Alley scene, Denver Colorado. Summer 2024.

 

Start to finish on a mural. Winter sports, Casper Wyoming.

Outlaw Mustang, Gillette Wyoming.

 

Donkey, Gillette Wyoming.

This donkey statute is along Donkey Creek.  Gillette was originally called Donkey Town.

 

Jackrabbit, Gillette Wyoming.

 

Family Ties, Cheyenne Wyoming.

 

In Good Hands, Cheyenne Wyoming.

 

George Rainsford statute, Cheyenne Wyoming.

 

Cheyenne, Chief Yellow Calf.

 

Aviator statue. Cheyenne, Wyoming.

 

Sheepwagon statue, Cheyenne Wyoming.

 

Cheyenne, Wyoming. Chief Washakie.

 

Cheyenne Wyoming: Promise of the Prairie.

 

Native Girl, Cheyenne Wyoming.

 

Alley mural, Cheyenne Wyoming.

 

J. E. Stimson statue, Cheyenne Wyoming.

 Stimson was a significant pioneer photographer in Wyoming, working in Wyoming and the west from 1889 to 1952, when he passed away.  His record of early Wyoming is, literally, priceless.

Mural. Kemmerer, Wyoming.

 

Blog Mirror: Locals Say 88-Unit Apartment Building In Downtown Laramie Would Ruin Historic Vibe

 

Locals Say 88-Unit Apartment Building In Downtown Laramie Would Ruin Historic Vibe

Stormwater drain, Casper Wyoming.

 

This stormwater drain is outside of the Townsend Justice Center in Casper, Wyoming.

Frankly, I really don't think that this send the best message . . . 

Natrona County Library not moving into the First Interstate Bank Building.

Casper's Natrona County Public Library was apparently considering moving into the First Interstate Bank Building which the bank is apparently moving out of as it is for sale, but the structure, in spite of being considerably more modern than the older part of the Natrona County Library, will not support the weight of the book collection.

Blog Mirror: Wyoming’s Iconic The Virginian Hotel Has New Out-Of-State Owners

Wyoming’s Iconic The Virginian Hotel Has New Out-Of-State Owners

Hawaiian Goddess of the Moon, Hina. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

I've had to post this full size, or it would otherwise not be visible, given the distance, and the poor shooting position.

This large mural completed in 2017 depicts the Hawaiian Goddess of the Moon, Hina, who in Hawaiian legend guided sailors.  It's located just outside of Pearl Harbor.

Blog Mirror: Wyoming’s Iconic 28-Foot Neon Tumble Inn Cowboy Will Have New Home In Casper

I'll be frank that I don't get this:

Wyoming’s Iconic 28-Foot Neon Tumble Inn Cowboy Will Have New Home In Casper

That is, if its not in Powder River, I don't see the point.

Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Life, Death, and Coffee in Clayton, New Mexico

Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Life, Death, and Coffee in Clayton, New Mexico: No one is ever on the sidewalks in Clayton, New Mexico. Its population has trended down since 1960 , and if you want to visit a store or oth...

The Virginian, Medince Bow, Wyoming.

 

Don Juan's Mexican Restaurant, Casper Wyoming

Casper has seen some murals enter its downtown space recently and this is a nice example.  Don Juan's Mexican Restaurant, which has been in this location now long enough to be regarded as a Casper staple, had this very nice mural depicting scenes of Mexican rural life painted.

This mural is just across the street from the Women of Wyoming mural added last yeaer, which depicts a contemporary Native American woman, and just down the block from Jacob Reeb mural, so some of the diversity of Wyoming is being added through these depictions.

 

Prairie mural, downtown Denver

 

Railhead: Rail Features. Thyra Thompson Building, Casper Wyoming

Railhead: Rail Features. Thyra Thompson Building, Casper Wyo...:

Rail Features. Thyra Thompson Building, Casper Wyoming.

The State of Wyoming recently completed the construction of a massive new state office building, the Thyra Thompson Building, in Casper.  All of the state's administrative bodies, except for the district and circuit courts, are housed there.

The building does house, however, the Chancery Court for the entire state, a new court that's only recently been established.

The building is built right over what had been the Great Northwest rail yard in Casper, which was still an active, although not too active, rail yard into my teens.  I can't really recall when they abandoned the line, but it was abandoned.

In putting the building in, and extending the Platte River Parkway through it, the State did a nice job of incorporating some rail features so that there's a memory of what the location had been.

They also put in some historical plaques, which are nice. The curved arch at this location, moreover, is the location of the old turntable.  It was a small one, which I hate to admit that I crossed over when I was a teenager, a dangerous thing to do.