Celebrated the fourth watching a parade in our little town
then spent the afternoon at Fort Laramie. It’s been a while but we (my wife and I) have
spent an Independence Day there before-but many years ago. We live only 18
miles from Fort Laramie so it is not too much of a drive. Watched the kid’s
game, gunny sack races, sampled some army bread, and listened to a very good
presentation on Plains Indian culture. The highlight of the day was the 38 gun
salute, along with cannon, to celebrate the fourth. Some people in period
uniforms made the day memorable and a family entertained playing music under a
tarp attached to their covered wagon.
As we walked the grounds I started to wonder, not about Fort
Laramie and the history of the west, but wondered about old fashioned fun. No water
park, no rides, no glitz, just a hot day on the grounds of the old Fort and
everyone seemed to be having a great time. Did not see one person with
headphones or connected to an iPod, listening to their own music. It was refreshing-almost
as refreshing as the bottle of old fashioned Root Beer I sipped as we walked
the grounds.
All and all a nice relaxing afternoon, no fireworks at night
when we got home as we are in a fire ban area, did miss that. We live in
Wyoming and wildfires have been as close as two miles from us this summer. One burning
now, about 40 miles west of town, 90,000 acres, think I have seen enough real
fireworks this summer for one lifetime.
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