Casper, WY

June 29, 2009

Today's ride was 102 miles from Shoshoni to Casper, WY. Thankfully, we didn't experience the cold temperatures like we have been so the ride turned out to be decent. The scenery was extremely boring and repetitive today. We didn't see a tree until 20 miles in to the ride. Some of the locals we met called our cycling today the "longest 100 miles in America." There was one exciting portion of the ride today...we rode past the Texas 4k group that is cycling from Austin, TX to Alaska for cancer research. They are associated with the Lance Armstrong Foundation. It was great to meet fellow cyclists working toward advocating a great cause similar to our journey.

We arrived into Casper earlier than we had planned, so we were able to take naps before starting our nightly activities. After cleaning up for dinner, we enjoyed a great meal provided by the Kiwanis club. We are taking advantage of getting to stay up late since we have a day off tomorrow and a late wake up call!