Our route for July 21 is here.
Our cumulative route is here.
“Visit the Wyoming Frontier Jail. It had unheated, 5x8 cells with no hot, running water until 1978.”
Proudly displayed postcard in motel lobby in Rawlins, WY
In fact, there was more than one postcards celebrating this grand achievement for the town of Rawlins. Let’s just say, the town had character, just like the land.
After aspen alley, we came to County Road 129. We were within a few miles of the Colorado border. A sign told us that the road was closed in 16 miles.
Anybody that does much riding knows that signs of that nature tell the truth maybe half the time. Many bridge out signs turn out to be a bridge that a car couldn’t cross, but are fine for motorcycles or bicycles.
We considered our options. The sign looked new and a 32 mile round trip to prove to ourselves that the road really was closed wasn’t our idea of a good time. If it was closed in two miles, that would be another story.
So we decided to not take the chance and we started on our re-route. It turned out to be quite long, probably an extra 50 miles. We went west and then south to Craig, CO and then turned east to rejoin the trail at Steamboat Springs, CO.
Entering Steamboat was a shock to the system. Many many people walking down the street in shorts and sandals looking for another t-shirt or coffee mug to buy, greeted us as we hit town.
We rode by miles and miles of “ranches” with barns bigger than a gym and horses that were better cared for than myself.
Finally we made stopped and had lunch. It was good.
After lunch, we continued on forest roads and great scenery showed itself.
We dropped down into the Colorado River Canyon. It was a great sight and we thought it was neat to cross the river here, very close to its headwaters.
Many people were rafting and having a good time in the water.
Soon, we were approaching Kremmling, CO, our destination for the day.
See y’all down the trail.
