Loveland CO to Torrington WY, Day 14, 18 Aug 2010

Trip: Rapid City SD to Taos NM and Back
Day Fourteen -- Loveland CO to Torrington WY, 18 Aug 2010:  We drove east from Loveland CO on US HWY 287 to CO HWY 392.  The road turned north, became Road 77, and followed the eastern boundary of The Pawnee National Grasslands.  In Hereford we turned east on Road 136 and then north on Road 79 into Wyoming.  The road, now Road 151, continued north, became County Road 203, and then WY HWY 214 in Carpenter.  On we soldiered to WY HWY 213 and Burns, which led to Road 149 and US HWY 85 and Torrington WY.
Fields of Variable Grains With Sorghum
Fields of Variable Grains With Sorghum
Old Grain Silos Pop Up Out of Flat Fields
Old Grain Silos Pop Up Out of Flat Fields
Off the Beaten Track -- Muddy Road with Workaround
Off the Beaten Track -- Muddy Road with Workaround
Sunflowers, Sulphur Butterflies, and Soft-Winged Flower Beetles (Anthocomus equestris) Were in Abundance
Sunflowers, Sulphur Butterflies, and Soft-Winged Flower Beetles (Anthocomus equestris) Were in Abundance
Jerusalem Cricket (Stenopelmatus fuscus) in a Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) Along the Road
Jerusalem Cricket (Stenopelmatus fuscus) in a Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) Along the Road
A Prickly Poppy (Argemone mexicana)  Lights Up the Prairie with White
A Prickly Poppy (Argemone mexicana) Lights Up the Prairie with White
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) on Barbed Wire
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) on Barbed Wire
A Little Brown Road Bird
A Little Brown Road Bird
The Occasional Cows
The Occasional Cows
A Prairie-scape of Mostly Sky
A Prairie-scape of Mostly Sky
Buckskin Horse Looks at the Only Car of the Day -- Us.
Buckskin Horse Looks at the Only Car of the Day -- Us.
Aging Barns and Fences and Fields
Aging Barns and Fences and Fields
Another Grain Elevator and Parked Train
Another Grain Elevator and Parked Train
Remains of a Pioneer Dream
Remains of a Pioneer Dream
A Lonely Stretch of Pavement -- Interlude from the Gravel
A Lonely Stretch of Pavement -- Interlude from the Gravel
Heading Into a Gathering Afternoon Storm
Heading Into a Gathering Afternoon Storm
Little Brown Road Bird Sings on a Wire
Little Brown Road Bird Sings on a Wire
Sunflowers For Mile Under a Storm
Sunflowers For Mile Under a Storm
Mesa Outside Torrington WY
Mesa Outside Torrington WY
The Fountain at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington WY
The Fountain at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington WY

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