Day 24 – 13th July – Wall to Kadoka
58 miles ridden - 2116 feet climbed. I'm not quite sure how to describe what we saw today. I will post some pictures but they cannot do justice to the majesty of the landscape in the Badlands National Park. We spent about 3 hours cycling the 27 miles through the park...
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...