July 6

To Sheridan, WY. Day 16

Chilly and wet morning! Last night rain came through leaving our tents soaked for 5:00AM wake up. Packing a wet tent isn't ideal.  Luckily, once we got to camp in Sheridan, WY it was sunny and we were able to set up and dry out our belongings.

I was worried about it raining the entire trip - but it didn't.  It was just overcast and cold for the ride with headwinds for at least 60 of the 85 miles.  We hit the 1000 mile mark cumulative - total miles to date on Big Ride  as of today is 1078.8! We are 1/3 of the way to DC!!  Hard to believe!

Nothing to exciting to see on today's trip except for the battle ground where Custer's Last Stand took place and the Welcome to Wyoming sign - our 4th state!  Pics coming soon.

Today I started out with my "family" riding group of Timmy and "son" Izzy. The three of us are a pretty tight  group and brings many laughs during the long days.  Today I did get to ride more with the other Tim - Big Tim.  Big Tim is a very strong rider and is getting more comfortable with the long mileagle.  Although, today, both of us felt that we didn't have the legs, that we were pushing lead. The headwinds didn't help that feeling.  With 20 miles left, the winds changed direction and we were able to crusie into camp chit chatting away.  It's always great when riding conditions and road traffic allow the opportunity to socialize on the bike.  

The evening was capped by ribs at Wyomming Ribs in downtown Sheridan. The boys got the ribs while the girls got the linguine...guys won because they got our left overs...I think the have this planned out.  A trip to KMart for supplies to boot and then back here at the camp site.  

I'm very tired.  Time to curl up and get some sleep for a 112 mile ride tomorrow.  Ummm....next destination? Hummm, I'll let you know in the morning.

-Kristin