Saturday, July 8, 2017
Start: Casper, Wyoming
End: Lusk, Wyoming
Mileage today/cumulative: 107 / 1,442
Elevation Ascended: 2,800′
Weather: Sunny, 70° at start; sunny, 92° at finish
3D Relive Video (approx. 1 minute)
We spent Day 19 yesterday trying to relax and stay cool in Casper, Wyoming. It was our second rest day and marked the end of another leg of this crazy adventure, leaving only three more to go. By my calculation, that puts us 40% of the way there. This rest day was much like the first one way back in Boise, Idaho except that Boise is a thriving city and Casper is definitely not. A trip to the laundromat, massages, a trip to a local bike shop, and a stop at Wells Fargo to get cash and share some kindness with a teller. The highlight was a real Wyoming steak dinner and a couple of bottles of red wine with five of our new friends. We will try to call upon the memory of that fine dining experience for the next week as we ride through a culinary wasteland.
Today’s ride (Day 20) was tough. We left Casper at 7am, headed toward Lusk, Wyoming, and it was already getting warm. We passed the “Kum and Go” convenience store on the way out of town, wondered if anyone market-tested the name, and then decided it’s just Casper, Wyoming. From there, we passed through the quaint town of Douglas, which was the last sign of civilization for another 60 miles, except for Lost Springs, population four. Bev rode strong today but I only felt good for a very short stretch and really struggled for the last 50 miles. Bev “pulled” me for those hard miles, getting me to Lusk with lots of hard pedaling and encouragement. There were big doings in Lusk with their Rawhide Days parade, which, at 15 minutes long, was the shortest parade anyone had reported seeing. We missed it because I was busy recovering from the ride by laying on the bed and rehydrating. I’m hoping that we both feel strong tomorrow on the way to Hot Springs, South Dakota and into our fourth state.
Looks hot! Sure is hot in the Southeast, too. I keep Pedialyte on hand. Hope Greg feels better.
Culinary wasteland…. 🙂 That cracked me up! Hope the scenery opens up to something magnificent soon. Pedal on, Peas!!
It was quite clear from the relive map that there wasn’t much to see on this ride 🙁 Team Pea hung in there and got it done though! Lusk look really tiny too! You guys are awesome 🙂
Hang in there. You will recover!
You didn’t just miss the parade, you missed a pageant!
“This is an annual summertime ritual, a yearly celebration, up in Lusk, Wyoming. The Legend of Rawhide is a Niobrara County pageant that includes all of the traditional statehood celebration events. There’s the pancake breakfast, barbeques, a golf tournament, an auction, and of course, a dance. And on that second weekend in July, you can enjoy art shows and a parade.”
PS: Are you certain the parade was only fifteen minutes? The residents were requested to line up thirty minutes before the start:
Parade Line Up 4 p.m.; Parade on Main Street 4:30.
They followed instructions – the residents were in their places by 4pm. They were gone by 4:45. LOL!
Oops I meant you two in the beginning of my comment!!! Lol
Awesome work you too! Thx Bev for giving GB the encouragement to finish! Can’t even imagine doing all those miles on a mild temp day let alone a hot one! Congrats!! I was in Denver area last weekend and noticed the “Kim and Go” convenience stores…thought the name was odd. Lol 🙂 Go Team Pea!!!
Hope you have a better day tomorrow, Greg. Thanks for taking the time to write in your blog. I look forward to it every night:)