Sunday, July 09, 2006
Day 18
Sheridan to Gillette - 113 miles
The longest day yet... Very gradual climbs and no wind made this a great day. There were deer and antelope everywhere. I had an antelope actually run along side me and smell my arm. I was not sure if he did not want to bite me at first. I am kind of gun shy after all of the dogs.
The only services we had was a bar at mile 71 called the Spotted Horse. The people there were TOTALLY local. They thought we had to be nuts to be riding a bike at all let alone riding to DC.
There was 11 miles of construction today from hard pack to loose sand. Some chose to take a car ride across it but I was not willing to get in a car.... Now the bike needs a major cleaning.
We camped at a recreation center next to a skate park. Lots of noise all night. In the morning we found that they had locked the bathrooms, just part of the adventure.
I started late so that I could see the other end of the ride. Had a lot of fun talking and passing by everyone.
