PowerCycle

05/29 What a day! Slept in until 9am so I didn’t get on the road until 11am (would have been 12pm if I shaved–look like Grizzly Adams now–jk). Not sure what happened there. I went to bed at 10:30 or so. Guess I was beat. By the time I woke up it was warm but sometime last night I woke up and my watch showed 37 F in the tent. Brrr.

After leaving the CG I had a nice stretch of road that ran through some huge meadows. Saw about 4 moose and some deer. The moose were cool but the Mom noticed me after a bit so I took off. The highest point was Granite Pass but there wasn’t a sign or marker. My GPS showed the elevation as 9078 feet.

My favorite sign of my trip so far was the steep grade warning for the next 18 miles. The wind kept me from going too fast so I usually topped out at 30 mph or so. It was a lot of fun not pedaling for that long. I stopped a few times and took pictures, especially at some waterfalls that I can’t remember the name of. I ended up taking 106 pictures for the day so I’ll be busy getting that number down. Toward the end of the downhill I could see the Rocky Mountains on the horizon.

Once I reached the bottom it was a slightly hilly ride into Greybull. I was warned about this but it is much drier and warmer on the west side of the Big Horn Mountains. I stocked up on water at the top of the mountains and it was a good thing that I did. The temp in Greybull was 87 F when I arrived here. Just this morning I was walking in snow. Crazy. Staying at the KOA for $21. The owners are very nice. The husband brought me over a couple bottles of cold bottled water after I checked in and was setting up my tent. Ran over to the grocery store and stocked up on food. I even bought a loaf of sourdough bread for some reason. Wadih might have inspired this one. Wasn’t sure what to do with it so I’ve been tearing chunks off and eating it for hours now. For dinner I had a chef salad which tasted soooo good.

In an effort to stay in touch with new hiking/camping products there are a couple web sites I frequent. That’s how I happened upon this beauty. A lantern that runs on urine! If I order it now I should have it in time for when I meet my sister(s)/nephew in Banff.

GPX Track

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