Day 23 – 12th July – Rapid City to Wall
58 miles ridden - 1893 feet climbed. A very welcome shorter day today made all the better by the late start and thus fully digested breakfast. The ABB team had devised a route out of Rapids City that utilised cycle paths running through a park by the side of a stream....
Day 22 – 11th July – Hot Springs to Rapid City
74 miles ridden - 5515 feet climbed Today was a hard day's cycling but a fabulous day's ride. It was much cooler than the last couple of days - 85F/30C - and we were quite pleased that it was 'only' 74 miles. However, despite the first 38 miles being a more or less...
Day 21 – 10th July – Lusk to Hot Springs South Dakota
94 miles ridden - 2677 feet climbed. It was very hot again today so I was actually pleased that we had a slight sidewind most of the way - it was like having a fan blowing across my face. We had one big climb of about 4 miles and during that the breeze was blocked by...
Day 20 – 9th July – Casper to Lusk – Pictures
Further to my earlier post, here are some pictures. First, tyre snakes: The wilderness: And a bit of Americana - a motel with parking by your bedroom door And the parade:
Day 20 – 9th July – Casper to Lusk
106 miles ridden - 2497 feet climbed. Today was hot - the sign at the hotel said 102F/39C when I arrived and it had been hotter out on the road. My Garmin reckons the hottest 'road' temperature was 52C. Whatever these mean I can conform it was hot. It was a later than...
Day 19 – 8th July – Rest day in Casper Wyoming
It was relative luxury to eat breakfast at 7am this morning but it took a while to recognise some folk out of Lycra. Comfortable and lose clothes - what a treat. I also got to digest my bigger than usual breakfast without being on the bike which is a luxury I will not...
Day 18 – 7th July – Riverton to Casper
120 miles ridden - 2484 feet climbed. I can't say as I sat eating breakfast at 5:30 this morning that I was enthralled at the idea of cycling 120 miles. The sun wasn't even up, my backside was still asleep, and I really wanted to go back to bed. However it turned into...
Day 17 – 6th July – Dubois to Riverton
79 miles ridden - 1555 feet climbed. Today was a day of two halves - two totally different rides. It started with a fabulous breakfast in the Cowboy Cafe - real American breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and bacon which set me up really well. We had a momentary hiccup when...
Day 16 – 5th July – Jackson to Dubois
86 miles ridden - 4660 feet climbed Today was a good day despite waking up with a headache - it turned out many of us did which is apparently to do with altitude. Instead of the usual breakfast buffet we had an option to go to a local restaurant where I had pancakes...
Day 15 – 4th July – Idaho Falls to Jackson
91 miles ridden - 5305 feet climbed Today is Independance Day so all riders wore their America By Bicycle jerseys and had US flags fixed somewhere on their bike. We didn't go through many towns but even at 6am in Idaho Falls folks were camped out on the street in...