Today’s ride was scheduled to be an easy 78 miles starting at 6,900 feet elevation and stopping at 4,900 feet elevation. Tomorrow’s ride is scheduled to be 147 miles. We decided to ride an additional 35 miles today since the temperatures were relatively cool and the section of Wyoming we are riding now is basically the high desert – nothing but sand, low grass and a few sage bushes. You could go miles without seeing a building. This would be a difficult ride if the temperatures reached the 90s.
We were on our cranks by 7:10 AM with a temperature of 54 degrees. We finished the day with 113.1 miles with a temperature of 76 degrees, averaging just over 19 mph. Total climb for the day was 2,034 feet, despite the fact that the elevation decreased by almost 2,000 ft. Once again today we were on SH 26. Sections of this road had a shoulder of 12 feet, while on other sections the shoulder was 5-6 feet wide. With low traffic, this highway seems to be a good fit for bikes. We will spend most of the day tomorrow on SH 26.
Today, Bob Loch joined us to provide support while Larry is in Texas working with one of his clients. Larry will rejoin the team on July 5th. Larry spent about two hours “training” Bob. I doubt that we will even notice the change.
Hard to believe this is already day 12. We have a hard time remembering what day of the week it is, not that it matters if you wake up every morning and the only thing you need to accomplish is the same thing you did the day before. So far we have no complaints about the weather. We have had just a few sprinkles over the past twelve days. It looks like that may change starting the middle of next week. And yes, we watch the weather channel every night for an hour or so.
