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| The Tempest group hanging out in Jay Em |
June 9: We began the day in Thedford, NE, and Bill did not seem too gung-ho about today's prospects. That being said, we west on
NE 2 into Mullen, NE, where we had brunch at Red's Cafe. This was another example of a place that is clearly not equipped to deal with a large group, but I would certainly give it another chance if I found myself travelling through the town. We continued west into Alliance, NE, where we had a pit stop. During the pit stop, a handful of us took the van to a
Napa store and found something to try and fix the AC. Sadly, the repair did not work, so we knew the AC was officially shot. After the pit stop, we continued on NE 2 into Hemingford, NE, where we found an old house to take our group picture. The models at this point were still wishy-washy with storm development, and the general trend was going down. Out of Hemingford, we took NE 71 west to Cut Across Road. This brought us to NE 29, where we headed north into Harrison, NE. From Harrison, we drove west on US 20 into Lusk, WY. After a pit stop, we drove south on US 85 to the town of Jay Em, WY. We poked around town for a while as we were waiting for something to
happen with the weather. The atmospheric cap seemed to be getting stronger as the afternoon wore on, and our hopes for storms were dwindling. We continued south into Torrington, WY, where we had another pit stop. From Torrington, we continued south on US 85 until we reached WY 313. This
road lead us into Chugwater, where we stopped for a final time. At this point, Bill unsheathed the big silver fork and called it a day. As he was calling around for rooms, some of us came across the Homesteaders Machinery Museum, which was free admission. There were lots of old pieces of
machinery, and it was neat seeing these parts of history on display. He found rooms for us in Cheyenne, and we had our first real dinner of the trip. It was nice being able to eat with real plates and silverware! Our total mileage for the day was around 400 miles.
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| Blue sky bust |
June 10: After meeting in the lobby to get everyone rounded up, Bill treated everyone to a nice breakfast at The Egg & I. He felt bad that the van's AC was not working, and the breakfast was delicious. After breakfast, we drove south to our base hotel in Denver and dropped of the guests. It was bittersweet saying goodbye to them, because they were a fantastic group. We shared lots of laughs, storms, and bad jokes! Our mileage for today was 104 miles.
NE 2 into Mullen, NE, where we had brunch at Red's Cafe. This was another example of a place that is clearly not equipped to deal with a large group, but I would certainly give it another chance if I found myself travelling through the town. We continued west into Alliance, NE, where we had a pit stop. During the pit stop, a handful of us took the van to a 
Napa store and found something to try and fix the AC. Sadly, the repair did not work, so we knew the AC was officially shot. After the pit stop, we continued on NE 2 into Hemingford, NE, where we found an old house to take our group picture. The models at this point were still wishy-washy with storm development, and the general trend was going down. Out of Hemingford, we took NE 71 west to Cut Across Road. This brought us to NE 29, where we headed north into Harrison, NE. From Harrison, we drove west on US 20 into Lusk, WY. After a pit stop, we drove south on US 85 to the town of Jay Em, WY. We poked around town for a while as we were waiting for something to 
happen with the weather. The atmospheric cap seemed to be getting stronger as the afternoon wore on, and our hopes for storms were dwindling. We continued south into Torrington, WY, where we had another pit stop. From Torrington, we continued south on US 85 until we reached WY 313. This 
road lead us into Chugwater, where we stopped for a final time. At this point, Bill unsheathed the big silver fork and called it a day. As he was calling around for rooms, some of us came across the Homesteaders Machinery Museum, which was free admission. There were lots of old pieces of 
machinery, and it was neat seeing these parts of history on display. He found rooms for us in Cheyenne, and we had our first real dinner of the trip. It was nice being able to eat with real plates and silverware! Our total mileage for the day was around 400 miles.
June 10: After meeting in the lobby to get everyone rounded up, Bill treated everyone to a nice breakfast at The Egg & I. He felt bad that the van's AC was not working, and the breakfast was delicious. After breakfast, we drove south to our base hotel in Denver and dropped of the guests. It was bittersweet saying goodbye to them, because they were a fantastic group. We shared lots of laughs, storms, and bad jokes! Our mileage for today was 104 miles.
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