Photos of the high deserts of Wyoming. However, photos of Idaho, Utah, and Colorado, all of which I passed through look similar. Those are snow fences you see in the photos. The highest elevation posted where I crossed on I-80 was 8,323 feet.
Day twenty nine. All is well. Overnight in Colorado.
Most of the day was spent riding the bike, with most travel on the Interstate. I tried some of the secondary roads, but the roads were/are bad (generally), and mostly the secondary roads did not go in the direction I wanted to go. And, riding some of the non-interstate roads on a motorcycle can be treacherous, because the roads are often in a bad state of repair, and unpredictable.
My only side trip today was a brief stop in Laramie, Wyoming (pop. 30,000) which is home of the University of Wyoming, both of which are at about 7,200 feet elevation. The University of Wyoming has one of the neatest helmet logos of any college athletic programs, a cowboy on the back of a bucking mustang. Their student athletes are cowboys, or cowgirls, and they play football in a stadium with a wonderful name, War Memorial Stadium (which seats more than the population of Laramie). Of course the opinion about the helmet logo is mine, but Sports Illustrated agreed. In one of Sports Illustrated's many surveys they ranked UW's helmet logos number three. UW plays Division I football, and that number three ranking is probably as high of a national ranking their football program (or any of the major programs) will ever get. Just fact.
Laramie, Wyoming was famous for its lawlessness, dating back to its founding in 1868, when the Union Pacific Railroad used it as the end point (lasted 6 months) for their part of the building of the first transcontinental railroad. The reputation was earned. Although my visit was brief, and my search was briefer, I found nothing in the town that represented its history of books and movies fame.
More than 48% of Wyoming is owned by the U.S. government. Another 6% is owned by the state government. It is the second lowest (behind Alaska) for population density, and last for total population at 576,000.
The most populous city in Wyoming is Cheyenne, with 60,000 people.
The interstates on which I traveled today did not have a lot of traffic. The speed limit was/is 75 mph. Most cars and trucks were traveling at greater speeds. The big trucks were not. The truck drivers were for the most part struggling to get up the mountains, where there were mountains, and cautious of their speed on the descents.
Tomorrow I am off the interstate. I find it more interesting when not traveling on the interstate if it works out, but often it just does not.
Another good day.
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