I chose this picture for two reasons. First, I've always been fascinated by covered wagons. (Blame it on TV shows like "Wagon Train.") And secondly, since Fort Laramie was a major stop on all the westbound trails, it seemed fitting to have a wagon in the center.
I hope you've enjoyed visiting these four forts, if only through my blog posts, and that you'll come back to see what theme next month's Wednesday in Wyoming posts have.
Rather than identify each of the pieces they found while excavating, the museum's curators simply displayed them in a cabinet and left it to visitors to decide which were the most intriguing.
As you can see, Fort Caspar, a hundred or so miles from Fort Laramie, didn't suffer from a shortage of wood and looks more like the quintessential western fort.
As a bit of trivia, although the city of Casper is spelled with an "e", the fort is not.
Oh, the fort has the things you'd expect, including a stockaded area, but I was most intrigued by the cabins. As you might guess, they were constructed when travel by automobile became more common. I smiled at the fact that the cars were given shelter from the weather in the garages, but the cabins themselves didn't include what I would have preferred, namely indoor plumbing.
You'll notice that there was electric lighting and a stove for warmth and cooking but no plumbing. No wonder they called it camping.
I hope you've enjoyed a sampling of the pieces displayed in this year's Glass Art Show at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens. If you're in the area, it's well worth a visit.
This artist obviously loves both Wyoming's scenery and its wildlife and combined them in three stained glass panels. I liked seeing them hung against the backdrop of the entrance to the Grand Conservatory.