Monday, August 20, 2007
Two Days in Casper
The last few days of vacation involved driving through Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks and then across some very interesting terrain I hadn't seen before in Wyoming as I headed to Casper. I had been to Jackson on a train trip so I detoured about 30 miles to visit the town and eat some Mexican food for lunch and gather up some great bakery items.
Casper was enjoyable and a good way to rest up for the last two legs home. One of the highlights of the trip was the Bureau of Land Management's National Historic Trails Interpretive Site. It was simply outstanding in its interactivity and the staff went out of it's way to greet and talk to visitors and make sure they had access to all the features of the site.
I also found a neat walking/biking trail - although it took until the second day to find the pretty longer part of it.
I then made it to Hays, Kansas, for the night. It's become quite the growing metropolis since I last was there about 3 years ago. I stopped by FHSU and then headed to Wichita for some Vietnamese food for lunch. I found an E85 station right by my hotel (right under my nose again) in Hays. I finally made it home by dinner time on Wednesday in time to go to opening meetings on Thursday. It was great seeing everyone at PSU - especially the folks I don't always get to see during the year since we're all in different buildings going different directions. It really doesn't seem like I was gone for a year on sabbatical.
I'll meet students in the teaching and seminar courses this afternoon and this evening.
Casper was enjoyable and a good way to rest up for the last two legs home. One of the highlights of the trip was the Bureau of Land Management's National Historic Trails Interpretive Site. It was simply outstanding in its interactivity and the staff went out of it's way to greet and talk to visitors and make sure they had access to all the features of the site.
I also found a neat walking/biking trail - although it took until the second day to find the pretty longer part of it.
I then made it to Hays, Kansas, for the night. It's become quite the growing metropolis since I last was there about 3 years ago. I stopped by FHSU and then headed to Wichita for some Vietnamese food for lunch. I found an E85 station right by my hotel (right under my nose again) in Hays. I finally made it home by dinner time on Wednesday in time to go to opening meetings on Thursday. It was great seeing everyone at PSU - especially the folks I don't always get to see during the year since we're all in different buildings going different directions. It really doesn't seem like I was gone for a year on sabbatical.
I'll meet students in the teaching and seminar courses this afternoon and this evening.
Labels: Casper, classes, college, Hays, Kansas, school, vacation, Wichita, Wyoming
Friday, August 10, 2007
Wyoming
I spent two days in Cheyenne Wyoming. I found a great place for homemade Mexican - The Tortilla Factory. Walking around downtown was interesting. Frontier Days was just last week or so and you can almost feel the town winding down a bit. There was a great view from the hotel and some great sidewalk walking areas to get some exercise each morning.
An interesting pair of boots was among my purchases here. The scenery was great on the drive. Still not quite mentally on vacation but that finally happened when I made it to Montana and Big Sky Country.
An interesting pair of boots was among my purchases here. The scenery was great on the drive. Still not quite mentally on vacation but that finally happened when I made it to Montana and Big Sky Country.
Labels: Big Sky, Montana, Tortilla Factory, vacation, Wyoming
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