Dubois

Yipee! Arrived in Dubois and saw the welcome absence of Union Tel on my phone's screen and saw US 04. My blogging app. is working again and I'm back on track. Thanks for your patience, hopefully we don't loose connection again!

To Dubois, WY.

Awesome red cliffs towering above the road and the ever present afternoon thunderers gathering overhead.

To Dubois, WY.

A beautifull ride today through the Wind River Indian Reservation. The 75 mile route mostly following the Wind River was made easier thanks to a nice tailwind. Chief Washakie is a rather popular guy. There's a town with his name, I saw his name often in Lander and we've been crossing a tourist route with his name for the past few days. (His popularity is explained by the last sentence on this notice),

Lander, WY.

Our campsite overlooking the town was the ideal spot for watching the fireworks. Wow! They started as the sun set and carried on non stop or nearly three hours. They got more spectacular as the night went on. It looked like people all over town were trying to put on a better display than their neighbours.

Lander, WY 4th July

The kids had fun getting sprayed while running after sweets thrown from the parade.

Lander, WY 4th July

Rawlins, WY - Lander, WY.

We were meant to overnight in Jeffrey City, but the rundown motel was so disgusting and with nowhere else to go in that mosquito ridden hole that hasn't been dusted off since the uranium mine closed, some of us decided to push on to Lander. So Chris and Adam, me and Ingo rode 133 miles and had an adventure to remember as we dodged thunderstorms on our way to an extra layover day in Lander.

Rawlins, WY to Lander, WY.

2 July. Out here the landscape has changed little from the time of the Oregon Trail and Pony Express. No gps in those days so they navigated by landmarks like Split Rock that you can see on the horizon.

Rawlins, WY - Lander, WY.

2 July. Entering the eerie Great Divide Basin.

To Rawlins, WY.

There's a lot of interesting pioneer history on the plains of Wyoming. Here a marker shows one of the old wagon trails.

Riverside, WY.

1 July. Early morning departure from Riverside, population 59.

To Riverside, WY.

30 June. We crossed the state line from Colorado to Wyoming on a crisp, clear morning. The road fades over the distant hill.

North Park

The landscape varied from dry stretches of fragrant sage brush to marshy mosquito infested wet areas.

To Walden, CO.

After crossing the continental divide at Muddy Pass we turned towards Walden through Colorado's North Park.

To Walden, CO.

Some of the lush pasture in the Rockies.

Kremmling, CO.

Our little patch of lawn in the Red Mountain RV Park.

Silverthorne, CO.

Some of the luxury cabins around Silverthorne. Sad to see at least 75 percent of the trees on the mountains here are dead.

View from the bike path.

North Park

We went through about 20 miles of winding creeks and a lot of stagnant water. It was beautifully green with abundant flowers but the mosquitoes were so bad that we were constantly under attack on the climbs and couldn't stop without getting covered in them.

Bike path

Ingo on the bike path from Breckenridge to Silverthorne.