The Windy City: Cheyenne

This morning, we went on a trek to Cheyenne, WY. A couple of observations... 

1. The fires up in the mountains seemed bad today. From north of Boulder all the way past Fort Collins, the sky was very smoky, and in Fort Collins, there was a good deal of ash fall happening.. that sucks. 

2. It can be WINDY in Cheyenne! We had a good time checking out the Frontier Park museum and area, but the wind was legit. 40+ the whole time. But there are a lot of giant boots...

3. There is a really cute, really random Filipino restaurant in Cheyenne. So of course, that's what we had for lunch! 

4. Fort Collins is really cool. Minus the smoke, it seemed like a better Boulder. Better shops area, better downtown, same cute local stores, etc. I guess Boulder is a little more up in the front range, but I'm not sure if that is enough. FoCo has my vote!

5. My girls look cute in cowgirl gear!
Fun day trip from our home2 in Denver. Who knows what's next???

TTFN

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