Day 39 ( Sweetwater Station to Lander )
Posted on July 14th, 2009After the brutal day yesterday through the wind, Dane and I took a nice short day into Lander, WY. It turned out to be a gorgeous mostly downhill ride with almost no malevolent winds.
Lander is turning out to be great, with free camping at a city park, a pool, a library and even a McDonalds! Score.
One of my favorite lines from talking to a stranger at McDonalds today was an old man explaining that Wyoming was always so horribly windy “because Nebraska sucks and Idaho blows.” Awesome. Should add that to the Wikipedia page.
We ran into some East-bound cyclists camping at the city park. Both rode out from Seattle, so they recommended a good route across Washington. I only have maps up to Missoula, MT, so I’m terribly happy about getting that squared away. It took them 20 days to get out here, so it should be safe to say I have about 3 weeks left to Seattle.
July 15th, 2009 at 7:04 am
3 weeks! That is so amazing! I am still laughing over the Nebraska sucks, Idaho blows.
Grandpa and Grandma are having a great time following your blog as are most of the rest of the extended family. See… you have given us all a shared experience!
I went to Trader Joe’s yesterday and saw Keith. He said to tell you hello and hopes to see you when you are out here. He looks great, said he is doing fantastic and actually ran across the store to give me a big hug.
We had lots of fun with Joe, Mary, Nicole & Emily over the weekend. We all wished you had been with us.
July 15th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
3 weeks?!! That’s awesome! Are you freakin’ out?! Have you lost weight? Are your legs the size of tree trunks?
Ugh. I just ate too much cottage cheese. Sick.
You should stop at a theater and watch Harry Potter 6… it’s AWESOME!! And funny!!
July 16th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
I can’t believe how far that purple line is snaking on your map.
When are you back in MN? I’m eager to see what you look like after using your legs to cross the country. And the goofy tan you’ll have on your face after shaving your beard!
Next Wed. we are switching it up and going to Muhammed’s condo downtown to use their court. The court we’ve been using is fine, but for about 2/3 of the time the sun is in your eyes, and your inhaling/swallowing little bugs. See how difficult my life is? See the hardships I endure? While you’re a big slacker every day.
Peter’s back from his California wedding. Sarah has been out for weeks with a hurt ankle. Nicole was missing last night because she was busy “animating a Tiki head asking dumb trivia questions” for a client. Her job sounds more interesting than mine. Sean and your cousin Justin haven’t shown up all summer. As usual, I continue to dominate the court, stuffing Doug, outfoxing Deric. Same old, same old. It’s hard to be me when everybody around me is so lame.