Saturday July 9th, Casper WY to Lusk WY, 106 miles, 3200 feet of climbing
We left Casper at 6:30 am in order to complete as much of the day's riding in the cooler morning temps. It worked for the first 50 or so miles. We passed through Douglas, the town where the Wyoming State Fair takes place. I took a photo of a statue of a "jackalope" a mythical creature which Wyoming has adopted as sort of a mascot- you see them all over.
A few miles out of Douglas the temps started to soar and by the time we hit the small town of Lusk, they were in the mid 90s. I'm told they peaked late afternoon at 103. Obviously staying hydrated was a priority and I utilized all the tricks in my bag to do so. The eastern part of Wyoming is very sparsely populated. The landscape was high desert with a few low density cattle farms. Dinner was a pizza party at the motel.
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| Mythical Wyoming Jackalope |
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| Longhorn steer near Douglas, WY |
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| Downtown Lost Springs, WY, Population 4 |
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