A Wyoming Morning

Early morning - not really - hike in Guernsey State Park today. Nothing like living in Wyoming, getting up to the cool air and going out on an adventure. Well, it's an adventure when you are well-seasoned citizens like we are.

Wyoming - the best place to live.

Saw this young lady as we were leaving the park this morning

View from Black Canyon Trail

Early summer rains have kept the sunflowers growing

Wyoming Trivia Questions

1. Which came first The University of Wyoming or the State of Wyoming?
2. With all of the recent news about disease in wild rabbits - Wyoming has three types of rabbits - name them.

Answers below

1.University      2.  Jackrabbit, Cottontail and Snowshoe

4 Season Wyoming

It happens every year. August rolls around and it is too hot. Not for me, but people all around are complaining. “I’m ready for fall,” is one of the most heard comments this time of year.

The problem is that we live in a true four season area - if fall comes early, winter cannot be far behind. A few skiers might be anxious for winter and snow, but most of us can wait. I like the heat, enjoy sipping Ice Tea on the deck in the shade, now that’s livin’.

The all-time record high for Wyoming I the summer is 116 degrees, now that’s hot. Much cooler here our all-time high is a mere 115. And about cold, Wyoming’s all-time low is -66 degrees. Here, where I live, the low is a banana beltish, -46 degrees.

A touch of snow last winter

We live in a high plains desert climate here with not much rain (a bit over13 inches a year), but not much snow either, (only 16 inches a year). Together that only adds up to about 15 total inches of moisture a year. Dry but low humidity and not much wind makes for comfortable living most of the year.

Grandkids walking in the summer sunshine

I enjoy the four seasons we have here. In winter, we have mild spells when it is quite nice outside. I have managed to play golf in 35 of the last 36 months and the month I skipped others did get out.

When it’s summer, I love it, when it is fall, I love it, when it is spring, I love it and when it is winter – well it’s cold outside.

Spring wind on the water at Guernsey State Park

4 seasons – couldn’t live without them!

Photos From Around Here

Thought I might post a few of my favorite photos from the last three month's. Actually to lazy and too hot to attempt to write anything. All photos are from my Eastern Wyoming neck of the woods.

Remains of ancient man

Lots of Pelicans

Cow Moose

The Horns are bigger and no velvet by now

A Goose out for a walk?

Osprey's are pretty cool looking

Monarch of the plains for more than a 1,000 years

Nice view

Hello

Think I will walk the other direction

Part of Rocky Mountain National Park horse and mule herd at Fort Laramie

These guys are fast - really fast

New History of Guernsey State Park

My Wyoming History book is now complete. It took a lot longer than I expected but is now available. The book deals with the building of Guernsey State Park, centering on the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Park.

 I like the book better than the ebook as the formatting changes on the ebook depending on what the reader is using. Normally this is not a problem, but with the nearly 200 photos in this book, the ebook, which is still fine, can be a bit odd looking in places.

Read a free preview or order a copy here.

All three of my books can be found here on my Amazon Author Page.