Shopping in Wyoming
I'm guessing here... but the possibility exists that some of you readers out there in Blogland LOVE to shop.
Do you hit the malls or boutiques for dresses and shoes?
Are you a bargain hunter or eBay surfer or Etsy aficionada?
Do you shop on your lunch hour or weekends?
The possibility that someone might even shop *DAILY* is probably remote... but I know you're out there somewhere!
Me?
Not so much!
Shoes? Let's see I have 5 pairs of cowboy boots, 2 pair of hiking boots, 4 pair of tennis shoes, some snowboots, and 4 dressier pairs I have for work. This is probably the most I've ever owned in my life!
Clothes? Neh. I really *HATE* shopping for clothes. I love looking nice, and I *want* to have cool clothes for work, but it's very hard to find stuff that fits me and then I get mad and then I buy a tshirt and cheap jeans and go home!
But yesterday, I told myself I needed new clothes, so off to Thermopolis I went. Worland is 45 miles away and I found one new shirt there... but I thought I'd try the next town over, another 30 miles! Seventy five miles one way... and I found two shirts.
Woohoo.
Oh, well, I had fun... Thermop (as locals call it) is a good little town to wander around in... especially if you like little antique stores.
Home to the World's Largest Mineral Hot Springs, it's also a great place for a swim or soak.
The Big Horn River runs right through town...
But what is REALLY cool... Look to the right under the tall cottonwoods.
Three young buffalo bulls. The rest of the herd is in the state park by the "World's Largest" sign... but ya gotta love a town that can graze buffalo in a pasture with the red brick high school just a stone's throw away.
The thing I've noticed about shopping in Wyoming...
If you're from a ranch, buzzing 75 miles to town and getting a few shirts is adequate. If you live in a town of 5,000, you're happy to make it to the town with the population of 20,000. If you're from an even bigger town, then on up the scale you go! If you have tons of stuff to get in a big variety, just go straight to Billings or Casper or Denver or Rapid City or Salt Lake.
What's a 4 to 6 hour drive anyway?... we do that to go to a football game!
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I guess I haven't done a Question and Answer session for a while, so let's do one on Tuesday. Got a Question? Post it in the Comment section, and I'll answer it in Tuesday's post. Previous Q&A's are posted in the left sidebar... just in case you want to see if someone has already asked the same question! 
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i HATE to shop...for anything! once i quit working to stay at home with our son, i stopped buying clothes all together (except for the occasional undies =o) most of my clothes now are clothes that my sister has given me. (she has much nicer taste than me and can really sniff out the bargains!) unfortunately her feet are bigger than mine, so your shoe collection is double the size of mine.
i had a question the other day but forgot what it was...if i remember i will ask.
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I'm not a fan of shopping either, unless it's for flipflops or tank tops. I tend to wear a t-shirt & jeans or in summer, tank tops & jean shorts when I'm not in my scrubs for work.
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Hey Carol! We've been vacationing in Rhode Island this summer and just had this experience the other day. Took all 3 kids to MA to the outlet mall to shop for school clothes. After 5 hours and 2 cocktails at lunch I was well past ready to come home.
Not a big shopper--was when I was younger and thinner, but like you, these days I get frustrated and head for the levis and t-shirts. 2 pairs of boots, i pr hiking boots, 4 prs sneakers, 2 pairs sandals. Not a girlie girl here.
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Welcome to the club!
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Hate shopping... e-bay is good sometimes for (new) hiking shoes - capris etc... like Prim stuff for our home so Blogs are good there... Walmart clothes are "YUCK"...
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Hi Carol,
Not a big shopper either though I do it a few times a year. The real annoying part is shopping with limited $. I mean, if you can spend full price on something, it's much easier to find something you like with the right fit but when you have to balance between price and fit and looks, it gets frustrating.
2 questions:
1. how did you determine which puppies needed to go to a working home?
2. is there a distinct difference between the herding style of an English shepherd compared to an Aussie?
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I was thinking more of the smell in Thermop than the shopping! Love the town, have and aunt who lives there,even if it smells soooo bad most the time.
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I don't think it smells as bad as it used to... probably since there's less water over the mineral buildup!
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This is fantastic! And we thought having a lot full of longhorn cattle as neighbors in the middle of Houston's Suburbia was cool! Bison in your backyard! Makes life seem more real.
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There's a herd of elk not far from my sister's east of Houston... but it's not quite the same either! Glad you liked it... I should get some REAL elk video soon...
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I used to love to shop for clothes when they were made in the U.S.A. Everything now is pretty junky, unless you shop at L.L. Bean or Land's End...just my little soap box for today!
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I HATE that my fat little arms can't fit into sleeves anymore... Does everyone but me have skinny arms? blech.
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