Day 38 Pepin to Sparta, WI

Long day today, 93 miles. Got in at 3:30PM and went straight to the library. Scenery is changing every day now. Very green. Lots of water. Small farms, winding country roads. Going to the ice cream store now. That's the great thing about riding so far every day. I eat as much as I want and don't gain any weight.

Day 32 July 18th De Smet SD to Watertown SD

Short day only 60 miles mostly flat with not too much of a headwind. Spending night at Watertown Middle School. New school with a bank of 7 Internet connected computers.

Half way there

Reached the halfway point today 2100 miles in Wolsey SD. Hard to post photos now as my laptop seems to have broken and internet access is hard to come by.

Photos from Days 24 and 26

Day 24 & 26 Photos
Hard to find WiFi on the trip. Staying at KOA in Interior SD tonight so I had an opportunity to upload some photos.

Day 20 Buffolo to Gillette, WY

Day 20 Photos
Today we rode most all of the way on Interstate 90. Very hot. Got in at 12:45PM. My bag balm melted and made a mess in my tent. Camped out at Gillette High School foot ball field Rode 74 miles with 2539 feet of climbing. Tomorrow Naomi joins the ride for a week. Hope it cools off a bit.

Day 19 Worland to Buffolo, WY

Day 19 Photos
Sagged to picnic stop to give my rear end a rest. Rode from there to camp over Powder Pass at 9666 ft. Super downhill much of which I did not ear as I missed the early part of the climb which was the most difficult. Got in at 11:30AM almost beating Neal into camp.My ride was 47 miles with 2423 ft of climbing. Hit 47 mph on the downhill and averaged 14.1 mph over the ride. Lower saddle seemed to help minimize but chafing.

Day 18 Riverton to Worland

Day 18 Photos
Very hot. Started riding at 6:15AM to try and beat the heat. Much of ride down river canyon. Lowered seat 1/4 inch and moved saddle forward to try and ease butt chafing. 93 miles with 2088 feet of climbing.

Day 17 Dubois to Riverton, WY

Day 17 Photos

Hot. Road down Wind River Canyon for Much of the ride. Head wind much of the way. Butt still sore. Got in camp at 1:45PM. Made good time in spite of the wind.
76 miles.

Day 16 Jackson to Dubois, WY

Day 16 Photos

Theme of this days ride was road construction. Decided to sag 24 miles to breakfast and on beyond the first 5 mile road construction zone missing the ride though Teton Park segment. As a result I had a rather easy day with one big climb over 9658 ft Togwotee Pass. Got into camp at 2:45PM and promtply took a 2 hr nap. Today I rode 45 miles with 2963 feet of climbing.

Day 15 Layover day

Kicking back, doing laundry and catching up on my trip blog today at the youth Hostel. Eleven new people, 3 of them in my room, joined the tour today for week 3. Sad to see Robert and Wallace leave but it was super having them here for the past week.

Day 14 (Saturday) Ashton , ID to Jackson, WY

Last Day cycling with Wallace and Robert. Started out with about a 40 mile ride through green fiedls of I suppose potatoes with increasingly closer views of the Teton Mountains. After lunch we had the most difficult climb of the week over 8431 foot Teton Pass with the gradient reaching 10% for long stretches. Stayed at the Teton Village Youth Hostel, 4 to a room, crowded but OK accommodations. Big treat going out to dinner with Robert, Wallace and Steve our 4th roommate in Jackson. I had prime rib, everybody else had steak.
78 miles
4436 feet of climbing

Day 13 West Yellowstone, Mt to Ashton, Id

Cold again this morning but we warmed up fast with the climb back over Targee Pass crossing the continental divide again this time E to W into Idaho. Nice downhill then leaving the highway and riding for some 20 or so miles along a high mesa and stopping for lunch overlooking Lower Mesa Falls. Terrain changed to rolling farmland with green fields of stuff stretching to the horizon. Camped at Fremont High School in Ashton and Robert Wallace and I all slept of the gym floor rather than setting up our tents. Easiest day cycling of the week.
66 miles
1634 feet of climbing

rick from amsterdam

l left your email address on my home computer. met a guy on the tour who remembers you from a think 2002. I'll send you more info if you email me at bavetta@pacbell.net