Started in Meeteetse (been spelling it wrong)...
Today was a treat. 75 miles downhill. Still hot and windy but downhill trumps everything. There were some places where I was going 35 miles an hour. Scary.
We had a bunch of water stops - desperately needed. Temps still in the 90's. Couple snacks along the way...
But lunch was at an interesting place for us riders...
Pulled pork sandwiches and whiskey. For those interested they gave tours of the distillery and they offered all us sample tastings. I passed. We had another 15 miles to town and drinking whiskey did not make much sense.
Arrived in Thermopolis and we are staying in the Fountain of Youth RV park. Sharing the park with other travelers. They are all in air conditioned in 50 foot RV's and we are in tiny tents.. While there are free hot springs (hence the name Thermopolis) to use - it really smells here - like bad eggs.
Passed on the free springs and headed to the showers. Started a new personal tradition today. It's called a shower beer. Start at the beer tent and order a beer. Then head to the shower truck. Turn on the cold water and stand there until you down the beer. Definitely lowers the body temperature - and replenishes your electrolytes. Only issue is there was a line for the showers and I downed 1/2 my beer before i even got to the shower. So tomorrow going to start with two beers.
What goes down...... goes up. So tomorrow we are going to climb 75 miles. Praying the heat wave breaks tonight or we will be all using the following.....
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