Okay, before anyone from Wyoming gets a bit heated over the title of this thread, let me explain. I love Wyoming. It is one of the few states I would consider moving to. Mostly because of the dry mountain air and the great weather. Yeah, you heard that right you heat worshiping Floridians! I love the mountain west. But something needs to be done...ahem, about the shaving situation.
We just spent the last week or so on holiday at Grand Teton and Yellowstone parks and surrounding areas. God's country comes immediately to mind. And I can say with all earnestness that comment is not meant in the slightest way to be sacrilegious. I hadn't visited there in about twenty-five years or so and it was high time to go back. In my haste to pack for our trip I forgot to include a shave soap. Oh no! We stopped over in Cheyenne for one evening and I immediately realised when we got to the hotel for the evening I had no lather for the morning shave. I frantically started searching the internet for anything shave related in Cheyenne. And came away with nothing. We were on the edge of town at the junction of I-80 and I-25 and it was late so exploring around for something was out. So I shaved with a cake of QED shampoo soap! Certainly not the best option but it saved the morning shave from complete disaster.
Okay, I thought I would find something at Jackson when when we got there the next day. Wrong. I first looked up barbershops in Jackson and came away with what I thought was a possible lead at a local shop. No dice. They closed at 2:00PM and we missed it by a couple hours since we had already headed to our lodgings to get settled in for a few days. It was the Memorial Day weekend after all. So I tried Kmart. Not so much as a cake of Williams. Thankfully a local drugstore was open on Memorial Day and I grabbed the one and only cake of Williams they had. What gives? This is a resort town with a lot of overpriced shops and other quirky stuff. I was sure I would run into something usable. Williams is still not my thing by a LONG shot but it saved they day, after a fashion.
I will say that on the last day we were there we wondered into Pearl Street, a local shop. They have Musgo Classic aftershave and balm! They also have a small assortment of Claus Porto bathing soaps on a roap. I grabbed a cake of the Oak Moss soap. So it was not total defeat. I do however have an idea about a possible retirement business in cowboy country. So you Wyomingites work on this issue in the meantime. BTW, Bridger and Shoshone National Forests are two of the most ruggedly beautiful places you will ever visit.
Cheers, Todd
We just spent the last week or so on holiday at Grand Teton and Yellowstone parks and surrounding areas. God's country comes immediately to mind. And I can say with all earnestness that comment is not meant in the slightest way to be sacrilegious. I hadn't visited there in about twenty-five years or so and it was high time to go back. In my haste to pack for our trip I forgot to include a shave soap. Oh no! We stopped over in Cheyenne for one evening and I immediately realised when we got to the hotel for the evening I had no lather for the morning shave. I frantically started searching the internet for anything shave related in Cheyenne. And came away with nothing. We were on the edge of town at the junction of I-80 and I-25 and it was late so exploring around for something was out. So I shaved with a cake of QED shampoo soap! Certainly not the best option but it saved the morning shave from complete disaster.
Okay, I thought I would find something at Jackson when when we got there the next day. Wrong. I first looked up barbershops in Jackson and came away with what I thought was a possible lead at a local shop. No dice. They closed at 2:00PM and we missed it by a couple hours since we had already headed to our lodgings to get settled in for a few days. It was the Memorial Day weekend after all. So I tried Kmart. Not so much as a cake of Williams. Thankfully a local drugstore was open on Memorial Day and I grabbed the one and only cake of Williams they had. What gives? This is a resort town with a lot of overpriced shops and other quirky stuff. I was sure I would run into something usable. Williams is still not my thing by a LONG shot but it saved they day, after a fashion.
I will say that on the last day we were there we wondered into Pearl Street, a local shop. They have Musgo Classic aftershave and balm! They also have a small assortment of Claus Porto bathing soaps on a roap. I grabbed a cake of the Oak Moss soap. So it was not total defeat. I do however have an idea about a possible retirement business in cowboy country. So you Wyomingites work on this issue in the meantime. BTW, Bridger and Shoshone National Forests are two of the most ruggedly beautiful places you will ever visit.
Cheers, Todd
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