj75bW7RDulQ/w400-h294/P1030794%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>All of today's photos are from Guernsey State Park.</b></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-1642837528986932572022-03-23T14:36:00.000-07:002022-03-23T14:36:37.650-07:00 Are More Visitors the Answer?<p> <span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: justify;">Are
More Visitors the Answer?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Each
year, six million people visit Wyoming's best-known tourist sites, Yellowstone,
Grand Teton, and Devils Tower. Those are impressive numbers and bring in more
than a billion dollars. Interestingly about that, many folks visited Wyoming
State Parks last year, bringing in close to another billion dollars. One big
difference is that more than sixty percent of State Park visitors are Wyoming
residents. Overall visitation to Wyoming State Parks was up over twenty percent
last year. Great value for residents with a yearly park pass. Camping in state
parks remains popular, with many parks full to overfull each weekend, and
sometimes sites are hard to find mid-week – a nice dilemma.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYR0s4Db2Gi6lzaIGirmdA3hr8hRUnkh86lmDpOXERcphik8F966KyQVQrNG0TDUIhoBs2fOiZZH2hvULRJAbtk4-vRECnLnRP4G3y7TC4fv5diTxNjOeLYZXGrmQZzeR3dnUPKD3_ZPF3auM32KzFzEffAJxC7DeDHm-AsK2ho5gIwvrvbylCIEu8w/s4608/2020%20-%20Sitting%20Bull.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYR0s4Db2Gi6lzaIGirmdA3hr8hRUnkh86lmDpOXERcphik8F966KyQVQrNG0TDUIhoBs2fOiZZH2hvULRJAbtk4-vRECnLnRP4G3y7TC4fv5diTxNjOeLYZXGrmQZzeR3dnUPKD3_ZPF3auM32KzFzEffAJxC7DeDHm-AsK2ho5gIwvrvbylCIEu8w/w400-h300/2020%20-%20Sitting%20Bull.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
mining and extraction industries continue to drive the most revenue for the
state. With doubts about the future of these industries, although most of the
monies are likely safe for another decade or so, something else needs to move
up. Tourism ranks second in revenue raised for the state and might be the best
candidate for growth. Overall about 12% of jobs in Wyoming are part of the
tourism industry. We need the tourists and probably need to do more to encourage
growth in the industry. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Agriculture
and manufacturing follow as the third and fourth essential money raisers for
our state — each industry contributes about a billion dollars to the state
coffers each year. With about 1.4 million cows (nearly three per person), Wyoming
agriculture centers around the beef industry and remains strong. Wyoming does
not have a lot of tillable land. Of all the farm and ranch land in the state,
only about 10% is used for crops. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Manufacturing
in the state is growing slowly because a big part of manufacturing in the state
centers around the oil and gas industry, with refineries in five Wyoming
communities facing an uncertain long-term future. Banking on manufacturing and
or increasing it might not be sustainable as a goal for the long-term future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">What
We Can't Do –</span></b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> We can't do much about the coming
decline in the mineral extraction industry. We cannot create another National
Park, and we will have a tough time increasing agriculture production in the
state. Some might argue that the cattle and maybe sheep/goat industry has room
for growth, but with the government controlling half of Wyoming – who knows
what will or will not be allowed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">What
We Can Do – </span></b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Work on tourism!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMk6kVgTZLGbTpRfxiMG3d88XJzifXVcDFLuWvDa36oBuRgUlNEazCeGE_BlVPnUqS013acB81HVS-P7l0MHxPkQnWhLKPbSUF4lCVXL0gHpC8UxQbmveVFXT75oB5XuqcU8kSGCd5yvF5-IexWV-OgxI57q4ttWPhVflm9yfLY01kDbj7TaoSDAbxQ/s3229/P1020669%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2323" data-original-width="3229" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMk6kVgTZLGbTpRfxiMG3d88XJzifXVcDFLuWvDa36oBuRgUlNEazCeGE_BlVPnUqS013acB81HVS-P7l0MHxPkQnWhLKPbSUF4lCVXL0gHpC8UxQbmveVFXT75oB5XuqcU8kSGCd5yvF5-IexWV-OgxI57q4ttWPhVflm9yfLY01kDbj7TaoSDAbxQ/w400-h288/P1020669%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Get people to stay
longer. I thought it was a shame that the National Parks destroyed so many
mountain goats in Teton Park in 2020. I would love to have seen some moved to
state parklands. After all, the 12 Wyoming State Parks make up about 100,000
total acres; an additional park attraction would be a welcome addition. I know
the arguments about disease and competition with Big Horn Sheep and local
domestic sheep and goat herds. But, others have found a way – why not us. We
were thrilled to see a mountain goat in the Black Hills a few years ago – it was
a special treat. <o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJRqGZRnoNfIBHh1SUMqLbfRpRwGdbhEHRCBgMUzEH9MsCHkXJJ3sCInBnKRPD7JpTrbR6hItUkVmS7S0PZWoomMYLMRD5iE4NN4P6S8xmyQUecr7HyE-uoYtSAr92e7GbVxPSOSFicavKkv7GWPSSLQMHluaF6PZZVSyAAfaZ0fCgKi3L57czNpYKQ/s3697/IMG_6358%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="3697" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJRqGZRnoNfIBHh1SUMqLbfRpRwGdbhEHRCBgMUzEH9MsCHkXJJ3sCInBnKRPD7JpTrbR6hItUkVmS7S0PZWoomMYLMRD5iE4NN4P6S8xmyQUecr7HyE-uoYtSAr92e7GbVxPSOSFicavKkv7GWPSSLQMHluaF6PZZVSyAAfaZ0fCgKi3L57czNpYKQ/w400-h316/IMG_6358%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Speaking
of the Black Hills, I know of Wyoming people who go to Custer State Park to see
wild horses and Burros and pay to drive through the park that also features a
nice bison heard. Why not here?<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style, serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikB79SviyNzqJl9uhft3U72xM4Nts4D16FMujaddvLM0J8dJgwL4BRmdu37_lj2bFa_fjasF8w0yNlVXEfvaYye0F6jfw359rPweeIU73l1cMtZoB_YNU7sQKSado4ItEgAN4wwpDKc3gF6SIo4TSXa3qSy8TRO-8Iwm-5zNrG1IlthUCzLnazwTUe2Q/s4608/IMG_4694%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikB79SviyNzqJl9uhft3U72xM4Nts4D16FMujaddvLM0J8dJgwL4BRmdu37_lj2bFa_fjasF8w0yNlVXEfvaYye0F6jfw359rPweeIU73l1cMtZoB_YNU7sQKSado4ItEgAN4wwpDKc3gF6SIo4TSXa3qSy8TRO-8Iwm-5zNrG1IlthUCzLnazwTUe2Q/w400-h300/IMG_4694%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">We
have bison at Hot Springs, and they seem to do well. The addition of bison,
wild horses, and mountain goats could make some of our parks even more
attractive. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">We
need to keep expanding for younger people and those new to the state parks
scene. Additions, such as ziplines, sledding areas, remote camping areas, and
more hiking and biking trails engage a wide range of citizens and visitors. I
have noticed some additions recently to parks, like the archery range and
hidden treasures in Guernsey, both great ideas. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPCc8X_bpMVmyj1vVIPX0TuWi3Q4tUyB14k2I5dSJP_cYNqm7xsUhBPRBFsfiy9LWkdWXt6kaISDiaXJHg12v8FPa6801RRkj1l-SG25yx3FqbayCxog2CHWwsnGm6KBLnwginlEdVbbObJHCZ1LYjG4LsOQ-2C18ktV1_I1zNrIsJquRqBks0hJfJw/s4608/trail%20book%20cover.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPCc8X_bpMVmyj1vVIPX0TuWi3Q4tUyB14k2I5dSJP_cYNqm7xsUhBPRBFsfiy9LWkdWXt6kaISDiaXJHg12v8FPa6801RRkj1l-SG25yx3FqbayCxog2CHWwsnGm6KBLnwginlEdVbbObJHCZ1LYjG4LsOQ-2C18ktV1_I1zNrIsJquRqBks0hJfJw/w400-h300/trail%20book%20cover.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
also like the passport/prizes idea that some states use to increase tourist
numbers. Any person could purchase a small passport-like book with places to
stamp or have signed when visiting a park. Pretty simple - each passport holder
gets one year, or half a year, to visit all 12 parks to enter the giveaway. The
prizes would be sponsored and funded by private individuals or donors who would
be recognized in the passport. (These passports would make terrific Christmas
stocking stuffers). With this one, I am hoping that gas prices will not remain
where they are now as I write this.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7YyzL1lLNbM3kD4iitW4lYbkguC0mkSiXUsEtYeC3d3_MssAUX3q0qEvLIBumf36oH5sFYHwrSoC8YFxiHDQVJMadGYdPdxtvz__ZjuX7aaYnNZ6u3bGFpNj7tDeFYndr2Mesxhug2GTfnUtcX4NaQxV-A0RWYxjlV8q1bmaSA5jaa939d2ec-5PzQ/s3416/IMG_6589%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2246" data-original-width="3416" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7YyzL1lLNbM3kD4iitW4lYbkguC0mkSiXUsEtYeC3d3_MssAUX3q0qEvLIBumf36oH5sFYHwrSoC8YFxiHDQVJMadGYdPdxtvz__ZjuX7aaYnNZ6u3bGFpNj7tDeFYndr2Mesxhug2GTfnUtcX4NaQxV-A0RWYxjlV8q1bmaSA5jaa939d2ec-5PzQ/w400-h263/IMG_6589%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
have a lot more ideas. Some might even be good. Who knows? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">What
do you think?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">My
New Slogan for Wyoming<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wyoming<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wide-open
spaces & not many people<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Time
to dream<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hike
a trail<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Climb
a mountain<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Breath deeply & look
around<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">It's
pretty special<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wyoming<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHffqfoyCxaTycspqVHE7bjBLx8QRJsscaHWWkc_w0mlljDnCW02TflLkKqenAuDUCXigqt6RZZoJBmfXYTjhnG1RdFaCDXFU0Q0ed4uUkRJIHIQabqtP13IjUfabXsN06nzUwWAz_3dIPwmSMGhr2ZJoB6j1s5TKwWP1cX48dTPVi-zva0l9pj9JiHg/s2710/IMG_6138%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="2710" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHffqfoyCxaTycspqVHE7bjBLx8QRJsscaHWWkc_w0mlljDnCW02TflLkKqenAuDUCXigqt6RZZoJBmfXYTjhnG1RdFaCDXFU0Q0ed4uUkRJIHIQabqtP13IjUfabXsN06nzUwWAz_3dIPwmSMGhr2ZJoB6j1s5TKwWP1cX48dTPVi-zva0l9pj9JiHg/w400-h333/IMG_6138%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It
is time to quit being reactionary and become visionaries for our state. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Have a terrific week!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></b></p>Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-47903613499222152182022-03-14T14:10:00.003-07:002022-03-14T14:24:26.040-07:00Health is Back and So is My Writing<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">It has been an interesting few weeks since
I last posted on this site. Two weeks of Covid, a week or more of recovery, and
then what we felt like was a well-deserved vacation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Vacation</span></b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">- We spent some time, as always, looking at history and
hiking as we traveled in the American southwest. It was a relatively quick
trip, a couple of days in Santa Fe, (I love the architecture there).</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNLvyB_nAZY4rBCPE-I07U4kBJVEViunSp8tXCXFogShYyGqPYRlyvhdhSQUHg3xxF8m84D5NcNK1AFR2yqXsy9slQN9gGN5J8xKUV16Xl3Bk_mo11f9DkAPZRZgc4u1oDAxoEAoFj-CBhIGfEFWJIpk_UOxny4sbx0FwYupSAT7il1tod-SZ18hnChQ=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNLvyB_nAZY4rBCPE-I07U4kBJVEViunSp8tXCXFogShYyGqPYRlyvhdhSQUHg3xxF8m84D5NcNK1AFR2yqXsy9slQN9gGN5J8xKUV16Xl3Bk_mo11f9DkAPZRZgc4u1oDAxoEAoFj-CBhIGfEFWJIpk_UOxny4sbx0FwYupSAT7il1tod-SZ18hnChQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cliff Dwellings in the Gila National Forest</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"><br />Then a
couple more in Silver City, NM. We found the Silver City area, which we had
never visited before, much to our liking. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJGOfuGTUvVaI73MQo14Aws-CJI6BZ1_cqwn6sYO1rA3ImSjISQY56gqums6YvhfkP_eb-yrFiHQn-uz1bPgVqtWZKWY-WL1ox_YKP-dJxdYT_2mxKhmQ5VFEdrxVC7RVv7eAiE3-V8bbbvQH1xxM2QvE8_BPCD3jTV2q9mvdlDGIukr8MqzCVB7eqMA=s2639" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2251" data-original-width="2639" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJGOfuGTUvVaI73MQo14Aws-CJI6BZ1_cqwn6sYO1rA3ImSjISQY56gqums6YvhfkP_eb-yrFiHQn-uz1bPgVqtWZKWY-WL1ox_YKP-dJxdYT_2mxKhmQ5VFEdrxVC7RVv7eAiE3-V8bbbvQH1xxM2QvE8_BPCD3jTV2q9mvdlDGIukr8MqzCVB7eqMA=w400-h341" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the few sites where visitors can carefully walk through the dwelling area. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />After Silver City, we spent several
days in and around Tucson, AZ. All and all, a fine trip, relaxing, educational,
warm, and fun, but as always at our age, exhausting at times. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkFx42pduQxRdrfmZN3gdoOY7nDB8AdLQSEcIeBvLsGV1C3VEcUIoFfKE7vPLmnRlkFwVEEiPTNaVyx-c8kfwG8ko3vbX78FEnAvoPMjmEHyb9-Ru7MT8btFZ4gPMDFTxBRO5r6vVt47HTqoiIvLiSnirOgpuZxSCQeOXjdHwiitQ44fHHKKbjjbCeAA=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkFx42pduQxRdrfmZN3gdoOY7nDB8AdLQSEcIeBvLsGV1C3VEcUIoFfKE7vPLmnRlkFwVEEiPTNaVyx-c8kfwG8ko3vbX78FEnAvoPMjmEHyb9-Ru7MT8btFZ4gPMDFTxBRO5r6vVt47HTqoiIvLiSnirOgpuZxSCQeOXjdHwiitQ44fHHKKbjjbCeAA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unlike some petroglyphs, in the Gila Forest were simply painted on rock - no scratching or carving.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Tombstone</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"> – We spent a delightful afternoon in
Tombstone. It was much like we imagined, very touristy, i.e., Keystone SD or
Estes Park Colorado. We saw lots of fictional history and a bit of real
history. And as everyone should when you visit Tombstone or Deadwood, we
watched some excellent gunfights. It really was lots of fun!</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzQ2DiMB4nc5_VXllFlsfAuPgc9hJ7J56SKAI9RI7vbMXCgFk9zepiPulbVOmDzy0joPE43u-cMMqytzAKi5LYtGFJz8h7UuDEiDhAiv_1-DkxrUgitTywN8edYRSScUhc7_KefPU4G8jkc8azAEIsFMjXANSOAJrN3DrKX2kywV5ZPWSh7A1TfI2Ypg=s3836" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2591" data-original-width="3836" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzQ2DiMB4nc5_VXllFlsfAuPgc9hJ7J56SKAI9RI7vbMXCgFk9zepiPulbVOmDzy0joPE43u-cMMqytzAKi5LYtGFJz8h7UuDEiDhAiv_1-DkxrUgitTywN8edYRSScUhc7_KefPU4G8jkc8azAEIsFMjXANSOAJrN3DrKX2kywV5ZPWSh7A1TfI2Ypg=w400-h270" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downtown Tombstone last week. Fairly busy for mid-week. </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;">Wyoming</span></b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">- Enough about us – did you know Wyoming’s first post office
was established today in 1850. Where? Fifteen minutes down the road from where
we live – it was established in Fort Laramie. Thanks to Patrick T. Holscher and
his excellent book – <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Day-Wyoming-History-ebook/dp/B00XRP2OWC/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1647292999&sr=8-1">On This Day in Wyoming History,</a></i> for that bit of
information. <o:p></o:p></span></p>Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-66352678674821196392022-02-07T15:56:00.002-08:002022-02-07T15:56:36.014-08:00Captain Benjamin Bonneville<p> <i style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #833c0b; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 128;">Wyoming Fact & Fiction</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">February 7, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today, I will go way back
in Wyoming history to talk about Captain Benjamin Bonneville. Bonneville might
be best remembered because of the tales told of him by Washington Irving. Although
romanced and glorified, that book published in 1837 – The Adventures of Captain
Bonneville, made Bonneville famous. It is a good thing because Bonneville
started with leave from the Army but overstayed his time in the west by a
couple of years. After a bit of an oral reprimand, the Army reinstated
Bonneville to his rank and position in the military after his three-year
wandering sabbatical. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">So what did Bonneville
do? He found his way with one hundred and ten men and twenty-eight wagons over
south-pass first traversed by the Ashley party six years earlier. This passage
of so many men and wagons opened up what would soon become the Oregon Trail –
the new gateway to the west coast. Bonneville traveled from Independence,
Missouri, crossed the Little Blue in Nebraska, followed the Platte to the
Sweetwater, and then led his men through south pass to the Green River. On the
Green, he met Lucien Fontenelle of the American Fur Company and built Fort
Bonneville. That fort near present-day Pinedale was completed by early August
in 1832. It did not take long for heavy winter snows to cause Bonneville and
his men to abandon the fort for a more mild location. The fort was so short-lasting
that it was later dubbed Bonneville’s Folly or Fort Nonsense. Although nothing
remains of the fort today, the site is marked and on the National Register of
Historic Places.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7Gv_4AwEagoJW64DKQyms0tGJjYlYWf3e5Fm3vrkIUVZ_mVfX004Mxz3qp7qP3yc0F-mhhMMHTemWi8KOW0WZtXGTDGVfWbDdUV2-oYQsTRKD69BV1mKMWLPk4cdt66Y71vfJ07991838u9UkfIILmDZ2pPhC9-83nWcErrzKP7wHz7kAHT0Mquvayg=s2143" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="2143" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7Gv_4AwEagoJW64DKQyms0tGJjYlYWf3e5Fm3vrkIUVZ_mVfX004Mxz3qp7qP3yc0F-mhhMMHTemWi8KOW0WZtXGTDGVfWbDdUV2-oYQsTRKD69BV1mKMWLPk4cdt66Y71vfJ07991838u9UkfIILmDZ2pPhC9-83nWcErrzKP7wHz7kAHT0Mquvayg=w400-h308" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wyoming Trivia – two
questions today<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Q1 – Washington Irving might be
famous in the west for writing his tales of Captain Bonneville, but he is best
known for writing two of the most famous short stories in literary history. Can
you name one or both?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Q2 – Before Captain Bonneville
reached Green River, there had already been seven mountain man rendezvous in
the area. What, located in the town of Pinedale today, celebrates those early
Wyoming times? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0b0kn54ITZoeSaCd0bzuxEd6ugPEawL97A06teQynfF4sZkQ5dNSjaqnafpB6T9lph4FQr5UB499yY7s5nx2rs-o4uGPnZO5sB_ElaBoM3L9cQmn8TP902KUjFYekOqQsb0QxRiE2X4TAV_YjBLYhVf1FZSXOFaMC7hiyZpVrPt8MglmZyMjGVYaH4A=s3416" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="3416" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0b0kn54ITZoeSaCd0bzuxEd6ugPEawL97A06teQynfF4sZkQ5dNSjaqnafpB6T9lph4FQr5UB499yY7s5nx2rs-o4uGPnZO5sB_ElaBoM3L9cQmn8TP902KUjFYekOqQsb0QxRiE2X4TAV_YjBLYhVf1FZSXOFaMC7hiyZpVrPt8MglmZyMjGVYaH4A=w400-h238" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Answers<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Q1 – Rip Van Winkle
(1819) & The legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Q2 – The Museum of the Mountain
Man<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Neil-Waring/e/B00XV26KLC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;">Here is the link to all of my books on
Amazon</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #385623; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKwe8WeVa0LrioNCXlJZEVsmVKDsxbJuFE-RBCCG_yTAXP8O-ulGKNUe432gARgmgWn2LZklzY1ti2s8UCV2nQSoo3gFTPRgDsGh9O0M2OUsb7mnV6ntallsJZouelNT_o92ZtvevWxMNUOd2YojDM5cRn6KwTkGk2NRn0SfyiUjSAjgPLbbC36gtAiw=s3014" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="3014" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKwe8WeVa0LrioNCXlJZEVsmVKDsxbJuFE-RBCCG_yTAXP8O-ulGKNUe432gARgmgWn2LZklzY1ti2s8UCV2nQSoo3gFTPRgDsGh9O0M2OUsb7mnV6ntallsJZouelNT_o92ZtvevWxMNUOd2YojDM5cRn6KwTkGk2NRn0SfyiUjSAjgPLbbC36gtAiw=w400-h321" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today’s photos were taken last week in
and around my little town of Guernsey and all taken while on one of my many daily
walks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: red; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">See you next week!</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-33611398346987527532022-01-31T14:45:00.001-08:002022-01-31T14:45:14.618-08:00Wyoming In The Movies<p> <strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #833c0b; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 128;">Wyoming Fact & Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">January 31, 2022</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisAGsokQ5o48sOyWvfr_tfdcXFGyL3IhxkFVJG5uyutbCgDoBmECc2Nl_lyfuZT9pzq-osTpORGWzPNEahy-bA-mgDD4T_2g7tba8dW-mV02dlmnNovqc1tPgox_hKdsVeeiTwAWcPwGdw4MtmRd-8GnukNBsaROK-T9zl2YYKm5AunC53geekO1kHTQ=s1443" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1443" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisAGsokQ5o48sOyWvfr_tfdcXFGyL3IhxkFVJG5uyutbCgDoBmECc2Nl_lyfuZT9pzq-osTpORGWzPNEahy-bA-mgDD4T_2g7tba8dW-mV02dlmnNovqc1tPgox_hKdsVeeiTwAWcPwGdw4MtmRd-8GnukNBsaROK-T9zl2YYKm5AunC53geekO1kHTQ=w163-h120" width="163" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wyoming in
the movies</b><b><i><span style="color: #833c0b; line-height: 150%;"> – </span></i></b>I spend some time
each week looking at the on-screen guides for TV shows that I might want to
record. Mostly I'm looking for old black & white movies. I specifically
look for anything about, set in, or titled something about Wyoming. This weekend
I watched a B-western I found on TCM, Storm Over Wyoming. I have watched quite
a few Tim Holt and Richard Martin movies. Although, at times a bit too goofy
for my taste, they are generally entertaining. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Storm
Over Wyoming is set in the fictional city of Sundown, Wyoming. I have spent
time in Sunrise and Sundance Wyoming, but this did not resemble either. As were
nearly all of these old B westerns, this one was filmed pretty close to Hollywood,
and besides, who really knew what Wyoming looked like anyway? (Kidding!) The
movie was another telling of the age-old sheep vs. cattle tail, but all in all,
it was pretty good for a 1950 first half of a double feature movie. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many
movies have been set in Wyoming, far more than were ever filmed here. Here is a
quick look at three of my favorite movies with Wyoming as part of the main
storyline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid</b> – A classic new age western full of action, adventure,
and humor. Train robberies, bank robberies, and the Wild Bunch on the run. Lots
of fun, kind of based on a fact or two. Hard to beat Paul Newman as Butch and
Robert Redford as the Sundance Kid. This one came out in 1969. Hard to believe
it has been that long. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <b>Heartland</b> – Based on the book <i>Letters
of a Women Homesteader </i>by Elinore Pruitt Stewart. Rip Torn and Conchata
Ferrell are terrific in this one set in 1910 Wyoming. The haunting clarinet
music of "What a Friend we have in Jesus" as the train rolls toward
southwest Wyoming sets the tone for this one. Harsh, sad, honest, and a must-see.
There is another movie with the same title. If you want to see this one, make
sure it is made from Letters of a Woman Homesteader.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My Friend Flicka </b>– Made in 1943
based on Mary O'Hara's novel, published two years earlier of the same name. O'Hara's
book was the first of a trilogy, followed by Thunderhead and the Green Grass of
Wyoming. When O'Hara wrote these books, she was married to Helge Sture-Vasa and
living on the famous Remount Ranch (they named it) between Laramie and
Cheyenne. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="font-size: large;">My Friend Flicka is the
story of a ten-year-old who is given a choice of horses to raise with hope from
his parents that it would give him some purpose through responsibility.
Unfortunately, he chooses a firey one-year-old who he names Flicka. But it was
his choice, and he is allowed to raise, tame, and break the spirited filly, and
the two become fast friends. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a youngster of ten or
so, I remember watching the Saturday morning television show – My Friend Flicka.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lots and lots of movies
to pick from, but these are three that I think are worthy of watching.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjI5xc7hN1K6LR5MKwjb3vzWGJ3S3PaBSf_OLtvVBOCdfr_zv7SRH7VoyEIxXcZK8nDwskisX3DtPmFnsnKCozvFIEXZzP-mVM8gJwffBNvLdhBmuaKFP0xoJ4MaZZiZu8EZwlIKs7SslwjtiwtsO1in7_9eRuWRX5VMLtNdnB0hYCVgaccBsd4BTIUA=s3456" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjI5xc7hN1K6LR5MKwjb3vzWGJ3S3PaBSf_OLtvVBOCdfr_zv7SRH7VoyEIxXcZK8nDwskisX3DtPmFnsnKCozvFIEXZzP-mVM8gJwffBNvLdhBmuaKFP0xoJ4MaZZiZu8EZwlIKs7SslwjtiwtsO1in7_9eRuWRX5VMLtNdnB0hYCVgaccBsd4BTIUA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wyoming Trivia – two questions
today<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Q1 – Speaking of movies and TV
shows – What writer has a monument to him in Medicine Bow, Wyoming? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Q2 – Many movies have been made about
the killing of Nick Rae and Nate Champion on what famous Wyoming ranch?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifY4oNkKl0wYVO0hbBwjgrpDD-8_j5VUxf7AezhaPEF_sr9qGAc-tV_MkMnivBnjQKklB45xq8hUtv2VGA_HaKLf4A-B_JU0DiqLmeLozXEUg7mUhbixofVv2phjqbwQT55kEqVQuPPvQL3OyoByCeCv6YMgDU9Xut9RDv0DsuFHU70W5NSAiB8zMBUw=s3456" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifY4oNkKl0wYVO0hbBwjgrpDD-8_j5VUxf7AezhaPEF_sr9qGAc-tV_MkMnivBnjQKklB45xq8hUtv2VGA_HaKLf4A-B_JU0DiqLmeLozXEUg7mUhbixofVv2phjqbwQT55kEqVQuPPvQL3OyoByCeCv6YMgDU9Xut9RDv0DsuFHU70W5NSAiB8zMBUw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Answers<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Q1 – Owen Wister – Author
of <i>The Virginian</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Q2 – KC Ranch<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Neil-Waring/e/B00XV26KLC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;">Here is the link to all of my books on
Amazon</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #385623; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today's photos were taken last week at
Guernsey State Park.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj23xvozYYunQgLzEVRT_L4g0J1cBWjt3M4bkx7P31oH5WB1KJhfEFG4zWGnfTjflCJCAL36gsrhBfBsBblZ5EF6gPzTidZjPFvm0R4G-mCfOIwQn_h-SGUgeG-lv_z-DoWsvSAXKqR7EP5_mnWASAhybWhPtGWc_znabrw_z7yBPByAEsRjAgBOdtoog=s3456" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj23xvozYYunQgLzEVRT_L4g0J1cBWjt3M4bkx7P31oH5WB1KJhfEFG4zWGnfTjflCJCAL36gsrhBfBsBblZ5EF6gPzTidZjPFvm0R4G-mCfOIwQn_h-SGUgeG-lv_z-DoWsvSAXKqR7EP5_mnWASAhybWhPtGWc_znabrw_z7yBPByAEsRjAgBOdtoog=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: red; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">See you next week!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p>Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-75568933881523954722022-01-24T15:36:00.002-08:002022-01-24T15:36:14.447-08:00The Strange Case of Hiram Scott<p> <span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: justify;">January 24, 2022</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #833c0b; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 128;">Wyoming Fact &
Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Strange Case of
Hiram Scott </span></b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">– We live in eastern Wyoming, and for
us, a trip to Scottsbluff, Nebraska, is an almost weekly affair. It's only an
hour away, and the closest Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and Menards are all
located there. Statistically, 90% of Americans live within 10 miles of a
Walmart store. Humm – we live 62 miles from our closest. That must mean we live
in a nearly perfect place. I agree. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The city of
Scottsbluff is named after Hiram Scott and his time in Wyoming was both tragic
and historic. Scott had come west with General Ashley's party and served as a
Captain under Colonel Leavenworth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 1827 Scott and his
group went back on the North Platte River for a downstream trip to Saint Louis when
their canoe overturned. Among the group's losses were all of their ammunition –
too wet to ever be of use again. With the ability to hunt lost, the men lived
on whatever berries, roots, and shoots they could find. It didn't take long
before Scott was ill. We could speculate on why, but lack of food or bad food
would lead the list of possibilities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the movies, trappers
are mostly displayed as loyal and fateful to their companions. Not sure if that
was ever true, but it certainly was not in this case. Hiram Scott was thought
to be on his death bed and was abandoned by his companions near the site of
what would become Fort Laramie. His men, meanwhile, started their long walk
east toward civilization. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.3in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7UsuRJkS9_UsCLzd9Qplb6SuB9tsVEnANSXQYTglm19c-LYhEyq7rpfXM2Ot7fI16J9PYbsb-A5MUAUPIa3yhypFGlICek-zTmUPM9OloAYYfFerEN4yA-w8IJznl6g3C3KgjbjIX_ati-cElyjNuSK2KrlYR0Up8Z9lpD7AdshutCrfAjqMFjgfuhg=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7UsuRJkS9_UsCLzd9Qplb6SuB9tsVEnANSXQYTglm19c-LYhEyq7rpfXM2Ot7fI16J9PYbsb-A5MUAUPIa3yhypFGlICek-zTmUPM9OloAYYfFerEN4yA-w8IJznl6g3C3KgjbjIX_ati-cElyjNuSK2KrlYR0Up8Z9lpD7AdshutCrfAjqMFjgfuhg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The following summer,
the men who abandoned Scott were back in the west and found what they
identified as Scott's remains near present-day Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Fort
Laramie is nearly 50 miles from Scottsbluff. According to Washington Irvin,
Scott had crawled and stumbled for days to reach where he died. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi69kQrjY0tT1LKuxhbk-xd2mvkb76roJ5SAuPfGMbM6BVRnsQk0iWjijIqPlGEn-TEvxnDhoCgmJD_brZeJ3RPoDXjX3CEw8Sv1tvZH-GZTEI3zSNtVPf14BRtNiylnbzke7xtgLvOBkh9QjeDMtPshPikPcmoi1646XF3bxcdLABpm5dgPtlT04NcSw=s4073" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="4073" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi69kQrjY0tT1LKuxhbk-xd2mvkb76roJ5SAuPfGMbM6BVRnsQk0iWjijIqPlGEn-TEvxnDhoCgmJD_brZeJ3RPoDXjX3CEw8Sv1tvZH-GZTEI3zSNtVPf14BRtNiylnbzke7xtgLvOBkh9QjeDMtPshPikPcmoi1646XF3bxcdLABpm5dgPtlT04NcSw=w400-h236" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fort Laramie last summer - still looking good.</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wyoming Trivia – two questions today<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q1 – Fort Laramie was the third name for the famous post. Can
you name one of its earlier names?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q2 – Fort Laramie was located on two famous rivers – name them?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q3 – Wyoming became a state in 1890. What year did neighboring
Nebraska become a state? Leeway on this one – within five years. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuNKFFOHmU6JGqkjiv3wSKXKbYtEBHJhrVLv6bt49WjzOjBCGEVUdftMNSj8Q2i6RbIN22sO7AVrpdDqBDJ1DV0RXs-khctQW1GPyFkJSDYk8j2pTyMrklrloeg2k-j4EJDHy5yKTdPg3VHJzVGxufEABlIdRCTatGx2UEID38dssAcYUivxOEwfZb0g=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1400" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuNKFFOHmU6JGqkjiv3wSKXKbYtEBHJhrVLv6bt49WjzOjBCGEVUdftMNSj8Q2i6RbIN22sO7AVrpdDqBDJ1DV0RXs-khctQW1GPyFkJSDYk8j2pTyMrklrloeg2k-j4EJDHy5yKTdPg3VHJzVGxufEABlIdRCTatGx2UEID38dssAcYUivxOEwfZb0g=w400-h309" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Answers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q1 – Fort William & Fort John<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q2 – North Platte River – Laramie River <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q3 - 1867<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></p>
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is the link to all of my books on Amazon</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">See you next week!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-13167859620300293312022-01-17T16:18:00.001-08:002022-01-17T16:22:16.146-08:00Oregon Trail Last week & the Mid 1800s<p> <span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: justify;">January 17, 2022</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #833c0b; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 128;">Wyoming Fact &
Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We
are back from a quick trip to visit family in southeast Nebraska. My two hometowns,
where I grew up in Fairbury, Nebraska, and now in Guernsey, Wyoming, are Oregon
Trail towns.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Traveling
the Oregon Trail</span></b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> - Every time we go back to visit, I
think about those Prairie Schooners rumbling along at 10 to 15 miles per day. My,
growing up, home town, sits near one of the first difficult river crossings –
the Little Blue. The crossing was treacherous if the wagons got there early in
the year. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4IIUdUao89BwHj1APKtLRkxjMDG--vqUE5syJgdac-H5dYeIcRNpFhq-lR1f2H9CkDqzLzkSpR7PiT44e7Wa6PmRrnYEvQ01VZmsIiq2O24bwtaTcZoCG7Gx6u0fZrk4uI5CHoDrPCvQ98BCZ1AvYHisD6TxJ5Uuo_M4nC59CFiU1IGyHAvnlMD3XBw=s2553" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="2553" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4IIUdUao89BwHj1APKtLRkxjMDG--vqUE5syJgdac-H5dYeIcRNpFhq-lR1f2H9CkDqzLzkSpR7PiT44e7Wa6PmRrnYEvQ01VZmsIiq2O24bwtaTcZoCG7Gx6u0fZrk4uI5CHoDrPCvQ98BCZ1AvYHisD6TxJ5Uuo_M4nC59CFiU1IGyHAvnlMD3XBw=w400-h329" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Blue looked peaceful when I snapped this last July.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />By the time they reached Guernsey, most wagons were following the
south side of the North Platte River. The Mormon Trail runs along the north
side of the river, only a few miles from the Oregon Trail on the south by the
time it gets here.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPVbYETvabd8UrsgIriTODuR5ZJSUQRTTEv31gwBJCozzs2rtoJc_RwcUv9RCwkGzh0cvs3F6VLldoWUEsPk-Trs8R_uJI7uc7lCNcEdwNjs-xDkk-WOes4guUoA46ndw8rk_vVwK3OQIcXoZrKOwnRg4hNXYtcaoxFQortvnv2bqnfY_SIipRRkb2Dg=s2911" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2099" data-original-width="2911" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPVbYETvabd8UrsgIriTODuR5ZJSUQRTTEv31gwBJCozzs2rtoJc_RwcUv9RCwkGzh0cvs3F6VLldoWUEsPk-Trs8R_uJI7uc7lCNcEdwNjs-xDkk-WOes4guUoA46ndw8rk_vVwK3OQIcXoZrKOwnRg4hNXYtcaoxFQortvnv2bqnfY_SIipRRkb2Dg=w400-h289" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North Platte in mid-June in Guernsey, Wy. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
driving distance from here in Wyoming to where I grew up in Fairbury is 485
miles, about eight to nine hours for us oldsters who stop several times along
the way. The wagons would have taken more than a month, likely closer to six
weeks. But hundreds of thousands made the trip, with about 20,000 who died
along the way. Cholera and other sickness and disease killed most of the
thousands who died along the way. Indians, who have killed hundreds of
thousands, maybe millions on TV, old-time radio, and movies, actually killed
about 400. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Most
who traveled walked instead of overtaxing their animals, primarily Oxen, with
extra weight. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggzeeHC6IH7KdbMQ2Dk9m5SNJIfRYngtsZVBHBjRZ8syz6CoJTzScGI5wARyf6ApE2LMCDgWJa3MCIl1IdGMvNE6tkF_jp12UsrTcqFkyqKdT9sfB7E4_3-iCUNy71cpyi39S1_aRShbpNrzM1Rz8ZLHQjlje8BzO4NKD7U3nmPmomWT_84V9VVEjHkw=s3013" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="3013" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggzeeHC6IH7KdbMQ2Dk9m5SNJIfRYngtsZVBHBjRZ8syz6CoJTzScGI5wARyf6ApE2LMCDgWJa3MCIl1IdGMvNE6tkF_jp12UsrTcqFkyqKdT9sfB7E4_3-iCUNy71cpyi39S1_aRShbpNrzM1Rz8ZLHQjlje8BzO4NKD7U3nmPmomWT_84V9VVEjHkw=w400-h255" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not an Oxen but good looking Longhorn</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The wagon itself was only about 4X10. Even in our tiny house
world, forty square feet is not much.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoV51B7220_LFVQ0ijljvZjk9k3a_jto4fePBBnSdHVjOApDalu_f_NHp5RZ6RiwWu7a4Qmhg9ULZbek7bcV157oqYgEYzkOAY2sska5J5xZ7OpNg1FMatTNf1I_4l754jdHSM7DFAxsgLLDHNMrDlC4g7cm6Viu6cvAUU49gECf1mC-136Uku4VF2Og=s3083" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2254" data-original-width="3083" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoV51B7220_LFVQ0ijljvZjk9k3a_jto4fePBBnSdHVjOApDalu_f_NHp5RZ6RiwWu7a4Qmhg9ULZbek7bcV157oqYgEYzkOAY2sska5J5xZ7OpNg1FMatTNf1I_4l754jdHSM7DFAxsgLLDHNMrDlC4g7cm6Viu6cvAUU49gECf1mC-136Uku4VF2Og=w400-h293" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A landmark of the trail - Chimney Rock in western Nebraska</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One
Book You Might Need in Your Library</span></b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – Patrick T.
Holscher’s – <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Day-Wyoming-History/dp/1626192235/ref=sr_1_1?crid=8R92FLDJ1YY2&keywords=On+This+Day+In+Wyoming+History&qid=1642462536&s=books&sprefix=on+this+day+in+wyoming+history%2Cstripbooks%2C215&sr=1-1">On This Day In Wyoming History</a>. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So
what happened in Wyoming History today from the book? Kendall Wyoming had a low
temperature of -52. Now that is cold! Thanks for the info, Patrick.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Shout
Out for this Blog </span></b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- </span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It is always nice to be
noticed, and this week I received word that this blog is now listed in FeedSpot
as one of the <b><a href=" https://blog.feedspot.com/wyoming_blogs/">Top 15 Wyoming Blogs & Websites</a></b>. Click the link to see
the list. I read several of these sites – good stuff, no cost! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wyoming Trivia – two questions today<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q1 - What are Oxen?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q2 - Where did emigrants on the Oregon Trail hope to be by the 4<sup>th</sup>
of July<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFcRj19hamxXsMIPi-vZHk1gSUYpisD3FF3U6uW2-jPPCE0dErS8IKnRTGIA1ZA9-ZdRXsaDhhFIgRL4axd1gpCNT2qpOZlBW5zx0wdcURXMtUQgQyBW6sOy3-3DUOe9Yadw0EeydvMCZyZrP5GrDRlFi0m2rJOS3jEgmk0TU7NA4PW7RwqZRMv2tQYg=s2377" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1904" data-original-width="2377" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFcRj19hamxXsMIPi-vZHk1gSUYpisD3FF3U6uW2-jPPCE0dErS8IKnRTGIA1ZA9-ZdRXsaDhhFIgRL4axd1gpCNT2qpOZlBW5zx0wdcURXMtUQgQyBW6sOy3-3DUOe9Yadw0EeydvMCZyZrP5GrDRlFi0m2rJOS3jEgmk0TU7NA4PW7RwqZRMv2tQYg=w400-h320" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail Ruts near Guernsey - about a 1/2 mile south of our house.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Answers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q1 - Oxen are no different in origin than other cattle. They are
simply neutered bulls trained to pull.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q2 - Independence Rock<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">See you next week!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-22430905700390575732022-01-10T14:50:00.001-08:002022-01-10T14:50:51.306-08:00Chief Washakie and President Grant<p> <strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #806000; font-family: "Script MT Bold"; font-size: 18.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 128;">Wyoming Fact & Fiction</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">January
10, 2022</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Last weekend I was part of a discussion about listening to
books. I don't do a lot of books on audible platforms, but when traveling, we
always take one or two along. I enjoy listening and am contemplating putting
some of my books on one of the listening programs. That is quite an intro to
Chief Washakie – I haven't got around to him yet. Here is the tie-in. My
daughter mentioned she was listening to a book and laughing about their pronunciation
of Washakie. I have heard the same when listening to some books set in Wyoming. Before moving to Wyoming (1983), I taught in Nebraska and remember butchering
the name myself. Guess if you are not from around here, it is difficult to say. But, not as tricky as the Popo Agie. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu9f7EljPHRZTrSevKm3t4H_W3hcH3NFJ18Yh2vQNzM7T1LdAed74FNfd-b8YFr3RUZvA6Q89rmVTzt0kte7HllhcExk7GjKKaE7gGXqAL3A9sJ59Jy7jE2CD2cUYlYgXu2cLhWXTjE8Zh9Bh1SDxSL_y8QMIkhtC4n4niSqrE3Oey7eLnqq2d2zjdDA=s4254" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="4254" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu9f7EljPHRZTrSevKm3t4H_W3hcH3NFJ18Yh2vQNzM7T1LdAed74FNfd-b8YFr3RUZvA6Q89rmVTzt0kte7HllhcExk7GjKKaE7gGXqAL3A9sJ59Jy7jE2CD2cUYlYgXu2cLhWXTjE8Zh9Bh1SDxSL_y8QMIkhtC4n4niSqrE3Oey7eLnqq2d2zjdDA=w400-h261" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The first tribes that settled in today's Wyoming in the
late 1600s were the Staitans, Comanches, and Shoshones. Like many other plains
and foothills tribes, they were bison hunters. It is interesting to note that
Shoshone legend and spoken history talked of once living in a land where
alligators inhabited the rivers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chief Washakie early on realized that friendship with the
expanding population would be better than fighting the inevitable. Washakie was
instrumental in the success of General Crook (Crook County Wyoming named after
him) fighting the Sioux in Wyoming and
Montana. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7QLoixFw-qZyV1TNfzm7EchuVNY2XPqKOZhgOaaAh88FoiFdttUkNP87Pc5Bzy0AQrYMijVwRSP0_-MoGluoj_TFRQcFzvKD1Q84rQav19Odf0aWw2Mm3cA-RuHkLyDJOSp4-jBMn6rgvzUOuVJFjeqSf0tfTY6tiWlu4TTdWdoZp8jEQqXVrqOkC1A=s2979" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2979" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7QLoixFw-qZyV1TNfzm7EchuVNY2XPqKOZhgOaaAh88FoiFdttUkNP87Pc5Bzy0AQrYMijVwRSP0_-MoGluoj_TFRQcFzvKD1Q84rQav19Odf0aWw2Mm3cA-RuHkLyDJOSp4-jBMn6rgvzUOuVJFjeqSf0tfTY6tiWlu4TTdWdoZp8jEQqXVrqOkC1A=w251-h400" width="251" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Because of his help to Crook and the U.S. Army, President Grant
sent a silver-trimmed saddle to the Shoshone Chief in appreciation for his
service. Some history books have stated that he was given a "fine horse
and saddle," but most list the gift as only a saddle. My guess, Washakie,
would likely have preferred using one of his fine horses to anything offered up
as a gift – he did use the saddle. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJXWonoWQduHB37K5pNVeWDic9Mpr4TzFJgG6hwCR6CQ3iit91uMyaySTjm_hwhVXxWtocP-KRB9athBZ3TYpbKv54DkxwWq5a8h_N3jDdyPE8XlD4E6syU4yy3OVnsJ7dsj_LvBqNVkPoONaqJFtzej7WE_CZ4CgTCidPQ9SXPfMXIefzwbtrPazOGA=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJXWonoWQduHB37K5pNVeWDic9Mpr4TzFJgG6hwCR6CQ3iit91uMyaySTjm_hwhVXxWtocP-KRB9athBZ3TYpbKv54DkxwWq5a8h_N3jDdyPE8XlD4E6syU4yy3OVnsJ7dsj_LvBqNVkPoONaqJFtzej7WE_CZ4CgTCidPQ9SXPfMXIefzwbtrPazOGA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">According to Virginia Cole Trenholm and Maurine Carley in their
1946 textbook, <i>Wyoming Pageant</i> - Washakie was told he should send some
sort of a thank you to the president. Chief Washakie replied, "Do a favor
to a white man; he feels it in his head, and the tongue speaks. Do a kindness
to an Indian; he feels it in his heart. The heart has no tongue."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wyoming Trivia – two questions today<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Of the four Shoshone
branches, which did Chief Washakie and his Wyoming tribe belong to? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">2.</span><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Washakie was only half
Shoshone. What other tribe was he?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidtnI_PilgZ2Cm47kjpwgYrANh5ru96nPGdDi8MkR5_WW1Sfa1UHLNZvGFUCojvBGzWBnwVFQG1FHc1neI5-p6AjK_GpNJVC5wVK0DEeT-9wgC9yQt_BKkXScn8QKG11DrHDaRcvH8gNPbJQFL1xw2VdQguhorpZH985VEh43JmwfjAFLAwvYAkKHZ1g=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidtnI_PilgZ2Cm47kjpwgYrANh5ru96nPGdDi8MkR5_WW1Sfa1UHLNZvGFUCojvBGzWBnwVFQG1FHc1neI5-p6AjK_GpNJVC5wVK0DEeT-9wgC9yQt_BKkXScn8QKG11DrHDaRcvH8gNPbJQFL1xw2VdQguhorpZH985VEh43JmwfjAFLAwvYAkKHZ1g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Answers for Today's Trivia</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">1.</span><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wyoming hosted the
Eastern Shoshone. Other branches were the Northern, Western, and Goshute. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">2.</span><span style="color: #0e101a; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chief Washakie was born
in 1804 with a Flathead father and Shoshone mother.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">See you next week!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-54353530820246466212022-01-03T14:53:00.002-08:002022-01-03T14:57:40.339-08:00Wyoming Winter and Trivia Too<p> <span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 16pt;">January
3, 2022</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Like all of you, it looks like I have made a successful jump
from 2021 to 2022. I’m not much of a New Year’s Resolution person, but I hope
to continue with a few things from 2021. First, I intend to stay more active on
this site. Second, I will continue my daily walks – they are great exercise and
the perfect thinking/contemplating time. Third, and last, we hope to continue
our old traveling schedule after being mostly tethered to home the past two-plus
years. That means a couple of long trips and several short trips in 2022.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoLpgh7kcXwlsR2Wt1NQ-6QM8gVn2jdxqfh64PazG3oPNIlmtPtLZgOa4kOZPEgPGPl6VftHKTS-9m-FDDcZ41CH3jZedzrSReLB3rLhGip0znBs7U4OxGYl6ozkMeL3Jv4q_AGzH0tRUnYtd9ncofDuZ4ucsURfQMFfYYniHow4L8Gby8UvbiGZQJjQ=s3089" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="3089" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoLpgh7kcXwlsR2Wt1NQ-6QM8gVn2jdxqfh64PazG3oPNIlmtPtLZgOa4kOZPEgPGPl6VftHKTS-9m-FDDcZ41CH3jZedzrSReLB3rLhGip0znBs7U4OxGYl6ozkMeL3Jv4q_AGzH0tRUnYtd9ncofDuZ4ucsURfQMFfYYniHow4L8Gby8UvbiGZQJjQ=w400-h316" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We live in Wyoming’s North Platte River valley; it is relatively
mild compared to the rest of the state. Wednesday – two days away – we are
supposed to reach an overnight low of -18 degrees. Now that’s cold, but not
close to any records. On February 9, 1933, Yellowstone Park reached an all-time
Wyoming record of -66 degrees. Now that’s cold. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0TX9-iCJIicu-DcqAkwJoJ05sGae0M9txWmb_ln03KRW38Y8aEXofxC1jgykHbqBlLMvrwsAlAAYWQ0w1J-N9xE5eX9Jz9bLbhd-Aj6hEo0cF6WcXed1jhEjfMWGc5UALvikalb_mMYz-w5OvJJx6d_xaXmP4SHMPMo2Ny0B3MwQ4Rit79wcytmx5aw=s3215" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2021" data-original-width="3215" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0TX9-iCJIicu-DcqAkwJoJ05sGae0M9txWmb_ln03KRW38Y8aEXofxC1jgykHbqBlLMvrwsAlAAYWQ0w1J-N9xE5eX9Jz9bLbhd-Aj6hEo0cF6WcXed1jhEjfMWGc5UALvikalb_mMYz-w5OvJJx6d_xaXmP4SHMPMo2Ny0B3MwQ4Rit79wcytmx5aw=w400-h251" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have been retired from the classroom now for ten years. I was
able to teach Nebraska history, then the history of the Trans-Continental West,
and finally Wyoming history (at both the high school and college level) for
more than 40 years. I miss teaching all those History classes. One of the
things I miss most is the first or last two minutes of class time which I used for
Wyoming trivia. To start the new year - here is some good ol’ classroom trivia. Answers at the very end of this post – don’t peak first. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q1 – What percentage of land in Teton County is privately owned?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q2 – What are the two historically significant rivers that flow
through Platte County. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Q3 – What year did the first vehicle drive through Yellowstone Park?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That’s it – good luck.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Happy New Year, may it be your best year yet!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Ring
out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is
going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.”</span></i><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Alfred Lord Tennyson</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRe_ex6Yba7ABQDYDHY6p7HtyTlAeN6PVCt9noSlDJvaIWPDBn8kRNm4aOe5WxmLKIC3iXG48owtl4rPLG0ukYabGGV39EookTKcdXWIIRx25dbh5jpxPWv--SWYFPhPPQUe6vxNZ3cOEVNJSUC7R6LP_ooCGchDLKBXH3udremAW2kWYfbQO_AxFSiw=s3456" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRe_ex6Yba7ABQDYDHY6p7HtyTlAeN6PVCt9noSlDJvaIWPDBn8kRNm4aOe5WxmLKIC3iXG48owtl4rPLG0ukYabGGV39EookTKcdXWIIRx25dbh5jpxPWv--SWYFPhPPQUe6vxNZ3cOEVNJSUC7R6LP_ooCGchDLKBXH3udremAW2kWYfbQO_AxFSiw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-Answers-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">1.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Teton
and Yellowstone Parks dominate Teton county. Only 3% of the land in Teton
County is privately owned. Overall The federal government owns 48.2% of
Wyoming, and state lands make up 5.6%.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">2.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
North Platte and Laramie rivers - Trappers, Travelers, and Tribes make these
two most significant in Wyoming history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";">3.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
first car drove through Yellowstone in1902. Not sure of the make of the vehicle,
but it was not a Model T made famous by Henry Ford & Co. the T was not
introduced for another six years. </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0ZagwzrD7cF0DKUpst5TUPO_OTOTTEQLpeasjI6mJPJmSe7_x-N-0LxINZnLPr4wmJQ6k0THHr5sxinXrBUq8BK0ByQxE0VHDzHApEvIVvxjv_NAitoqxIEIMCYzkO_l861zIym4kmiXgp3S_iVnfMvwdzkBdx0bI3eMz7JA1UatqMV1ALmWT2uxoRQ=s3671" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2496" data-original-width="3671" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0ZagwzrD7cF0DKUpst5TUPO_OTOTTEQLpeasjI6mJPJmSe7_x-N-0LxINZnLPr4wmJQ6k0THHr5sxinXrBUq8BK0ByQxE0VHDzHApEvIVvxjv_NAitoqxIEIMCYzkO_l861zIym4kmiXgp3S_iVnfMvwdzkBdx0bI3eMz7JA1UatqMV1ALmWT2uxoRQ=w400-h272" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b>All photos</b> were taken yesterday - a beautiful day to be out. </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p>Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-5417771638791130462021-12-27T15:40:00.000-08:002021-12-27T15:40:36.923-08:00Eastern Wyoming Photo Extravaganza<p><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">December
27, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Christmas
is in the books. Now it is onward toward the New Year, and we all wish and hope
for a good one. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr4ehgKq-zup_TAFHfogqlImlQi5SAy8rrOCVU5Adh9PUy9ahBXBR-XuM6k2C7sWUdIQ_ojUQMgP52Xv4lAAusu76x8LJGnA10M-LOFR98ywmuvuLNO5t0wvLl5PMI5lq51k8jOx4Wc96iILWp_y55ynwClFZKx22GN37_THyuQ5dSS34a4gaf6Q_ExQ=s3207" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="3207" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr4ehgKq-zup_TAFHfogqlImlQi5SAy8rrOCVU5Adh9PUy9ahBXBR-XuM6k2C7sWUdIQ_ojUQMgP52Xv4lAAusu76x8LJGnA10M-LOFR98ywmuvuLNO5t0wvLl5PMI5lq51k8jOx4Wc96iILWp_y55ynwClFZKx22GN37_THyuQ5dSS34a4gaf6Q_ExQ=w400-h314" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Narrows at Guernsey State Park</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A
few years ago, while waiting for a concert to start in Branson, Missouri, we
explained we were from east-central Wyoming to a couple from New York. He said,
"Oh, not the pretty part." He then explained they had been in Wyoming
twice before and loved it. Each time they flew into Jackson, they spent some
time and flew out. I wish I would have had the time to explain that Wyoming is
quite stunning everywhere. Don't get me wrong, I like Jackson, we spend some
time there once in a while, but it is not all of Wyoming. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwzavcUjsITgVHS-K2WHr8xPzd2rPc9NgGPkA-rNZaCXFX3kW0CGsmhDje41kCpmSmREu5V_kYL2g6Buj9IGjRRFZSzDkWRplpSTK0Oz-F__ypIJ78fWijn1eRWm-pGHHFC0yRrzm_4bLl6CV6NFJ8wbqh-Rtr4yPQSoThI-uNzuE2-BMo6ESc_FFbeA=s1727" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="1727" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwzavcUjsITgVHS-K2WHr8xPzd2rPc9NgGPkA-rNZaCXFX3kW0CGsmhDje41kCpmSmREu5V_kYL2g6Buj9IGjRRFZSzDkWRplpSTK0Oz-F__ypIJ78fWijn1eRWm-pGHHFC0yRrzm_4bLl6CV6NFJ8wbqh-Rtr4yPQSoThI-uNzuE2-BMo6ESc_FFbeA=w400-h389" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Mink along the North Platte River in Guernsey</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
following photos – all taken in the last month or so, were all shot within a
half-hour of where we live in Guernsey, Wyoming. We think this area of the
state is pretty special. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPUjYzufd-ywgbWgSQtvaCxDSp1qAV0kk3akVPwtZBErxt6dmLn8l0wokzcJcSs_sMUNh_-jC6flLplYaFHKheXciOGsPph-jUylERx6PWRqrrl35Vsn9_x_1L8zmC8aVxspGG3rqYadbg3_tPi6PsfzjCg2PVFHjubEyno_KCigE8vtkJGsT-A1IW7g=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPUjYzufd-ywgbWgSQtvaCxDSp1qAV0kk3akVPwtZBErxt6dmLn8l0wokzcJcSs_sMUNh_-jC6flLplYaFHKheXciOGsPph-jUylERx6PWRqrrl35Vsn9_x_1L8zmC8aVxspGG3rqYadbg3_tPi6PsfzjCg2PVFHjubEyno_KCigE8vtkJGsT-A1IW7g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the Laramie River</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">With
the New Year come some new thoughts – such as <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
was born in 1948, which means if I make it to the 2030s, I will have lived in
part of 10 decades – a century's worth of decades. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvsZ46eoedTDZt53RFGEIra0QsXWcL7VZRe6kA-kPAHmTvLplHO4P_uNMCpjBg8rEsfgGD8A7UrtzNG0_bZhNA7FeA1FYPZPBF_Hq1yoxo2i8bpsunns1azd2_CwmdhrYpFZPkkA3nuBCNTBIgAiFDlZNLB5nsW-Z95BztKLNTbi7e_HSt4XSGRn6XUA=s3697" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="3697" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvsZ46eoedTDZt53RFGEIra0QsXWcL7VZRe6kA-kPAHmTvLplHO4P_uNMCpjBg8rEsfgGD8A7UrtzNG0_bZhNA7FeA1FYPZPBF_Hq1yoxo2i8bpsunns1azd2_CwmdhrYpFZPkkA3nuBCNTBIgAiFDlZNLB5nsW-Z95BztKLNTbi7e_HSt4XSGRn6XUA=w400-h316" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few miles south of town</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">After
42 years in the classroom, I retired in 2012. 2022 makes it ten years. Wow,
that went fast.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFJ0fAq-YM7UaE2ikYA4635o1206BefEDqjUF_sIrK7rnoU-hwETPI4HKjyjkM0Igf6bgGKFFrGJBuKonyVIGY5OEiZkKQhfhdX6P9EB9sT5tDiKEpUaRwib4BC1PeUsUxjd86FKZTNqvOd6NiuGCylUdWZumizrYj7fNELcxaX812OQkakE9Mles6VQ=s4069" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3285" data-original-width="4069" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFJ0fAq-YM7UaE2ikYA4635o1206BefEDqjUF_sIrK7rnoU-hwETPI4HKjyjkM0Igf6bgGKFFrGJBuKonyVIGY5OEiZkKQhfhdX6P9EB9sT5tDiKEpUaRwib4BC1PeUsUxjd86FKZTNqvOd6NiuGCylUdWZumizrYj7fNELcxaX812OQkakE9Mles6VQ=w400-h323" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along my morning walk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
am currently writing my 17<sup>th</sup> book. I hope to have a few more in me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguGvs2qI_bQapSu2DpSQfzZnBKHDLV1oQ3HohvqKj12XCu7t-BNUkomzjGMtRe3ym4PDfCcX0qGdSrdQ4xhfDE56z6VxE1UzpNwngOJkOQOWrmTNPSmu6ZYUMTXOLjvP8J6k1axBYdYhRpks700ptEDcGrdPloaRsxQ8G0PcAGMGncNWEZ8r63-h5shA=s3393" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2507" data-original-width="3393" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguGvs2qI_bQapSu2DpSQfzZnBKHDLV1oQ3HohvqKj12XCu7t-BNUkomzjGMtRe3ym4PDfCcX0qGdSrdQ4xhfDE56z6VxE1UzpNwngOJkOQOWrmTNPSmu6ZYUMTXOLjvP8J6k1axBYdYhRpks700ptEDcGrdPloaRsxQ8G0PcAGMGncNWEZ8r63-h5shA=w400-h295" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fort Laramie river bridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
count the miles on my morning walks and hikes in the park – settled for about
800 this year. Onward to one thousand in 2022. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgArP2wjPs_RugD-e4r_Q7tvWKGAIi3RbdXDP4kdQHxC1AUwW-JLloKzxkhHcuC5QYGt8ToNBhCT1J61VZ5rvXlV_1a1QOekLoJqMXrm8bjYozz2vzxIYlT3DnZf_xGeKeYLpkETmQJp4RIyrEmXKpaE_MGzkMjnePy65FYYNrktlhkbRsOzyQOLEfP1w=s3333" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2498" data-original-width="3333" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgArP2wjPs_RugD-e4r_Q7tvWKGAIi3RbdXDP4kdQHxC1AUwW-JLloKzxkhHcuC5QYGt8ToNBhCT1J61VZ5rvXlV_1a1QOekLoJqMXrm8bjYozz2vzxIYlT3DnZf_xGeKeYLpkETmQJp4RIyrEmXKpaE_MGzkMjnePy65FYYNrktlhkbRsOzyQOLEfP1w=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">25 miles west of town - nice view</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Happy New Year – 2022<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-88939531658713112532021-12-20T13:56:00.002-08:002021-12-20T13:56:24.441-08:00Laramie - as in old Jacques LaRamie<p> <span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dec 20, 2021</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Laramie </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">La Ramie, as in the man
who has more things named after him than any other person in Wyoming. His name
(maybe) was Jacques LaRamie. In Wyoming, we have the Laramie Range, Laramie
Peak, Fort Laramie, the city of Laramie, the Laramie River, many Laramie streets,
and probably other things I cannot think of right now. Why the (maybe) when I
mentioned his first name was Jacques?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some
historians tell us that Jacques was a popular French-Canadian name, and someone
writing history tagged him with it. Some believe his name was Baptiste. Others
are convinced his first name was Joseph. Doesn’t sound nearly as good as
Jacques. Joe Laramie – not much of a ring to it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">J.
Edmond Laramee, who claimes to be a descendant of Jacque, relates that his
parents were Joseph and Jeanne Laramee of Quebec. It sounds plausible, except
that Joseph and Jeanne had no children with the first name of Jacque. The
couple had five sons, one of which was Joseph, but no Jacque. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyPTCm5K04Wth3D4Pj7L_C5IqskQnriSYXtgOWriAdHWj9080Vr1PvgftXKDCIi9yHnjcTM4gnPd8zRZ5HHDygjZFE6Wmc4__d9292q5YgFM9yrRTSs5nOQ4WYdiz2e5xvM0pvZVwUALbSqlmNbRwKXcdwwLovAR_wAQdQUjMOQdR3mFVaU0FO0aT0ug=s3398" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="3398" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyPTCm5K04Wth3D4Pj7L_C5IqskQnriSYXtgOWriAdHWj9080Vr1PvgftXKDCIi9yHnjcTM4gnPd8zRZ5HHDygjZFE6Wmc4__d9292q5YgFM9yrRTSs5nOQ4WYdiz2e5xvM0pvZVwUALbSqlmNbRwKXcdwwLovAR_wAQdQUjMOQdR3mFVaU0FO0aT0ug=w400-h258" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We
didn’t know his surname either, not for sure, as there were also multiple spellings
of his last name. At some time along the way, we modern agers settled on
Laramie because it was easier to say and spell. We also do not know how he
died. As most early histories were written (some fact and some fiction), he
died a heroic death, either killed by Indians (the Arapaho vehemently denied
this), or he fell on the ice, broke his leg, and fought on for days or weeks
before passing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Was he
a great spokesman for and leader of the free trappers, or was he simply a man
who was friendly with all who, after his death, other trappers liked to tell
stories about? We will never know, but it doesn’t matter. He still represented
that early time in Wyoming history the way we want it to be – whether true or
not. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyVl3tsEdcbZ89Y6UPVfLZllmc50kN_F_ur96pbIFMR7bMJBPwyQu5fZAs1HNBFBTsfoDvoRQiydroD8iUUGP1AzcJXgVw3Fo_XFQYBqVVFTggEBq4a1QCx9bVOium4E-UxRJrF0HPfppm0_cOnP-4zFLLnxw5BrR64Ecq5ELluWwSo4yiQAHj8PuyOg=s2364" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="2364" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyVl3tsEdcbZ89Y6UPVfLZllmc50kN_F_ur96pbIFMR7bMJBPwyQu5fZAs1HNBFBTsfoDvoRQiydroD8iUUGP1AzcJXgVw3Fo_XFQYBqVVFTggEBq4a1QCx9bVOium4E-UxRJrF0HPfppm0_cOnP-4zFLLnxw5BrR64Ecq5ELluWwSo4yiQAHj8PuyOg=w400-h315" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In my
many years teaching Wyoming history, I sometimes referred to Laramie as Pierre
or Joe as a reminder of how fickle history can be. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDsmOqc2whAnv9SXDpnZFP9f_lv6z4Do4elQmuEpNx99Glohe6WEgjWTYvrOLIrfEQ7Ke-lNJ8a5K0x4W1Wd5f3XK2x59-zylTeTdI-f2T36BMjSgJ4qA497WDaAmv5jXQuRZFfNgElYSHUEDVzrasKoToPtga5fMewHGrws4rXFZgfEs4uaTpBMnn-g=s3077" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2244" data-original-width="3077" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDsmOqc2whAnv9SXDpnZFP9f_lv6z4Do4elQmuEpNx99Glohe6WEgjWTYvrOLIrfEQ7Ke-lNJ8a5K0x4W1Wd5f3XK2x59-zylTeTdI-f2T36BMjSgJ4qA497WDaAmv5jXQuRZFfNgElYSHUEDVzrasKoToPtga5fMewHGrws4rXFZgfEs4uaTpBMnn-g=w400-h291" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;">Hope</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;">all</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;">of</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;">you</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;">have </span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;">a</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;"> most </span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;">Merry</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; line-height: 150%;"> Christmas!</span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="color: #0e101a; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 8.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></p>Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-83593606565714672292021-12-13T15:01:00.007-08:002021-12-13T15:10:41.139-08:00Wyoming and the Old West<p> <strong style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Few people even know the
true definition of the term “West”; and where is its location? – phantom-like
it flies before us as we travel.</span></i></strong><strong style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> George Catlin</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;">We
often see mention of the West, the Old West, and the Wild West. Are they the
same? Well, yes and no. </span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;">I
know a great answer.</span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sP1nD6-zwzs/YbfJl3KX0FI/AAAAAAAAwmY/bN7Gg8nCSDQzb8yS5Oc8wg9vDDFmG6JYgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2166/IMG_1161%2B%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1565" data-original-width="2166" height="289" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sP1nD6-zwzs/YbfJl3KX0FI/AAAAAAAAwmY/bN7Gg8nCSDQzb8yS5Oc8wg9vDDFmG6JYgCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h289/IMG_1161%2B%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /></strong><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%;">The West</span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;"> - Many
historians, including myself, like to use the 98<sup>th</sup> Meridian as the beginning
of the west. This line would be drawn from San Antonio, Texas north through
Fort Worth and Oklahoma City. From there, it cuts through the middle of Kansas and Nebraska, passes Pierre, South
Dakota, and then through Bismarck in North Dakota. Confusing? Yes, but manageable
if you pull out a nice map. </span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpRCSXNRlk8/YbfJupy3MsI/AAAAAAAAwmc/70cwC0jLm2spHkXQNxBid5kct3rhyIDWACNcBGAsYHQ/s300/U%2BS%2BMap.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="224" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpRCSXNRlk8/YbfJupy3MsI/AAAAAAAAwmc/70cwC0jLm2spHkXQNxBid5kct3rhyIDWACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h224/U%2BS%2BMap.png" width="400" /></a></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><br /></strong></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;">I
like this area for the beginning of the west because this is generally the area
where farming gives way to ranching, rainfall dependable to arid. </span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%;">The Old West – </span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;">The old
West period didn’t last long, generally from the Civil War until 1890 and the Wounded
Knee Massacre. It was also the time of most of the Indian Wars of the west.
This period was a time of rapid settlement throughout the west. It brought
about cattle drives, sod houses, plow follows the rain theories, and the
Homestead Act (signed by President Lincoln on May 20. 1862.</span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FTq8XZAst8U/YbfKA5VPZuI/AAAAAAAAwmo/ehvnydqSskcONcuvQkM4JuBrOmiOzvlJACNcBGAsYHQ/s2543/P1010958%2B%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2207" data-original-width="2543" height="348" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FTq8XZAst8U/YbfKA5VPZuI/AAAAAAAAwmo/ehvnydqSskcONcuvQkM4JuBrOmiOzvlJACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h348/P1010958%2B%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></strong><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%;">The Wild West </span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;">– The
wild west was made up of more Indian wars, gunfighters, bank robberies, rowdy
saloons, and corrupt gamblers – most, if not all, a figment of the imagination
made up in Hollywood. I watch many old western movies and series shows. I look
at them much like I do fantasy, not true, but entertaining.</span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xvU9yLe8KXQ/YbfKQm6XpQI/AAAAAAAAwms/u5oRGv-NH64DqehxJAMNTA9cWedt4ZzKACNcBGAsYHQ/s3013/P1010921%2B%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="3013" height="255" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xvU9yLe8KXQ/YbfKQm6XpQI/AAAAAAAAwms/u5oRGv-NH64DqehxJAMNTA9cWedt4ZzKACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h255/P1010921%2B%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></strong><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%;">Wyoming</span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;"> –
Like most of us in the state, I have lots of Wyoming logo hats, shirts,
pullovers, and hoodies. I wear them almost everywhere and have, over the years,
got many comments. Three years ago, we were sitting in front row seats at a
theatre in Branson, Missouri. A couple sat down beside us from New York. He asked,
looking at my pullover, “are you from Wyoming?”</span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;">We said, "yes"</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;">His
reply – “cool, we were there a few years ago and loved it.” </span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;">So
many still see Wyoming as an old-fashioned place to live, and it probably is,
but we love it here.</span></strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?output=search&tbm=isch&q=Did+the+Old+West+exist?&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=qK4BVWTmheZJ-M%252CucDKCm0MvVOilM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kTjGZQ-kCr9ot98YVY4by1CpydPUQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKlZmJ3OH0AhUrj4kEHedUDkQQ9QF6BAgDEAE#imgrc=qK4BVWTmheZJ-M"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #202124; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></p>Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-41818477850054293932021-12-07T14:04:00.002-08:002021-12-07T14:06:10.983-08:00Did You Know This About Wyoming<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%;"> It has been nearly a year since I posted on this site.</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IdY9i2cvzAk/Ya_YXXF5mWI/AAAAAAAAwew/YhRHr06lDIYcXsKpfC2MNoVYczhlXB0AgCNcBGAsYHQ/s3434/P1010904%2B%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="2504" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IdY9i2cvzAk/Ya_YXXF5mWI/AAAAAAAAwew/YhRHr06lDIYcXsKpfC2MNoVYczhlXB0AgCNcBGAsYHQ/w291-h400/P1010904%2B%25282%2529.JPG" width="291" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not too long ago, it seemed that more and more blogs with Wyoming history
seemed to be popping up. Since many were funded, I decided they could do the
job much better than I could from my easy chair. After more than 300 posts (all are still up) I
bowed out. A few months ago, a student said, “Oh, you write the Wyoming stuff.
We use it all the time when we are writing papers in class.” </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nhzV4ysg1tk/Ya_Y720F0yI/AAAAAAAAwe4/7mm3NyxM6dMu7fLouDqCFN4R9HFb7pnWACNcBGAsYHQ/s3456/P1020318%2B%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nhzV4ysg1tk/Ya_Y720F0yI/AAAAAAAAwe4/7mm3NyxM6dMu7fLouDqCFN4R9HFb7pnWACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/P1020318%2B%25283%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%;">That was enough to, at least, get me thinking about kick-starting
the old blog. I think I will. Not sure how often, probably not weekly, but
likely monthly. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
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of faults and mountains in Wyoming are at least five hundred million years old
and possibly as old as two billion years. (even before I was born)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Only Wyoming and Colorado have four straight-sided borders. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
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<br />Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-68670208227579825292019-09-13T14:57:00.000-07:002019-09-13T14:57:22.324-07:00It Has Been Too Long<h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I let this site become inactive, or mostly so, almost a year ago. After a year of mothballs, I have decided to make a post, at least this will keep the site alive for a bit. If one post per year counts. </span></div>
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To me and many others, there is nothing more enjoyable than reading about the past. When I started this blog, I was still an active Wyoming History teacher - now retired seven years; it seems I do not have as much to say. I have continued writing and am currently working on book 13, but my books fall into multiple genres. </div>
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Did You Know?<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Speaking of being retired. Wyoming is still rated, according to something called Bankrate, as the number one state to retire. That might not be good news for young families, but for old codgers like us, it is an excellent fit. Many would think the weather and altitude of Wyoming would make it less than ideal for retiring people. What makes Wyoming the top state is our low, lowest in the country, tax rate.</span></div>
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<br />Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-14189704319406676162018-11-08T10:43:00.000-08:002018-11-08T15:56:02.930-08:00A Quick Read and Photos Too<h3>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Apologies for not posting here for a while. With so many Wyoming sites, since I started this one, I was not sure if I had anything different to say. </span></h3>
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Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-80732405710578293162018-07-07T15:02:00.000-07:002018-07-07T15:05:17.757-07:00How Hot Was it? Wyoming History<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Well, it was too hot, after all, it is Wyoming in July. The <i>Wyoming Climate Atlas</i> says the hottest day in Wyoming was July 12, 1900, when it reached 116 in the Red Desert, other sources list the 115 degrees at Basin on August 8, 1983, as the warmest. Not sure why there is a discrepancy but would guess, records, along with measuring instruments from more than a century ago were not as accurate as today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Why all the talk about the weather, other than that is what old guys like me do? Because it’s pretty warm right now. Up to 77 where I sit in the far corner of our air-conditioned house, the rest of the house is 74ish, and the deck, well it feels about 200 out there, think I will stay inside. Actually, it is 96 outside and our warmest day of the summer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Name this Wyoming State Bird – no need to come up with its scientific name – Sturnella Neglecta<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I am spending much of my time researching people that served at Fort Laramie, for a book, my next nonfiction offering, coming out in early 2019, and have run across countless wonderful stories. Here is a bit about one of the Fort Commanders I found most interesting.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Of all the commanders at Fort Laramie, Werter Renick Davis would best fit the category of, most unlikely. Davis, a true renaissance man, was a Methodist Minister who before becoming an Army Chaplin in 1862, was the president of Baker University, the first four-year college in Kansas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Davis, also a physician, and dentist, first served as a chaplain of the 12<sup>th</sup> Kansas before being commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel to help raise and organize the new Kansas 16<sup>th</sup> Cavalry. Once the 16<sup>th</sup> was raised he was promoted to Colonel and served at that rank until he mustered out of the Army on December 6, 1865.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It may seem unprecedented for anyone to become a fort commander after only three years in the Army and with no real military training or background, but with Davis that was not the case. Before he commanded at Laramie he commanded at Fort Leavenworth from September 1864 until April 1865. Two commands, for a man who served less than four years in the Army, quite remarkable.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">One last note, I have been working on this book for more than a year, but with some diligence, and luck, I should be finished in another half year. And as far as my health, other than my age, I'm doing fine. My last book, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Turning-70-Neil-Waring-ebook/dp/B079VR8Q15/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8">On Turing 70</a></i>, is a fun, tongue in cheek, look at reaching my seventieth birthday earlier this year. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">On April 29, 1868, a treaty was signed between the United States Government and the Sioux Nation. The treaty would move the Sioux away from the war on the plains, and onto a Black Hills Reservation in Dakota Territory. This treaty following the treaty of 1851 attempted to bring peace to the frontier part of the United States. For moving to the Black Hills the Sioux were to be given food, clothing, and annuity payments, on an annual basis. The government also agreed to close travel along the Bozeman Trail along with the forts along that trail. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.nps.gov/fola/planyourvisit/calendar.htm">150 Year Anniversary of the Treaty of 1858</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It was working, as well as most treaties, for a few years, and then Custer and his men found gold in the Black Hills, which for all practical purposes ended the usefulness of the treaty. The government tried to purchase, then lease, the Black Hills so that gold seekers could head into the area. The Sioux already pushed to their limit, refused. Two years later, Custer and the Seventh Cavalry were wiped out at Little Big Horn, escalating a decade of Indian Wars in the west. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-no-proof: yes;">Today's photos from my many trips to <a href="https://www.nps.gov/fola/planyourvisit/calendar.htm">Fort Laramie</a>, a terrific place, and one all western history buffs need to visit.</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-69962959871569662082018-02-05T12:27:00.001-08:002018-02-05T12:29:43.819-08:00New Post on My Writing Site<h2>
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<br />Neil A. Waringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-865368072685527552.post-7178723001831909042017-12-21T09:42:00.002-08:002017-12-21T09:45:28.824-08:00It Has Been a While<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">After more than ten years and over 300 posts, I have gone missing in action on this site since September. I’m not sure if I became bored with it, or just ran out of things to say, I am going with the latter. At times I had posts with more than one hundred reads. Lately, I was lucky to get half that many. There are a lot of good Wyoming sites that tell the great stories of our state, and I hope they are getting read. No, I’m not giving up and will continue to post when I find something of interest, just not sure how often. I first started this site to post many of the stories I used in class, teaching history for 42 years. I even wrote a short history of Wyoming, to give people a quick look at our state. But it has remained unpublished and buried somewhere in my laptop.</span></div>
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Here we are, a long way from Wyoming, on a recent historical trip<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It was a long road to statehood for Wyoming. The area that today makes up Wyoming was first claimed by the Spanish, then the French, followed by Mexico, and the Lone Star Republic of Texas before it became a state. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Kings of Wyoming</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Parts of Wyoming came under the rule of 12 Spanish Kings from 1479-1821. Ten French Kings also ruled over various parts of the state from 1515-1792. When France became a Republic, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte sold the area known as the Louisiana Purchase, including a large area of today’s Wyoming, to the United States. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I love the line from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid when Butch keeps asking, “Who are those guys?” That said, here is a list of Kings that at one time ruled over all or part of what would one day become Wyoming. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Wyoming was carved from an area passed up by all but native peoples for centuries. It was, for years, ruled by, or claimed by many entities. All areas surrounding Wyoming were established in some manner before Wyoming, causing some to refer to the cowboy state as the Leftover Territory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In 1861, Wyoming</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">, for the first time started to take shape. What happened in 1861 that caused this? The formation of Colorado Territory giving that state a northern border and Wyoming most of its southern border. Also in 1861 Nebraska Territory was divided with the Territory of Dakota created to the north and west. When Idaho Territory was created in 1863 the eastern state line was created. In 1864 the establishment of Montana created a northern border. At last, in 1865, Wyoming Territory was mentioned in Congress for the first time, and three years later, in 1868, it became a reality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I wrote on this topic, with a few more specifics about the creation of Wyoming borders, a few years ago. <a href="http://wyoming-fact-and-fiction.blogspot.com/2013/01/wyoming-leftover-state.html">If you would like to see that post click here.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Now that the kids are back in school it’s time for all of us to start doing some reading – take a look at all of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Neil-Waring/e/B00XV26KLC">my books on my Amazon Authors Page</a> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Neil-Waring/e/B00XV26KLC"> here</a>. All books available as inexpensive eBooks (none more than $2.99) or soft cover. Check them out and read a free sample. Something for everyone, Historical Fiction, Westerns, Garden Humor, Kids Chapter books, and mysteries. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Neil-Waring/e/B00XV26KLC">Thanks for looking. </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This has been a very busy summer – not sure why. I have spent precious little time researching the two nonfiction books I am working on, and too few hours out with my cameras. Now with school back in session, and the summer winding down. it is time to get back in the groove.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I spent some time at an event in Sunrise, Wyoming last weekend and will be heading back there this Saturday for another event. It is terrific to see this old place being brought back to life. It also gives me a chance to sell a few books and talk with many interesting people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-weight: normal;">And at the end of the day a wonderful sunset - this one from last evening in beautiful Guernsey State Park.</span></o:p></h2>
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