February 16 -17, 1947

Sunday February 16, 1947

Leaving at 8:00 Thru Sinclair - the home of Sinclair Refinery.  Drove from 8:30 to 9:30 in fog.  Laramie, Wyo.  Thru Laramie Mt. range, Elevation 8,835 south east of Laramie.  Took a picture by “Tree Rock.”  This tree haas been growing out of this solid rock since 1868.

Ate dinner at Cheyenne.  We sure wish the stores were open.  This is a truly western town.  About 5 mi. our of Cheyenne we came to W.H.R. ( Wyo. Hereford Ranch) so of course Roy & D had to drive in having seen “Visitors Welcome.”  We took a couple of pictures of the $100,000 bull.  

Saw 4 deer up over a hill at ranch.  Got a cabin at Ogallala, Nebraska $4.00 (Not so good)

Monday February 17, 1947

Postcard dated Feb. 1947 

Dear Geneva:  Stayed at Ogallala, Neb. last night. we should almost make it home today altho that’s farther than we have gone in any one day yet.  We went to a grand concert at the Morman Tabernacle (that’s the dome shaped b’l’d’g.)  the temple is for Mormon only (and only good one).  Heard and organ concert and 2 Metropolitan opera stars and the movie star Miss O’Driscoll.  Proceeds went to “March of Dimes” our tickets were $1.20.  Weather and roads still fine.  Mother

Leaving at 7:10 (but we change time pretty sone so it’s about 8:10)  Lots of cattle.  Lots of alfalfa around Gothenburg to Kearney.  Took a picture of D. by oxen and covered wagon.  Had dinner at Grand Island, Nebr.  Stopped at Lyons, Neb. for an hours visit with Guy and Mollie S. (Sanford probably a first cousin to Roy)  Just before we got to Soo City Dwane just have dozed off anyway he said “Say have I got a shirt on?”

Crossing the Missouri bridge at Soo City at 6:30.  Ate supper there.  Home at 10:00 Monday evening Feb. 17.

Expenditures and miles covered

7,110 miles driven

374 gal. gas used average 19 miles per gal.

bought 5 - 10 gal of gas at a time

$1.05 for 5 gal

$2.05 for 10 gal

$2.25 for 10 gal etc

.35 for a quart of oil pretty consistent for the trip

repair costs were not listed in Grandma's little book

cabins $2.50 - $5.00 per night total $80.00

nights with relatives 1 at Aunt Mabel's, 9 at Lillian's, 2 at Ed's, 1 at Carrie's, 1 at Maggie's, 1 at Ted's, 1 at Belle's, 2 at Ebba's, 3 at Ida's and 1 at Ada's.