HagaFinn RV Trip - Day Five

North to Buffalo (Wyoming)

We had a great run on Saturday from Rawlins, Wyoming to Buffalo Wyoming.  We saw several pronghorn antelope along the way--and a lot fewer trucks than earlier on our trip.  We enjoyed traveling fewer miles (228 miles) this day.  We arrived in time to visit the historic Occidental Hotel in downtown Buffalo, where a retired USFS colleague, Linn Young plays fiddle every Thursday night.  Unfortunately, we arrived on Friday.

Serving Beer Since 1880!

The saloon is located in a very historic building with some pretty famous guests, including Teddy Roosevelt himself.  It looks like it would be a neat place to stay, but we had reservations at a KOA and big plans for a buffalo steak dinner, so we left after only one beer.

We made reservations at a steakhouse near the KOA, and being a Friday night it was packed with locals and tourists alike.  Our plans were dashed when we found out that they did not serve buffalo steak.  Here we are in Wyoming--in BUFFALO Wyoming, and we could not get a buffalo steak at a steakhouse.  Ah well, we told you about making PLANS didn't we.  We settles for a prime rib for Pamela and a ribeye for Neil and took parts home for later dinners.

While we visited the Heritage Trails Museum in Casper, Neil took this recruiting poster for the Pony Express.  Talk about truth in advertising.  I am sure that it would not pass muster for the current employment gurus.

"Orphans Preferred"--Quite a Qualification

All continues to go well and we look forward to our visit to Devils Tower tomorrow.  Thanks for visiting,

Neil and Pamela