Douglas, WY - Riverside Park, Visitor's Center and Train Museum

We head out of Guernsey to Douglas, WY

Therer is a Town Park that you can stay at for free for 2 nights on the River.

We weren't sure what to expect because we had tried another one on the way to Guernsey and didn't stay because there was no water available and the sites were small and unlevel.

This one looks like a winner.

We find a nice shady spot

It is a short stroll down to the River.

No low water levels here

We're hungry and Gary offers to take me out to lunch so we walk

1/2 mile to the Depot.

Not very busy so social distancing is easy

We both order the Train Wreck Burgers.  Bacon, Cheese, Mushrooms, grilled onions and Mayo, I had mine Jackalope style - no bun - sometimes you just have to.

To walk it off, we detour to the Visitor's Center and Train Museum

A wooden caboose built in 1884

 Day Coach

Fairmont Motor Car

The dining car

Too bad we already ate.

Nice kitchen!

The sleeper car

Seat, bed and toilet - cozy!

 Deluxe accomodations

 Pullman Baggage Car

 Double Decker Stock Car

4-8-4 Steam Locomotive

and of course a Jackalope

We did stop in the visitor's center to get our Jackalope Hunting License

A nice first day in Douglas!

Fort Laramie, Wyoming

From the Ruts and Register Cliff we head to Fort Laramie.

We pass one of the Pony Express routes from 1860-1861

Its about 15 miles East of Guernsey

We pull in and Gary says we've been here before.  I have no recollection at all so I head out to investigate while he takes a break.

The Barracks

The dining hall

and cozy sleeping quarters

A well stocked general Store

Lt. Colonel's House

Surgeon's Quarters

Site of two infantry barracks

 Artillery House

 The Jail

Administration Building Ruins

Captain's Quarters

Old Bedlam - Left side is restored to Post headquarters 1863-64.  

Right side is restored to 1850's Bachelors' Officers Quarters

Up on the Hill is the remains of the Rustic Hotel - built to serve the Gold Rushers who came to the Black Hills when gold was discovered in 1876.  It also housed the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Company

On the way back we stop at the Laramie Army Iron Bridge.

A three-span bowstring through truss bridge over the North Platte River.

 Built in 1875 by the King Iron Bridge Co

and back home

I researched my blog and did find that we stopped here back in October of 2015.  I claim Autobiographical Amnesia!