July 13, 2012
Colorado, USA
Road Trip #3 was not supposed to begin until tomorrow morning, but the afternoon was so fine (hot but fine) Tim decided to burn a few extra hours so we could get a head start. Of course, I was ready. The bags were packed. We rolled north on I-25 just after 4 pm. Typical of travel in Wyoming, we hit strong winds and iffy skies just past Chugwater. We spent the last 150 miles into Casper dodging crap flying out of the back of pickups, trash blowing across the road and recovering from one micro down-burst after another. We nailed a five gallon bucket. That was scary.
We rolled over 36,000 miles on this Ride a few miles outside of Glenrock. The original plan was to get as far as Buffalo but with night encroaching quickly, winds howling and nasty looking skies between us and that destination we decided to call it a day in Casper. Pooh! It's a long story, just suffice it to say that after spending a couple of years living in Casper I will never intentionally stay the night in Casper - ha! We roamed around Casper for a little while before making the Days Inn the bed of choice. Burgers at the Platte River Restaurant next door took care of our hunger pains. That's all - the place had a it'll do menu, nothing to get excited about. The cafe oddly enough, had beer signs hanging on the wall but did not serve beer. Hmmm... A trip across the street for a six-pack on the way back to the hotel took care of that problem. A couple of Michelob Ultras took the wind blown edge off the day.
Slide show of today's ride = 22 photos (it was too windy to get good shots)
Alternative link to this slide show
Today's ride = 238.7 miles
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