Wyoming State Capital, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

On my past trip to Colorado, we decided to take a side trip to Wyoming. Bison and emptiness greeted us across the Wyoming border. I mean, maybe that can be attributed to the fact that it was Sunday - but I'm thinking other days aren't much different. Snow still covered the road (and also caused delays going into Wyoming), but made for some great scenery. The State Capital building had a gold-plated dome over it, and was surrounded by pure white snow. Brrrr...

Big Boots, Cheyenne Depot, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

We powered through delays due to snow storms and road closures, stops at a bison ranch coming from Denver, Colorado, but we eventually made it to Wyoming! Road closures even blocked all the roads to Wyoming and we had to wait for about 30 minutes at a rest stop for them to open roads due to a snow storm that had closed the whole freeway the day before. We arrived in the capital city, Cheyenne, and were greeted with isolated roads. It was a Sunday after all. After seeing the Wyoming State Capital Building, we went directly down the street to the Cheyenne Depot, a past Union Pacific Depot. Located outside the building is this 8 foot tall boot, among many that are painted by local artists to illustrate the history of both Wyoming and Cheyenne. The display is called the Cheyenne Big Boots!