Little America, Wyoming

Back in the fall of 2009 on what has become known as our "Last Hurrah" trip we we passed several resorts named "Little America" while driving in Arizona, Utah and Wyoming. These resorts were certainly not hard to spot. Sitting in the middle of a landscape that for many miles in all directions consisted of your typical southwestern hot, dry and barren dessert, these resorts were very green and lush. They contained golf courses, manicured lawns, large sky-blue pools and buildings designed to be noticed.

I shot this photo of the water towers for the resort in Cheyenne Wyoming sitting off some distance from the lush green campus.

A bit of interesting trivia I learned from some literature I picked up at the time tells me that nearby is the small town of Little America, Wyoming. A town founded to house some of the executives and staff of the resort. As of the 2000 census the town had 56 residents consisting of 28 males and 28 females living at 49 different addresses and a registered post office that delivered to P.O. Boxes only with the zip code 82929. The towns average age was under 25 years with a median income of $18,000.

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Ruby Tuesday and Rednesday --- Sapp Brothers

When we travel to Omaha to visit with my sister one of the landmarks that lets us know we are getting close to our highway exit is the following water tower.

This was your average water tower constructed in 1971 to supply the needs of the businesses that were located to the west of the Omaha metropolitan area on Highway 50 and not accessible to the conveniences of city water and sewer. A short time later, the owners of the truck stop that was near the tower got permission to rent the town space to advertise their business and added the coffeepot handle and pour spout to the refurbished water tower and the landmark became known to Omaha residents and I-80 travelers alike.

Since then, Sapp Bros has been identified with the coffeepot symbol, which invites all to stop at their locations. Sapp Bros Truck Stops, has grown into a chain of sixteen travel centers in eight states and a giant coffee pot towers over each location. But this particular coffee pot lets us know that we are only thirty minutes from our destination in Omaha Nebraska.

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Saturday Photo Hunters---- Advertisement

This week the theme for Photo Hunters is Advertisement. After much thought I decided to share with you two forms of advertisement we came across during our recent vacation in Omaha.


Sitting in a field near exit 10 on highway 29 just south of the city I photographed this water tower that resembles a coffee pot and advertises the Sapp Bros. Truck Stop and Restaurant. I was told by locals that there are several of these coffee pots in the Omaha area. I also heard that in cold weather steam can be seen coming from the spout and that at night the knob on the lid lights up. I did some research and could not confirm that information but did learn that the tower is 110 feet tall and serves the water needs of the truck stop which is located just far enough from the city to not have city services.


While sightseeing in the down town area I captured this pic of one of the city buses. What a name for a Grocery store!

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