Douglas, Wy

We did not have a motel breakfast so we had a "real"  breakfast at the Village Inn, a regional chain. It was good.

The Village Inn Restaurant

Afterward, we drove around Douglas. Like many Wyoming towns, it does not appear to be thriving. It is home to the Wyoming State Fair, but seems to lack a solid economic base. Wyoming is a wealthy state due to energy resources; I don't quite understand why so many towns are so sad. Douglas was created by the railroad, and of course that is gone. Maybe that's the problem. The railroad depot in Douglas is now a national historic site and houses both a restaurant and a museum. If we had realized there was a restaurant there we probably would've had breakfast there.

Douglas, WY Historic Train Depot

Now we are in Casper, Wyoming. Casper is lacking in charm. It is heavily industrialized. There must be some parts of it with nice houses and trees, but I've never seen them.

We'll be in Alpine by suppertime. Between here and there we are going to be driving through some spectacular scenery.