Day 24 - Day 28: Wyoming

So, if there is one state that I would say flew by the quickest I would say Wyoming. I made one post about our first stop in Dubois and I mentioned the cattlewomen. They are an organization that is specifically dedicated to promoting beef as a primary food source, and let me tell you. I have NEVER in my life had beef that was as amazing as it was in Wyoming. We were fortunate to have them cook us dinner a few times throughout the state and every time it was better than the last.

During our stop in Casper, Wyoming we had another day off. The team is always thankful for these because it gives us the ability to recuperate and have some time to explore the cities we're in. If I had to pick one downside to the Journey of Hope it would be that because we're constantly on the move we don't always get to look around town. Especially if we have a really busy day ahead of us then curfew is usually sooner and it doesn't allow for the chance to see whats fun to get into in town. I have made a habit though of making sure I get a bumper sticker from every state to decorate my clipboard with. Its sort of a tradition with the crew members on the trans route.

So while in Casper we got to visit with this organization called NOWCAP. They made us a cake and we had an obstacle course activity with them where it required both members of our team and members of the organization. It was really cool even though my team lost. When I was a kid I would eat saltine crackers like they were going out of style. So when I got to the course and realized there was a challenge to eat 7 of them, I knew I had it down pat. I devoured those crackers like it was my job.

I can also say this has been the weirdest summer for weather imaginable. We got to Seattle and while in Washington and Montana we would have freezing mornings which required a ton of cold weather gear that I did not bring. As soon as we got into Wyoming though those temperatures vanished and we've had nothing but horribly hot weather. Back home I'm used to 90 degree temperatures and humidity but dry heat is a new experience. We have had several days of over 100 degree weather and its taken such a toll on the guys.

During our last day in Wyoming in the city of Cheyenne we had a sponsored lunch with the Cowbelles at the Hereford Ranch. Its a pretty historical ranch in the state of Wyoming. The Cowbelles are basically cattlewomen that decided to stick with a different, and in my opinion better, name. They fixed us beef which was astounding and we were able to discuss beef with them and learn about all the different aspects of it. We also found out during this day that the governor of the state of Wyoming declared June 24 Push America - Journey of Hope day which was really cool to us. It was on a proclamation signed by him and everything.