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Headed West To Cheyenne

After the Eldon Starr ranch visit, Mark wanted to take the scenic route to Cheyenne. I knew that Cheyenne was only 3 hours away, so driving on highways and not taking the interstate didn't bother me. However when 3 hours passed and we were nowhere near Cheyenne I was a little irritated. Not only were we a little ways, we were a long ways from the route. We did make one stop to see a historic site in Nebraska called Chimney Rock. We also made sure we stayed on the sidewalk. He had gone up north and all over the place. The worst part was, the view only changed slightly. Sand hills, sand hills, sand hills. There wasnt much to see! I was very annoyed when it took us 7 hours!! I was so happy when we finally checked into our hotel and had steak for dinner. Originally Mark didn't want to make the drive to North Platte in one day, he thought that would be too much driving. And here we were day two, driving another 7 hours for no apparent reason other than scenery!
After a stay in a hotel, the next morning, Jayden had plans to meet up with Kara and her grandmother for a "Women of The West" style show. They bought a ticket for Jayden so she could enjoy the brunch and style show. She said it was very gaudy expensive clothing and older women. She still had fun and our family met up with them at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo. It was a little chilly, especially for July and it threatened to rain all day and sprinkled a little. The rodeo was entertaining and we really enjoyed it. There weren't as many recognized big names as the last time we attended. The most excitement came from the wild horse race when the horses ran around the track and jumped through a fence and ended up in a back pen. We had a good time, everyone got souvenirs, and Jayden and Kara spotted a famous bull rider, Jess Lockwood they happened to be following out. It was neat to get the girls together even though it was for such a short time. Kara and Jayden would be such great friends if they lived closer. It is too bad Jayden doesn't have somebody like her nearby. After the rodeo we drove on to Fort Collins for supper. It brings back so many memories from living there. I still know my way around, but it is changing and growing too. We headed up into Estes arriving as it was getting dark.

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