We started the day with a visit to Ft. Laramie National Historic Site. It was abandoned in 1890 and sold at auction. The government reacquired it in 1938 and began the restoration. Soldiers were assigned to the Fort to protect the emigrants along the Oregon Trail. Then we drove to Register Cliff Monument, where the Oregon Trail pioneers carved their names. Unfortunately, visitors to the cliff since that time have defaced it; so it is difficult to locate many original names and dates. Nearby were the Guernsey Ruts that had been cut into the rock trail by the steel rims of the wagon wheels. The day ended with our driving into Casper, WY, and spending the night at our favorite campground (because it is free)--the local WalMart.
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