Day 34 Riverton, WY - Dubois, WY

Wednesday 24 August 2011 Day 6 of the 5'th week. Day 34 on the road

Today’s riding conditions were truly spectacular. The temperature was reasonable and the wind was nowhere to be found. Yesterday we were wondering why were even doing this bike insanity and today we glad to be riding. What a difference a day can make.

Instead of creeping along at 8mph suffering we were able to travel at 15-18mph with ease.  It is how it is supposed to be.  The bleak landscape was replaced with mountains striped with layers of reds and browns.

About 55 miles outside of Dubois, WY we came upon a cyclist pulling a loaded “bob”.  A bob is a small trailer you pull behind your bike with your gear instead of the panniers that we use.  Each method of hauling has it’s pros and cons. We choose to use the saddlebags.
His name is Dave and he was a cool dude to talk to.  If you think we are crazy for riding cross country this guy has been riding for over a year and has covered 9000 miles so far. Retired from the Air Force he swapped airplanes for a bike. He uploads his journey to YouTube daily and has a big following.  He pulled out his HD video camera and asked us a few questions about our trip for upload to his site.


His site is on You Tube and is called Three Wheel Journey.


At a small store we ran into a FEMA employee, Mark who was helping with the rebuilding of roads washed away when the Wind River overflowed its banks on the local Indian Reservation. The conversation started as he asked us about our cross country adventure.  When we told him we started in Connecticut he asked if we lived near New London where he spent time as a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy. He knew a good friend of Ken’s also.  It is a small world.

Just as were enjoying the sunny windless day a thunderstorm rolled in over the mountains and with it winds gusting up to 40 mph.  That is enough to blow us right off the shoulder of the road and it did!  We could not believe the perfect day was now going to be spoiled by wind and rain. Well it did not rain on us and after about a couple hours of strong winds and dark skies it disappeared.  This was Mother Nature reminding us not to take her for granted.

While we were battling the wind a motor home pulled off the road in front of us.  It was a couple touring the country with their two dogs.  They stopped to see if we needed any cold water to drink or anything else they had onboard. Once again good people doing good things for others.


They have a blog of their journey as seen through their two dogs Daisy and Gabby’s eyes.
http://www.daisyngabby.blogspot.com/  Check out the site.
Our day ended in a western style town called Dubois.  A real interesting little town with good food and nice places to stay. We secured a nice little cabin for $105.


The waitress at the restaurant got a chuckle when we placed our order. First it was tacos for an appetizer.  Followed by three dinners and salads and along with our dinners and extra dinner to split.  After polishing that off we ordered deserts with extra ice cream.  It is nice to be able to eat all that food and know you will burn it off the next day.

Mountains for breakfast tomorrow.


79  Miles
4332Feet of Climbing
Temperature 85 - 90 degrees
3168 overall
93.1 MPD ave






"Manuvering, Ahead full.."
The plan is to make the town of Dubois tonight.  About 85 miles out.
Should be Hot, Dusty, Dry and barren today.  Perfect day to spin the pedals..