July 31, 2007
Today we toured some of the areas in downtown Cheyenne, Wyoming. This morning we went to the Wyoming State Capitol. This was a very interesting and informative trip. We were most surprised at the openness of the building. We did have to sign in as visitors but had free access to the entire building. The legislature was not in session during our visit, which may account for our ease of entry.
This interesting picture was taken looking down on the lower levels. The look of the tile and craftsmanship of the woodworkers make this a great picture. 
We didn’t get to meet the Governor but we were able to look through his office doorway.
As we were leaving we saw a very talented man riding a unicycle on his way to the Capitol Building.
We also had the privilege of meeting Mrs. Oscar Swan and her Granddaughter. They were viewing the tree planted twenty years ago in memory of her husband, who was the Commissioner of Public Lands. She explained that her husband’s remains are interred under this spruce tree. She further explained that he is the only person so honored on the capitol grounds. She was a delightful lady and it was a pleasure visiting with her.
After lunch, we went to the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. Now this is a terrific place to visit if you like flowers. I think this was the highlight of the day for us. There are so many beautiful flowers to enjoy. Collectively, Vera and I took over 150 pictures in the Gardens. There were so many great pictures; it was difficult to make the decision of which ones to include in this blog.
We also saw the Sky Trail Sculpture by Rick Upham. The Gardens collected thousands of horseshoes for five years prior to selecting Mr. Upham to create this arbor. The sculpture contains many various sizes of shoes including small shoes from mules, large shoes from draft horses and shoes from the game of “horseshoes”.
On the way home we enjoyed the many decorated boots in the city. Originally 26 boots were decorated and placed around downtown. Now only 17 remain as the others were sold at charity auctions and have been removed from the area.
As we were leaving we saw a very talented man riding a unicycle on his way to the Capitol Building. We also had the privilege of meeting Mrs. Oscar Swan and her Granddaughter. They were viewing the tree planted twenty years ago in memory of her husband, who was the Commissioner of Public Lands. She explained that her husband’s remains are interred under this spruce tree. She further explained that he is the only person so honored on the capitol grounds. She was a delightful lady and it was a pleasure visiting with her. After lunch, we went to the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. Now this is a terrific place to visit if you like flowers. I think this was the highlight of the day for us. There are so many beautiful flowers to enjoy. Collectively, Vera and I took over 150 pictures in the Gardens. There were so many great pictures; it was difficult to make the decision of which ones to include in this blog. We also saw the Sky Trail Sculpture by Rick Upham. The Gardens collected thousands of horseshoes for five years prior to selecting Mr. Upham to create this arbor. The sculpture contains many various sizes of shoes including small shoes from mules, large shoes from draft horses and shoes from the game of “horseshoes”. On the way home we enjoyed the many decorated boots in the city. Originally 26 boots were decorated and placed around downtown. Now only 17 remain as the others were sold at charity auctions and have been removed from the area. This has been another fun day in our travel adventures around this great country.
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