Exploring Cheyenne: History, Culture, & Our Experience as Black Travelers - TWB Across America Vol 1
Welcome to Episode 3 of Traveling While Black Across America! Join us as we uncover the rich history and unique charm of Cheyenne, Wyoming. From the historic Union Pacific Railroad Depot to the fascinating Cheyenne Depot Museum, we delve into the city's roots and its impact on the American railroad story.
Discover why Cheyenne's strategic location led to its rapid growth and economic boom, and how the city's history includes more than just the railroad. We also take you on a trolley tour of Cheyenne, highlighting key landmarks and sharing captivating stories along the way.
For Black travelers, we share our personal experience navigating a city with a small Black population. We meet local Black business owner Jazminn Jackson and learn about her insights on the Black experience in Cheyenne.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Cheyenne Overview
02:55 Cheyenne History and Culture
04:55 Drive Scale Breakdown
05:41 SKIP to Drive Grade - Denver to Cheyenne
09:12 Level of Fun Scale Breakdown
09:53 SKIP to Level of Fun - Exploring Cheyenne
17:41 Comfort Rating Scale Breakdown
18:17 SKIP to Comfort Rating - Visiting Cheyenne as a Black Traveler
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Thank you for this!!!!! You truly have no idea how important this is for Black travelers who want to visit places like Wyoming.
@TravelingWhileBlack1
8 күн бұрын
Yes you are right! And not only Cheyenne but other smaller cities (and larger) that don’t normally have a large Black population or isn’t on the radar for most Black travelers. The reason we stated our show was because we couldn’t find any information for Black travelers on the cities and places in the Pacific Northwest because of those reasons. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for coming to visit us! We are glad that despite the high winds and being in the off-season that you enjoyed it. Let's get you back for Cheyenne Frontier Days at some point!
@TravelingWhileBlack1
19 күн бұрын
Yes we definitely enjoyed our time in Cheyenne and we absolutely have to come back for Frontier Days!
I want to visit all 50 states, and this is a great video for that because I had no idea of what to do in Cheyenne
@TravelingWhileBlack1
20 күн бұрын
Awesome! We hope you enjoy your visit when you go. 😊
I had my first Buffalo Burger in Wyoming...thanks for sharing!! ❤
@TravelingWhileBlack1
20 күн бұрын
Same!! Glad you enjoyed our episode 😊!
Have you guys came across sundown towns?
@TravelingWhileBlack1
10 күн бұрын
Early on in Episode 50 we encountered a town here in Washington that treated us like we were a sundown town (apparently they are ignorant sun up to sun down). Other than that, we haven’t come to up on any sundown town during our journeys. We did cover a county where one of the cities use to be a sundown town, we spoke about its history in the episode (Episode 137 Our Honest Thoughts on Tri-Cities). Thanks for watching!
Is the heavy wind year round or just during a specific time of year?
@TravelingWhileBlack1
19 күн бұрын
We thought we heard it was common all year. Which would make sense since the mountains and differences in air pressure. We definitely want to check it out in the Summer. But can’t imagine what their WINTERS are like and don’t care to find out 😂
@sl3863
19 күн бұрын
You need to enjoy the abundant wildlife in Wyoming. Antelope, Deer, Elk, Buffalo, Coyote, Wolves, Redtailed Hawks, Eagles, Bats, and Owls.
@TravelingWhileBlack1
18 күн бұрын
@sl3863 yes we know! Originally that’s what we were looking forward to in coming here. But unfortunately the wind put a wrench in that. Like we said in the episode, our first thing scheduled to do was go to the Bison farm. Next time for sure.