July 18 - 26th Estes Park, Loveland, Fort Collins, COLORADO; Laramie, Rock Springs, Farson, WYOMING
Hello Blog, I am back! Yes we are still alive and very well! Sorry, we had some bad luck with libraries and trying to find libraries along the way so my blog is now REALLY behind. Hahaha! the joys of travelling. Don't worry, I will get everything updated as soon as possible, as always, which may be several weeks. Thanks for your patience :-)
This will be a speedy account of 9 speedy days. From Estes Park we rode north towards Loveland, CO, where a friendly couple let us camp on their porch. From there we headed up to Fort Collins and then further up into Wyoming.
This photo was taken just outside of Laramine, WY. Southern Wyoming is a very flat, arid landscape which be both admired and hated, for the lack of shade during the sweltering mid-day heat.
We met Tom at the library in Laramie. He and his wife Sue are touring cyclists as well and we promptly got invited to stay at their house that night. We really appreciated it because a big thunderstorm was approaching. They fed us amazing food and even cycled a little ways with us the next morning. THANKS TOM AND SUE. WE HOPE YOUR TRIP OVER EAST WAS FANTASTIC!!
This was along the Interstate just outside of Rawlins on the way to Rock Springs, southern Wyoming. In this area, there is a constant westerly wind which made west-bound riding very difficult and frustrating.
Antelopes beside the highway
We only made it half way to Rock Springs that day, because of the strong head wind and scorching heat. We found an interstate underpass that was closed to traffic but it made a wonderful cool and shady place to sit out the heat, evening rainstorm and later on sleep. A few coyotes howled in the distance but other than that we had no disturbance that night. Earlier that day, the underpass made for a wonderful dance hall (thanks to James' battery powered speakers).
Sunset in the Wyoming desert. These "fences" are windbreaks and are a common sight in this area.
Rock Springs, FINALLY! At a free outdoor concert in a park, we met Chris and his wife Amanda. They invited us to stay at their house that night. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY. BEST WISHES TO YOUR FAMILY!!!!!!!
From Rock Springs we headed north towards Farson. This is a tiny town at a junction in what seems the middle of nowhere. However, it has the BEST ice cream place we have come across so far. For only about $3 you get such a huge amount of ice cream that the cone has to be put upside down in a bowl otherwise all the ice cream would fall off the cone. I am a bit mad at myself for not having taken a picture of our ice creams but we had been looking forward to eating it since we first heard of this place in Laramie so I totally forgot about taking a picture until the ice cream was all gone. I can assure you that it was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!
Gorgeous clouds and sun beams
That night we camped in the middle of the desert between Farson and Pinedale. Just great!
Okay that was short and sweet. 9 days blogged-up in one shot! Yay!
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