Lincoln Highway Monument

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On a trip to Laramie, we stopped at this memorial.  The name Lincoln Highway has all but been forgotten. It was an informative stop, leading to some investigation on my part.  Thus, the link to "Road Trips America web site"
 http://www.roadtripamerica.com/

The highway is now deemed an interstate.  (80) From one side of the US to the other. Part of the list of interstates from 90 to 10.
Sad that history gets lost in the unstoppable progress of people moving.
Sort of the way Route 66 was lost.  I remember driving parts of 66 as far as Albuquerque, NM in the late 50's.
Now, it is a destination for seeing the "olden days travel..."

Back to the memorial visit. Pictures will remind me later on of the stop with my niece, who drove me to Laramie to see what we could see. Maybe even splurge on a sinfully delicious chocolate dessert.

 This is a memorial to the creator of the
odd statue.
Quite a story. The head was created in
Mexico and transported to this spot.
There is a picture inside the visitor's
center of Henry B Jay standing on a
platform in front of the head and
looks cold, cold.




 https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/lincoln.cfm

 

This caught our eye as we parked . Words fail me to describe.

We did make it to Laramie.
I should have gotten a picture of
the sinfully decadent chocolate
treat. Yum

Several ideas come to mind...nah...It is quite large and gets your attention.

Art Museum, odd structure , inside and out

Trip to Wyoming in pictures

pine cones in sister's yard

I have enrolled in an on line photo school.  This is going to be my first attempt at editing with a new on line editor and then, hopefully I will find a picture to post to face book.

I am nervously attempting a 2 in one.  Since summer doldrums  have arrived and there is not a lot happening................ I am ready to do pictures and some comments.
The first thing I have to do to get ready is to edit (done) and then re size on line.  The program is called Lunapic.  My niece walked me through the process while I was visiting. She also did a manual of instructions.

Editing is done, a challenge all by myself, without the coach by my side. 


The pictures are of a lovely children's area at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens.  They are in the midst of a renovation.  What I saw was impressive. I hope to visit next year and take in the finished work.

My niece took me and my sister to visit the gardens.  I wanted to return to the Children's Garden and take lots of pictures.  It is an interesting, educational and charming little areas that would keep a child fascinated for a lovely outing.

A good idea gone a little lame. Sorry, it could have many more flowers and  a seating area.Maybe even one of those darling "tiny tables" that are sort of just stuck where they are.

Speaking of little tables....

This table is sitting off by itself. They are small like a child's set.

Another very interesting to this adult.. A water feature. Starting with the windmill that is solar powered. 

The black panel is the source of energy

These are little spigots feeding the water trough from the silver storage tank

The trough feeds this beautiful work of art!  Amazing! The tank below fills and feeds a shallow pond where children can wade.  I wanted to take my shoes off and join them.

Flowers are every where.  In pots, behind fences, tucked away in a corner along with little beds filled with color.

First the pots

This is a lovely area, some of which is shady

PETUNIAS  ?

I am not sure how I feel about these colorful blue and white spots.

Obviously, I was fascinated.  There are so many different spotted flowers.  I am not sure which is the "prettiest".

I think I like the variegated (had to look up that one) ones better than spots.

pretty

Clematis

I turned a corner and this was hanging from the wall in front of me

Columbine

Columbine

I am sure these are some sort of daisy, but they remind me of a chrysanthemum called Country Girl mum.

Larkspur

Petunias and a little sweet potato vine. The grounds crew will have to keep it cut back as it will take over the whole garden!

As best I remember, the dog is a service dog.  Couldn't find any information.

The dog house has a roof supporting succulents. And then, in a corner, Mother Goose.  A wonderful, statue, perfect for a children's garden.

Mother Goose is very, very tall.  I wonder if little guys are frightened of her.

Another attempt to get rid of moles

The moles have riddled the gardens the paths and the whole front yard.

I have tried many ideas seen on the internet.  None have worked.  The area is very large and that may be the reason
 

 My last attempt to route the buggers was using  kitty litter.  I am thinking that was suggested as a joke to see how many dummies would try it. In my garden, they just dug another tunnel along side the treated one.

I dropped several marble sized mothballs in the runs by using a plastic pipe and sinking into the run.
It would be useless to drop mothballs into that hole as there are runs on both sides of this hole and sometimes straight down.  I wish I knew how deep they dig as most of my runs are raised areas, clearly showing where it is.

I went to the extra trouble (wearing gloves of course. Mothballs  smell awful on hands) to feel carefully around the hole for a sunken place which indicates the run. I pokes several into that hole and covered the original hole.  We had rain last night and (Oh goody!) a new run was started on the other side of the garden path.

Hole covered up.  Rain was hard enough to nearly flatten this mound.

I am wondering if the rain intensifies the fumes?