Living on the Road with Dwain, Debbie and Ozzie: Every Day is a Saturday...

Although we have only been on the road for a month, we are awestruck by the state of Wyoming. I can't seem to get enough of what this state has to offer. Starting in Cheyenne, the museums such as the Nelson Museum of the West... Awesome. On up to Buffalo, visiting Ft. Phil Kearney (http://www.philkearny.vcn.com/fortphilkearny.htm), the Wagon Box Fight, and the Fetterman Battlefield (http://www.wyomingheritage.org/fettermanBattlefield.html) was amazing. Walking in the tracks of the Bozeman Trail (http://www.philkearny.vcn.com/bozemantrailhistory.htm) where thousands of wagons passed crossing the wild west country to the Oregon trails. We moved on to Sheridan, thought we would be there for about 3 to 4 days when we discovered there was a PRCA rodeo and a pow wow about the time we would be leaving...lets check our schedule...wait, we don't have a schedule so lets stay a week...Yippee!!! What a great week that was. The Sheridan Museum, the Don King Western Museum which you would never find unless you knew where to go. You walk through the King's Saddlery store, through the back door, across the alley where they manufacture King's Ropes and within that building is the museum. What a find that was, thousands of saddles and my favorite Native American (plains) Indian artifacts, I was astounded. We attended the rodeo all 4 nights, saw events that we don't have on the west coast such as steer roping, PETA would be all over that event. We also saw the Indian relay race, LOVE LOVE LOVE this. No wonder our Calvary and cowboys were afraid of the Indians on horseback, they ride like the wind. We enjoyed their annual pancake breakfast put on by the Kiwanis and brought chairs to watch their parade. Saving the best for last was the Pow Wow, this was so great. We met Dr. Joe Medicine Crow (http://www.pbs.org/thewar/detail_5177.htm), he was being honored at this pow wow, he will be 100 yrs old in October. He is the oldest living Crow Chief. He was the first male Crow to graduate from college and went on to get his masters and doctorate degree. He has written several books, which of course both Dwain and I had to run out purchase and read two of them right away. We also met his son Ron Medicine Crow who was a marvelous man who gave me a great deal of backround information on his father. What great heritage to have come from, the Absaroka (Crow) Indian. Stay tuned...August 15-19 is the annual Crow Fair which is a the largest Pow Wow, and we have reservations to attend. (http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?IDRRecordID=8832).