Oct 20--A Visit to Ault, Colorado

We left Buffalo, WY and traveled the rest of the way through Wyoming and into Colorado today.  Here is a map of our day's trip.

There were some interesting rock formations as we drove through Wyoming.

We drove through more high desert areas, and from the "Road Closed When Lights Flashing" signs and the many large snow fences, it is clear that they can get a lot of wind and snow in this area.  One thing we found very cool is that the snow fences are slowly being replaced by rows of evergreens (Ponderosa pine?).  There were many of these natural snowfences, some quite tall & mature, some just newly planted.  You can see that it is a long-term project, with new "fences" being planted each year.  This is an area where trees do not grow unless you plant them....

Now for the highlight of our day.  One of the places that the Turners received mail in their travels was a little town called Ault, Colorado.  It is just across the border from Cheyenne, WY. The town sign calls it "A Unique Little Town".

 It is a small farming town, with many cornfields, and (I've never see this before) a sheep feedlot.

 We ate lunch at a restaurant on the main street called "Krautburgers", and learned some things about the town from the owner.  First of all, Krautburgers are a mixture of hamburger, onions and seasonings browned together, then mixed with chopped cabbage.  This mixture is baked inside a bread dough bun that is about 5" across.  The mixture is totally enclosed & baked in the bread, and I don't know how she did that.  They were tasty, and very filling.  The picture below is of the building that houses the restaurant.  The owner said that it was built in 1907 as a hotel, so it would have been there in 1912 when the Turners were passing through.  Now the building is home to 3 businesses and several apartments.

The next stop was our campsite in Loveland, Colorado.