LOBAA45 - Ring Lake in the Shoshone Natl Forest near Dubois, WY
Sally bike mileage/time 112.37 / 7:43:33
Sally Total 3172.09
Bill bike mileage/time 19.5 / 1:22:59
Bill Total 1049.5
Jim mileage 129.2
Jim total 7656.5
Sally:
Today was a fun riding day. I continue to waken early, the sky is so
pretty just before dawn. The moon is low on the horizon, a bright
crescent, a few stars linger and one bright planet. Venus? Then before
you know it everything lightens and here comes the day. It wasn't so
cold first thing and we started riding a little uphill so we warmed
right up. Then a great downhill with lovely vistas out across the
Wyoming landscape with those snow-capped mountains in the background.
Saw several antelope, (big horns,impressive) a few deer; guess that's
about it. The terrain was more interesting today than the last couple.
Rocks and cliffs of various colors, from deep red to buff. One area
even looked a bit like the painted hills. The clear morning changed to
blue sky with puffy white cumulus clouds which, just after our mid-day
break, turned to rain and wind. Never saw lightening. The rain was
short-lived and Bill had found a spot along the Wind River so I ducked
into Cramalot while the storm blew itself away. Another fun thing
about today was a group of about 20 cyclists who rode along with me
for a little bit. They were riding from Austin, Texas to Anchorage,
Alaska. We saw them throughout the afternoon, they had 2 support
vehicles--it was a fund-raiser for cancer research. Now we are camped
in a forest service campsite getting around to fixing dinner. Tomorrow
will be the day we cross the continental divide for the last time!
Bill:
Please note Sally's riding distance today - an impressive 112 miles
and at an average speed of 14.5 mph. We were planning to camp behind a
firehouse or church in Crowheart but neither seemed at all
satisfactory when we saw them (no toilets and the grounds were all
grown over). So we popped Cramalot up for a while and Sally said she
felt up to another 30 miles so after a short rest and some
nourishment, off she went. I rode out with her this morning but only
went 6 miles before I turned around because there was a steep downhill
that I didn't want to climb back up. So I turned around and went past
camp in the other direction to get about 20 miles in. As Sally
mentioned, the scenery was quite spectacular today.
3 comments:
112 miles yesterday...WOW, Sally, I am so impressed! Looks like you will probably make it to Jackson, WY today....& after that I have no clue....ran out of your maps! What will your route be in Idaho? Are you going to follow the Snake River? Is this where LOBAA really gets tested?! Thursday we head to Lake Mystic again for the annual 4th of July.... where did you make your holiday camp reservations? Stay safe...Love Peggy
Sally, you were in your element today, I agree with Peggy...112 mi, WOW. It sounds like it was a good day for you too Bill. Was Wally happy too?
Ride safe Bill and Sally.
actually, D'Anne said...
There's something about all this multiple continental divide crossing that seems an apt metaphor for life. Just keep doing the hardest thing over & over until you don't have to any more! And yet you keep finding the beauty in it all. See you in E Oregon!
love,
D'Anne
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