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21 April 2006 -
Friday
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Knowing that our drive
to Colorado would be just over 500 miles we were up early and by 7:00 am we
had said our good-bys and were on the road again. Driving through the southern part of Wyoming we took note of
the dry rolling grasslands. Although
there were beautiful mountains off in the distance one must travel to the
northwestern part of this state to be among the really majestic peaks. We did enjoy several sightings of
antelopes grazing near the highway.
Antelope in Wyoming Just west of Cheyenne we turned south on Interstate 25. Upon entering the State of Colorado |
we knew that we were beginning to get close to, our destination for the day, the small
town of Ault. At about 3:30 pm we
arrived at the home of Tom’s friend Shannon Daughtrey where his wife Marlis
greeted us. We spent sometime
chatting with our hostess who acclimated us to her tidy
well-maintained home. Shannon had
built the home himself some 20 years earlier and it evident that both have
taken great pride in making it a very comfortable place to live. Around 5:30 pm Shannon
arrived home from work and his brother John soon after joined us. In the twilight Shannon grilled huge top
sirloin steaks for our dinner. We
spent the remainder of the evening sitting outside enjoying the clean air and
warm temperatures. Both of us had
our own bedrooms and bathrooms. This
indeed was a luxury not to be surpassed during our entire journey. Fred’s bedroom was decorated in a camping
cabin motif that included a bed made of log poles, various touches such as a
blue porcelain coffee pot set upon a wooden stump. |
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