ROUTE:
Dubois to Landers, WY |
DISTANCE:
75 miles (108 miles riding) |
TOTAL CLIMBING:
4589 feet |
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DAILY REPORT: The
weather report was basically a repeat of yesterday - for sunny skies and then clouding up in the afternoon.
Expected highs were 90 deg. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Another great day for biking!
We
started out the day with a continental breakfast at the Twin Pines Lodge. The
boys ate enough to get them thru till our lunch time meeting with Skip out near
Fort Washakie. We also convinced Jennifer, the manager for a photo shoot. Thanks
again for a very enjoyable stay. If you have an opportunity to be in the area of
Dubois, check out the Twin Pines Lodge you won't be disappointed.
While we were in Jackson Hole, I
picked up a new pair of Shimano cycling shoes because my pair were beginning to
separate at the toe. I had repaired both with some shoe goo, but my left shoe
was starting to come apart again. Last night I had put on the new Look cleats
and was ready to ride w/ a new pair of shoes. Unfortunately the cleats felt
really loose, so after we started I had to head back to the trailer to get my
old pair of shoes. Tonight I'll look at them again.
After we got going, it was a fast
ride. The down hill ride and the lack of wind early in the morning made for a
very nice ride. It was
interesting to see how the scenery changed as the miles flew by. from sage, to
trees, to rock formations to fields of hay. Our first 30 miles we were averaging
greater than 20+ mph.
We
were pleasantly to find at a rest stop Granny Carole and Grandpa Bob taking
pictures as we came up a small rise. They flew into Denver from Ft Myers FL two
days ago for the next week will be following us as we travel WY and CO. It was
great seeing them and they both looked great. They then met us for lunch
at Fort Washakie. It is believed that Sacajawea is buried here in the town
cemetery.
After lunch we continued onto
Landers which was 10 miles away. We were starting to experience a broadside
headwind. We had decided after we reached Landers, we would check into our hotel
room and then have Skip drive us out 30 miles down the road so that we could
reduce our mileage tomorrow (126 miles to Rawlins). This way we only have
a 95 mile day tomorrow instead.
By the time we got out there
(1530) the temp was in the 90's and unfortunately the wind had shifted so that
we were going to have
a head wind on the way back into town. The boys road well but were bushed
by the time we got backing to town. We were hot and tired so we stopped by
McDonalds for a well deserved ice cream cone. It was great day of fast riding w/
an overall average speed of 19.1 mph for 108 miles!!
We
arrived at our hotel; the Silver Spurs Hotel. Andrea the manager was nice enough
to arrange a room for us for the evening. Thanks much for all you support!! The
boys really enjoyed the pool.
Tomorrow is a long day of nearly
100 miles in which we will cross the continental divide two times on the way to
Rawlings WY. The weatherman is predicting some nasty head wind on our way to
Rawlings. There are minimal facilities along the way so we will be depending on
Skip, our SAG support for water.
Thanks for joining
us.....ride
safely!!
The Riding4Hope Team
(David, John, James & Skip)
Signing out 7/13/09; 0030
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PHOTOS OF THE DAY |
Verifying the route for the
day. So where are we at?? How many hills today?? |
We loved the rock formations
and color variations. And did I say we loved the down hills??!!
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Along the fields, there were
thousands and thousands of these grasshoppers along the road. The fields
were just buzzing w/ all of them.
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Thought this was a cool sign
in Landers. |
James executing his recovery
plan after a number of hill climbs during lunch!
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Grandpa Bob, James, Granny
Carole, John & David getting ready to go to dinner. |
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