It looked like it was going to be a pretty dreary Memorial Day in Fort Collins this year, and so when I saw on the internet that the weather forecast for Laramie, Wyoming was for partly sunny skies, my sister Susan and I (along with her dog Blackberry) drove northwest out of Fort Collins for an hour to Laramie, Wyoming, and found that the internet forecast was actually true. Laramie is a really nice little town, and home to the University of Wyoming, which has a beautiful campus, seen in the photograph on the left.
We also walked through a very pleasant neighborhood adjoining the campus, with many 19th century homes, including the Ivinson Mansion, built in 1892, and now home to the Laramie Plains Museum. The museum was not open, but we were able to walk around the grounds, which are tended by the Laramie Garden Club, and seen in the photograph on the right. We also chatted with a very friendly employee of the museum, who was sitting on the grass, reading a book, and just enjoying the warm and sunny day. All of the people we met in Laramie were very friendly, and both Susan and I, and I suspect Blackberry too, agreed it would be a great place to live. Until you remember that Laramie has absolutely miserable winters, even though it is in the most southern part of the state. Which helps explain why Wyoming is the least populous state in the union.
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