Day 32: Expect Nothing
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Day 32: Expect Nothing

Still in Evanston, WY, before my final push over the Wasatch Mountains to Salt Lake City. The ride I describe...
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Day 31: Sufficient Unto the Day
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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...
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Day 30, Part 3: The Actual Ride
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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 windhttps://ridewithgps.com/trips/70298487 You may recall that...
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Day 33: Untitled
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Day 33: Untitled

Please bear with me one more day. I promise to start catching up tomorrow. But for what it’s worth, today...
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Day 32: Expect Nothing (Placeholder)
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Day 32: Expect Nothing (Placeholder)

So, Expect Nothing is the title of the post I plan to write, not an admonition to you as a...
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Day 31: Placeholder Post
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Day 31: Placeholder Post

Just a note to say no post tonight. I still need to catch up from about noon yesterday (June 30),...
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Day 30, Part 2: Sweetwater Station
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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...
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Day 30, Part 1: Jeffrey City
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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....
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Day 29: Handcart Anabasis
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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 mphhttps://ridewithgps.com/trips/70251698 First, a confession....
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Day 28, Period Rush: Continued
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Day 28, Period Rush: Continued

June 28, 2021 Casper, WY to Independence Rock, WY 57.8 miles/2,700 ft. 70s/northeast windshttps://ridewithgps.com/trips/70194128 Looking over my short version from...
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Day 28: Period Rush, Short Version
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Day 28: Period Rush, Short Version

Back in Scottsbluff, I brought up the concept of period rush. As you will recall, to history buffs, a period...
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Day 27 Bonus Post: Farewell to Casper
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Day 27 Bonus Post: Farewell to Casper

I have started and discarded multiple posts today. It seems I just don’t have the focus; or rather, my focus...
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Day 27: Mail
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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...
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Day 26: Weather
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Day 26: Weather

Hanging out in Casper, waiting for a break in the weather. It looks like once this series of storms clears...
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Day 25: Misfortune
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Day 25: Misfortune

I want to tell you a couple of sailing stories that are really not about sailing at all. The first...
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Day 24: Casper, WY
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Day 24: Casper, WY

I have been putting around Casper, WY, all day. I thought I would be hunkered inside, hiding from thunderstorms, but...
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Day 23: Tyrant King of Wyoming
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Day 23: Tyrant King of Wyoming

June 23, 2021 Douglas, WY to Casper, WY 60.4 miles/1,875 feet Temp 94º/Winds 15-25 westhttps://ridewithgps.com/trips/69860268 Wind—tyrant king of Wyoming. Wind-driven...
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Day 22: Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?
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Day 22: Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?

June 22, 2021 Guernsey, WY to Douglas, WY 66.2 miles/ 2,850 feet High 94º/winds 15-25 westhttps://ridewithgps.com/trips/69793684 I went from having...
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Day 21: I Got Nuthin’
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Day 21: I Got Nuthin’

June 21, 2021 Torrington, WY to Guernsey, WY 49.5 miles/1,530 feet low-60s/mild headwindhttps://ridewithgps.com/trips/69733456 Fair warning: I’ve got nothing interesting to...
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Day 20: What Is It With Nebraska and Wind?
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Day 20: What Is It With Nebraska and Wind?

June 20, 2021 Scottsbluff, NE to Torrington, WY 31 miles/700 feet Temp:Low 80s/Wind 15-25, gusts to 30 mphhttps://ridewithgps.com/trips/69679144 Okay, I...
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