We left the cowboy town of Dubois before 8:00 this morning and were treated to a new flavor of scenery, Red Rock Mountains. We were all "rubber necking" and stopping for pictures as we cruised to the first SAG stop. Todays elevation profile was in our favor, as it was a gradual downhill slope, we had the added benefit of a tail wind for the first 30 miles, but the winds shifted as the day heated up to a headwind. We passed the site of a major Indian battle at Crowheart Butte in 1866 between the Shoshone and Crow on our route. There was only one town along the route today, Kinnear (population 44), so we were pretty isolated with very little traffic. It was in the 90's according to competing bank thermometers as we arrived in Riverton. I joined my riding partners for the day, John Nixon from Texas and Vern Johnson from Tulsa, and headed for the local Dairy Queen as we hit town about 1:00 pm. Luggage was already unloaded as we arrived at the Comfort Inn, so after a quick shower and a load of laundry, I am ready for another long day on Thursday as we ride 121 miles to Casper WY. We will have earned our second rest day of the trip in Casper.
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