Tommy saw an article in the Laramie Boomerang asking for volunteers to remove old railroad rails that will be used to create a new railroad park. Having never worked on a railroad, Tommy jumped at the chance. Now he’s going around singing “I’ve Been Working on a Railroad”. Here are some of the pictures from …
Monthly Archives: August 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HALL!
Hard to believe it was only 27 years ago today that Hall came into our lives. We love him bunches!
Day 8 – Going to see Ian Tyson!
The big event finally arrived. The Ian Tyson concert was held at the Fine Arts Center at the University of Wyoming. Amanda was able to get us second row in the middle seats smack in front of Ian. We were probably 12 feet from him.He put on a pretty good show for his age (did …
Day 8 – Going to see Ian Tyson!
Another day of work for the kids and another day of sight seeing for us. This time we decided we were going to take 287 south towards Ft. Collins to Tie Siding. At that point we were going to take a dirt road over to Buford (population 1) and hopefully see some trains. Unfortunately there …
Day 7 – Going to see Ian Tyson!
Back to work for Amanda and Evan so Tommy and I hit the road again. We decided to head up towards Chugwater and hopefully see some trains on the way. Once we were outside of Laramie by a few miles the road turned into dirt.A common sight in Wyoming — antelopes.Driving along the dirt road …
Day 6 – Going to see Ian Tyson
Amanda and Evan took the day off to go for a drive with us. Tommy had wanted to go to Encampment, Wyoming which was a booming town at the turn of the century known for its copper mining. To get there we drove up and over the Snowies–one of my favorite places in the world! …
Day 5, Part 2 – Going to see Ian Tyson
We went to the final night of the Laramie Mountain Bike series of which Evan is one of the organizers. The race started at 6:00 p.m. with cloudy skies and a chance of rain. The first group (the experts) had to ride the course 3 times, the next group (women) had to ride the course …
Day 5 – Going to see Ian Tyson
Huck Finn Pond–across the street from Amanda and Evan’s house. This is Seamus’ favorite swimming hole. When we take him for walks, we have to stay far away from the pond to keep him from jumping in.Tommy and I dropped Amanda off at work and went to find a barn that the backyard neighbor told …
Day 4, Part 3 – Going to see Ian Tyson
More rain clouds on our way back into Laramie.We had seen this barn a couple of times from I80 and decided to go find it. It supposedly was moved to its current location and was working until the 1960’s.And the very last picture from Day 4. A flower bed for you. Some people are just …
Day 4, Part 2 – Going to see Ian Tyson
Here’s Moose all excited about taking a hike! The next few pictures Tommy took on their walk. The first is an old dilapidated cabin. The second photo is Evan and the dogs hiking in good single line fashion. And the last is a shot of Douglas Creek. Here’s Moose, Molly and Evan at the end …