DAY TRIPS FROM CHEYENNE

Medicine Bow National Forest	Provides a variety of recreational opportunities and natural attractions, including the Vedauwoo Recreation Area and the Snowy Range Ski Area.
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Snowy Range Ski Area	Located 35 miles west of Laramie. Offers downhill and cross-country skiing and snowmobiling in the winter. Summer offers hiking and scenic drives.
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Diamond Guest Ranch/Chugwater	Located an hour northwest of Cheyenne. Enjoy horseback riding, hay rides, trout fishing, hunting, kiddie pony rides, steakhouse and bar, dance hall and more.
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Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Built in 1834 as a fur trading post. Later acquired by the military in 1849 and used as a military post from 1849 to 1890 to guard the wagons along the various trails that went through the area. Open year round.
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Oregon Trail Ruts and Register Cliff (Guernsey, WY)	Self-guided tours of both sites available.
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Curt Gowdy State Park	Located 26 miles west of Cheyenne and 27 miles east of Laramie along Highway 210. Excellent for boating, hiking and fishing.
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Vedauwoo Recreation Area	Known for spectacular granite rock formations. Rock climbing and picnic areas available.
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Ames Monument	A state historic site west of Cheyenne off I-80. A 60 foot pyramid build in 1883 as a monument to Oliver and Oakes Ames (two men instrumental in the construction of the first transcontinental railroad).
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