Drove West from Cheyenne on the Sand Creek Massacre Trail this morning to the Curt Gowdy State Park. A very diverse area with landscapes from rolling hills to jagged rock outcroppings including 3 lakes formed by damming up the river. Curt Gowdy, the famous sports announcer, was from Wyoming and frequently visited the area to fish, hike and hunt. He donated a lot of money to preserve the area and they named the State Park after him. Had a nice picnic lunch next to the lake. The Granite Dam was built in 1905 from local stone and continues to function perfectly without a leak. On the way back passed through a huge windmill farm.
We had planned to visit a Bison Ranch in the afternoon but a huge thunderstorm rolled in and we postponed until tomorrow.
