Sunday, July 13, 2008

wyoming- let me tell you something 'bout yourself you don't know

We get it, you're big and desolate and you have more cattle than people. Put it away.
We rolled out of caspar today into the empty but stunning abyss that is 93% of this giant state. I don't know what my deal was today, whether its because we pushed hard the past two days or my body is starting to break down a bit, but I was not feeling it at all. We usually take a break every 90 minutes or so but today the heat just cooked us and every 50 minutes or so we had to get off the bikes and just sit. It just felt like I was pedaling forever and not getting anywhere. We passed the 'town' of powder river with a population of 10 and another gem called Moneta which boasts a wholesome 5 people. Our day was looking pretty bleak as it became apparent that the water sources we were depending on did not have water. We finally caved and stuck our trusty thumbs. The first truck pulled over and we threw our bikes in and introduced ourselves to brian, who was born and raised in lovell wyoming and had a lot of cool stories about the state. We bought him a six pack in exchange for the ride and cruised along through mountains and canyons. I saw a wild horse roll around the ground like a playful cat with his three horse buddies looking at him like 'what are you doing, we don't really play like that'.tomorrow we'll head into yellowstone.
Song of the day:
Tuesday's gone with the wind
After this we've got three more states. Giddy- up

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