It's Been a Long Long Time...

I just couldn't get it together. The fam and I went away on a working vacation to Wyoming in September and were gone for the entire month.
Wyoming is a place that I could stay forever.
It is the Wild West alive and well. The mountains are so incredibly large and majestic that cause one to pause to just take it in. Just going to the grocery store can be a majic moment. especially, when a group of hangliders were cruizing over the parking lot of the store heading to their landing field.
It is so busy with interesting things that people engage in. People walk a lot, or they ride a bicycle, and in the winter, they cross country ski, every where they go that they go on their bikes in the summer they ski to in the winter.
There is a buzz of energy there, that inspires one to take part in all of the outdoor activities.

The sky is almost always blue, and when there are clouds they are large and volumonous, but the sky is so much larger than the sky that we se here, as we just can't see it all. With such low elevation, one doesn't get the sense of openeness that one gets in the mountains and on the plains.

The town where we stayed has a beautiful community center that boasts a 12 lane Olympic size pool that is also equipped with the diving platforms and low and high diving boards. They also have a water park inside as well it has 8 different slides and play areas for all ages including adults.
The Community Center also has a sauna and steam room, full gymnasium for all gym sports, a couple of racket ball and squash courts, and a full weight room and palates room.
Why am I telling you this? Because I was stunned when my son wanted to go and I took him in to get him signed up. I asked how much it would be for him to hang out in the pool and use the diving boards and water park and play in the gym if he wanted.
The Grand total.....$2.00 per day for out of towners! $12. per year per person if you ar a resident!
This is absolutely unreal. The place is beautifully kept, it is open every day all day long and close at 9 every evening.
We were staying about 1 mile from the center and with town being so pedestrian and bicycle friendly I allowed the 9 year old to ride his bike to and from the the Communtiy Center. Usually, his ride home pushed him over the edge as he played hard all day long that he didn't have much energy to attack the hill that our home was on. But he insisited on riding the bike and getting home on his own. He really enjoyed the leverage we gave him there, and liked his independance. He met some skate kids and they taught him how to skate hills. He also hooked up with some kids who are on the swim team and we hung out with them and he did the things that they did to train.
It was a beautiful time. In a place where I feel a huge sense of personal safety, and excitement to do more.

I would like to go back and make a home there. At lease a part time home.