Read more about the article Day 32: Expect Nothing
South Pass marker, which I believe was placed by Ezra Meeker in 1913

Day 32: Expect Nothing

Still in Evanston, WY, before my final push over the Wasatch Mountains to Salt Lake City. The ride I describe below was from Rock Creek Hollow to Farson and, well,…

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Read more about the article Day 31: Sufficient Unto the Day
Rainbow by the Sixth Crossing Center

Day 31: Sufficient Unto the Day

I am currently in Evanston, WY, on my first layover stay since leaving Casper eight days ago. I broke my one-day-a-week-of-rest rule without realizing it, keeping my eyes instead on…

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Read more about the article Day 30, Part 3: The Actual Ride
View of the Sweetwater and campground from the Sixth Crossing Visitors’ Center

Day 30, Part 3: The Actual Ride

June 30, 2021 Jeffrey City, WY to Sweetwater Station, WY 20.7 miles/740 ft. High 70s/light wind https://ridewithgps.com/trips/70298487 You may recall that a few days ago a few days ago I…

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Read more about the article Day 33: Untitled
Lasagne dinner Courtesy of Jessica and Antelope Crossing

Day 33: Untitled

Please bear with me one more day. I promise to start catching up tomorrow. But for what it’s worth, today has been great in ways I never would have expected:…

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Read more about the article Day 31: Placeholder Post
Morning rainbow at the Sixth Crossing Center

Day 31: Placeholder Post

Just a note to say no post tonight. I still need to catch up from about noon yesterday (June 30), but I can’t write very well because of mosquitoes, and…

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Read more about the article Day 30, Part 2: Sweetwater Station
There is a trail here. Look for the different-colored grass tracks.

Day 30, Part 2: Sweetwater Station

I apologize, but I seem to be getting a half-to a full-day behind on my blog posts. This post is no exception. It’s going to bring me up to my…

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Read more about the article Day 30, Part 1: Jeffrey City
Following the trail toward Split Rock (from the east)

Day 30, Part 1: Jeffrey City

Yesterday’s post left off with me checking into the Green Mountain Motel. But there’s a part before that I omitted. That would be Split Rock. Split Rock was the next…

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Read more about the article Day 29: Handcart Anabasis
My bike, patiently waiting as I open yet another range gate to pass through. Note the “trail” I was following.

Day 29: Handcart Anabasis

June 29, 2021 Independence Rock, WY to Jeffrey City, WY 41.4 miles/1,200 ft. mid-70s/northeast wind 10 mph https://ridewithgps.com/trips/70251698 First, a confession. I adapted this post’s title from Bernard De Vito…

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Read more about the article Day 28, Period Rush: Continued
View west from the top of Prospect Hill

Day 28, Period Rush: Continued

June 28, 2021 Casper, WY to Independence Rock, WY 57.8 miles/2,700 ft. 70s/northeast winds https://ridewithgps.com/trips/70194128 Looking over my short version from yesterday, I have to say that I pretty much…

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Read more about the article Day 27: Mail
This dedication in the post office just caught my eye

Day 27: Mail

All day I’ve been thinking about mail, and especially about how mail policies in the mid-1800s relate to the Pony Express. After struggling with the issue though, I’ve decided it’s…

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Read more about the article Day 26: Weather
Overlooking Casper from the National Historic Trails Center

Day 26: Weather

Hanging out in Casper, waiting for a break in the weather. It looks like once this series of storms clears out it’s going to heat up again. Not as hot…

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Read more about the article Day 25: Misfortune
Coffee, bike, rain. Sitting in Metro near downtown Casper, WY

Day 25: Misfortune

I want to tell you a couple of sailing stories that are really not about sailing at all. The first is about two guys, Captains Ray and Phil, with whom…

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