June 28

Doug Gardner - After breakfast, we rushed to get out of town, as the mosquitos had intensified. We found the faster we rode, the fewer would light on us. We had a moderate uphill with a crosswind. My ears are now dry and chapped from exposure under the helmet. We rode along roads that had previously been part of the Mormon Trail, Pony Express, Oregon Trail, and Chief Washakie Trail. We ate a second breakfast at Granny's Cafe. We all agreed WYO roads were the worst. There was little shoulder, there were potholes, cracks and ripples. RV's were a constant problem, passing oh so close. The last stretch of the day was 33 miles to Rawlins, WY. We had a long straight stretch with a huge hill to climb at its terminus that we stared at for hours as we crossed the valley floor. Plenty of time to think about what was coming. Rawlins had a nice KOA with pool, which we enjoyed as our laundry was spinning. The Bike shop we were counting on was closed. Jordan's tire had ripped and Howard had loaned us his and we wanted to replace it. We rode bikes to a great place to eat called Square Shooters. Steak, apple pie, the works. We rode back to camp, made calls, wrote in journals, then has sweet dreams of doing it all over again.