The picture on the left shows Bill and the Wyoming welcome sign. This is our fourth state! The picture on the right memorializes the completion of the first 1,000 miles. The guys sitting on the hot asphalt are Andy Lasseter (already introduced in previous blog) and Steve McCloskey. More on Steve later with a better picture.
The weather since Billings has been grand. The temps have moderated so that the mornings start out in the 60s and the afternoons get up to the low 80s. Much better riding weather. Yesterday, the ride was a relatively quick 50+ miles from Billings to Hardin. Hardin had a lot more going for it than we expected from the size of the community. There were several restaurants, including a great pizza place and a community center with pool right next to the high school at which we were camped. There was a very strong wind - probably gusting to 40 or 50 miles an hour. Several tents almost got airborn. The wind died down over night, and we had tail winds to day. The ride from Hardin to Sheridan was 80+ miles, but the riders seem to knock that off easily now. Tomorrow's ride is reputed to be one of the toughest days - 112 miles with no services (gas stations, restaurants, etc) along the way. This means that the day is tough on the riders and tough on the crew. Hopefully the temps will stay down and everyone will get an early start. Everyone will be relieved when all the riders are in. If we had had these circumstances with last week's heat, I think there could have been some very unhappy folks out here. Interesting - the reaction to doing 100+ miles the next day is very different now from what it was before the first. Then, everyone ate big and slept long the night before, and there were some nerves showing. Now, it's - oh, another century? No big deal.
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