The Plan...of course it's written in the sand at low tide....

The Plan...of course it's written in the sand at low tide....

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Cheyenne, WY

Terry Bison Ranch.....
We first stopped for 2 nights at the Bison Ranch on I25 just south of Cheyenne proper and right on the Colorado border. The camp site was average, pull through with full hook ups, but the activities were great!
The first night we went to their famous steak house, The Senaor's Steakhouse, and had bison burgers...Alan had a chili one and I had a bacon cheese rendition...both were very good. Our waitress was a kick..she had 3 degrees but choose to work at and be close to where she grew up.

The next morning we took ATV's all over the ranch. Our main tour guide was a young woman who by all standards was "A Real Cowgirl".....she first arrived wearing jeans, boots, and spurs and had just taken a group on a morning horse/breakfast ride around the ranch. She removed her spurs and hopped on an ATV and away we went. Alan did great and I, on the other hand, did so so. I was managing to keep up until the last downhill run.....I got to the top, looked down the steep grade and put the brakes on stating "OHHHH wait a minute, not sure I can go down that one!" The rear guide came up, coached me on how to use all the breaks and gave me the courage to try it. I went pretty slow on the first part but managed to make it down and back to the barn.

After a shower we gathered up the furry kids and drove down into Colorado and had lunch in Ft. Collins. What a pretty little town....they have a lovely older downtown area with lots of fun shops and restaurants. Since we had the kids, we picked a pub where we could eat outside and had a very nice lunch......it kind of looks like we are eating our way across the US.....

The next day we took their famous train ride where they stop and let you feed the bison. The ranch is in Wyoming and Colorado and is 27,000 acres and has the 2nd largest herd of bison, somewhere around 3,000. It is somewhat "Touristy" but we had fun feeding the bison and seeing them up close. They also have camels, horses of course, ostrich, and goats.


The next 2 nights we stayed at AB Camping in Cheyenne and enjoyed their nightly BBQ and explored downtown Cheyenne. We were just a week ahead of the famous Cheyenne Days so we could get around and see things without the massive crowds.....would have been fun, however, do see the rodeo events......there's always next year!

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