I had meant to include in my post several nights ago about the Black Hills when we were there. I wanted to explain the following to anyone that is not familiar with the area around Mt Rushmore, Rapid City and surrounding area that is called Black Hills. The Black Hills gets that name from cedar trees that cover the hills and makes the hills look dark or almost black. I wanted to pass that information along now since I missed doing it earlier.
Today we visited the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie. It was a federal prison. It was very interesting and once housed the infamous Butch Cassidy. The prisoners were only allowed to bath once a week and were not allowed to talk with other inmates until it was concerning their work during their work time. If they broke any of these rules, they were sent to the dark cell which was like solitary confinement. They made brooms at the prison and all the prisoners had to participate.
After we visited the prison historic site, we left on highway 130 which is the Snowy Range Scenic Byway. My sister had told me about this drive and I am glad she did. There was some beautiful scenery and some of the aspen trees were at peak color and brilliant in the sun. They were beautiful! The bad thing about it was every time we saw them, there was no place to pull off to get a photo so I don't have any to show.
The infamous Butch Cassidy
The cells were very small
Along the Snowy Range Scenic Byway
