Showing posts with label United States of America WY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label United States of America WY. Show all posts

Sunday, 8 September 2019

United States of America


Wyoming  : USA.:

A new series of cards from America.. so nice as they are the birds of the various states..Thank you so much Arnold for this swap.. I like these cards and maybe will get some more.. Card shows the State bird of Wyoming on this card..The western Meadowlark..also shows the State flower.. The Indian Paintbrush..  nice.. Thank you mate
Posted August 27 : Arrived Sydney 06 September : Traveled 10 days.

Friday, 11 January 2019

United States of America


Wyoming : USA

Thank you Yuri for this card that has just arrived ..A swap card from Postcards United.. Thank you.. The card shows what I thought is a site called "Devils Tower"...as there is no information on the card. So I have gone to Wikipedia. for whatever information I need.:
 Posted 24 November : Arrived Sydney : 10 January. Traveled 47 days...slow journey !!

 The Devils Tower : (Also known as Bear Lodge Butte ) is a laccolithic butte composed of igneous rock in The Bear Lodge Mountains,  part of the Black Hills.,near Hullet and Sundance in Crook  County in northeatern Wyoming, Located,just above the Belle Fourche River, it rises 1,267 feet ( 386 meters ) above the Belle Fourche River standing  867 feet (265 meters ) from summit to base.
 The summit is 5,112 feet ( 1559 meters ) above sea level. Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument established on 24th September 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Monuments boundary encloses an area of 1347 acres (545 Hectares.) In recent years about 1% of the monuments 400,000 visitors climbed Devils Tower using traditional climbing techniques..
( information courtesy of Wikipedia.)

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

United States of America


Cody : WYOMING :  USA
 What a lovely card showing the sunrise with the pink touches to the snow capped mountains of the  Grand Tetons National Park Wyoming. Thank you Staff and Sherry for taking time out to send me a card from your recent road trip through this lovely part of the country that took in this marvellous National Park.
Posted Cody : WY: 02 October : Arrived Sydney 15 October : Traveled 13 days..thanks again mucker..

Tuesday, 10 October 2017

United States of America


 Wyoming : USA

What a lovely card !! what great scenery!! thank you Cora and Orlando for thinking of me on your recent trip to this wonderful place...Sorry to hear that the weather was not good for you though..
The Teton Mountain range spans a fault line of some 40 miles long and seven to nine miles wide .
The Grand Teton is the highest peak at 13,770 feet.
 Posted Wyoming :25 September : Arrived Sydney 10 October : Traveled 16 days..Thanks again guys...love it !

Tuesday, 13 October 2015

United States of America.


WYOMING.: USA.

This is another of these great old reproduction "Greetings from " postcards from the 30's-40's.. I really like them  they have a lot of character.This card is from Wyoming known as "The Cowboy State.." When one thinks of Wyoming one thinks of TV Westerns, Cowboys , "horse shit and gunshots" This is a great card.Also I really like the stamp theme that is attatched to all of these cards..Thank you Elizabeth..
 Posted Houston 28 September : Arrived Sydney 13 October : Traveled 13 days..Thanks again Elizabeth.

Saturday, 12 September 2015

United States of America.


Wyoming : U S A .:
 A nice swap card from the USA...showing the beauty of Wyoming..Thank you Arnold for this swap..
Posted Texas.: 27 August 2015 : Arrived Sydney 08 September 2015: traveled 12 days. Thanks Arnold..

Thursday, 16 April 2015

United States of America.

WYOMING    THE EQUALITY STATE

Wyoming.: USA.:

Finally I have received a State map card of Wyoming..and thank you so much Lisa. Wyoming known as The Equality State.with an area of  97,014 square miles. Wyoming has a population of 331,000 and the Capital city is Cheyenne. The State flower is The Indian paintbrush, and State bird is the Meadowlark.Wyoming was the   44th State to be admitted into the Union.

Friday, 8 August 2014

United States of America


Cody : Wyoming .

Well..."Howdy"   from Cody Wyoming  A multi view card showing various sites of Wyoming. This is  a state that is high on my list to visit..Thank you so much Roberta for this card from your visit there..
  Posted Cody 06 September 2009.   Thank you Roberta..

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

United States of America


Devils Tower: WY.
 The Devils Tower was the first declared State National Monument  established on the 24th September 1906 by By President Theodore  Roosevelt . The Monuments boundary encompasses and area of 1547 acres.and is located in The bear lodge mountains Part of the Black Hills.The teardrop shaped top of the tower is approximately 1.5 acres in area. The base diameter is around 1000 feet. There is a shallow soil base that supports grasses ,shrubs and cactus.
  Thank you for this card Karen..Posted 1 Feb 2011..thank you..

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