A Ride in the Country: 07/08/16

Friday, July 8, 2016

Summer on Wyoming

Left town with cool temps on our way to Gilette, a 100 mile route. We left the big mountains behind but not the hills

The cool temps did not last long as we made our way with only two "stores" on

The route

This place had everything

And the two

Pictures below need little description

Of all the days so far this was the hottest with temps in the low 90 s. The century today coming after the climbing yesterday has really sapped me. After dinner it won't we long till I am fast asleep On to Devil's Tower tomorrow and a day off Sunday

About the Ride

For many years one of the items on my “bucket list” has been a cross country bike ride. It looks like this summer it will happen. Bright and early on Sunday, June 19, I will join up with my brother-in-law and several other riders in Seattle, to begin an adventure that will take us through 7 states and across the Cascade and Rocky Mountains. We plan to join our RAGBRAI team near Council Bluffs and will end the ride with Team Animals at the Mississippi River near Davenport, Iowa, on July 30.

The 3000 +/- mile ride will take us through some extraordinary country. Devil’s Tower, West Yellowstone and Jackson Hole are only few of the cool places we will see. Over the 37 days we will climb a total of 113,000 feet.

I have been training since the fall and still have a way to go but am looking forward to the challenge and adventure.

Depending on my access to the internet along the route, I plan to use this blog to chronicle the trip for anyone who might find my trek of some interest.