We decided to stay at F. E. Warren AFB in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a few days. We had friends in the area we wanted to see and also, family. Our site was a pull through next to the drive.
Our first day in Cheyenne, we went geocaching along a country road. It was a numbers run so we did a lot of stopping, getting out of the car, finding a cache and moving down the road about 1/10 of a mile to do it all over again.
The second day, we decided it was time to do some hiking in Medicine Bow and Routt National Forest. We chose Turtle Rock Loop Trail. There were interesting formations along the trail which followed the base of the rocks. Bob always carries the GPS when we hike and we found that the elevation was over 8000 feet!
We enjoyed our hike and our drive through the forest. We discovered several dispersed camping areas that looked interesting.
After our hike, it was time to visit a microbrewery in Cheyenne. We chose Accomplice Beer. It had a different set up than most other breweries we have visited. When we entered, the clerk asked for a name and whether we wanted beer, food, or both. Since we had been hiking, we said both. She then told us it was a special day at the brewery as they were changing computer systems. Because of the changes being made, the owner was buying all the food and beer for customers that day! We couldn't believe it!
Once we entered the pub area, we saw beer taps where you helped yourself! We were given a special card to place on the screen behind the taps. The card kept track of how much beer you poured. You were able to sample an ounce or two or draw a full pint. We enjoyed our visit to Accomplice Beer. The food and beer was excellent.
After we had a bite to eat, we walked around town before returning to the campground.
The next day we met our friends Connie and Larry. They drove down up from Dillon, Colorado to meet us in Fort Collins, Colorado. There was an escape room we wanted to try. We gave it our best shot, but we didn't make it out of the room in the allotted time. We were close, though--we only had one more puzzle to solve before our time ran out.
After the escape room we were off to New Belgium Brewing. We each had a beer then we headed to Bad Daddy's Burgers. Bob's sister Paula and her husband Bill joined our crew for lunch.
We are all campers so the conversation was about places we have been and places we have yet to explore. After lunch, we parted ways with Bob's sister and her husband. We followed Larry and Connie back to their hotel and continued our camping conversation and plans for more get togethers.
Then Bob and I headed back to Cheyenne. Thanks heavens, the traffic wasn't as bad as it was when we left the restaurant! It only took us half the time to get back to Cheyenne.
The following day we went to Windsor to see Paula and Bill's new house. It was gorgeous. We showed them some of the computer sites we use to find campgrounds. We stayed with them until dinner. They recommended Carraba's Grill so that is where we all went for happy hour--appetizers were half price! After dinner, we said our goodbyes. Bob and I returned to Cheyenne to get ready for two long travel days. We were going to drive as far as possible for two days to get to Arkansas.
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