Chilly start to the day. Frost on the tent and bike. Glad to have a good sleeping bag. Ate an expensive buffet breakfast because of the cold. But I needed energy for the pass today... about 20 miles in, started the grind up Togwotee Pass. This was by far the longest and most vertical gain so far. Like the message board... luckily no bears. Made it to Dubois and went to the bighorn sheep center. Stayed at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Another guy named Roger stayed. Kinda a strange guy. Not sure his story.
Day 24, Dubois to Lander, 80 miles.
Roger woke me up at 5:45am. So I decided I might as well get up since was making noise. Ate breakfast at the church and left just before 7am. Most of this ride was through the wind river indian reservation. Huge tailwind all the way to Fort Washakie. Avg 17.6mph. Went to see the memorial for Sacajawea. Slight headwind into Lander. Stayed with another warmshower host. Really nice folks, Beth & Dave. Met up with the Payans for the evening as they were in town to climb.
Day 25, Lander to Rawlins., 126 miles
The big push. Forecasted NNW high winds didn't pan out. Winds 25-35 out of the west... Left Lander a little after 8. This is a pretty desolate stretch. It's either a 60 mile day or 125 mile day. Not too much options. Decided to test my mettle... went over 3 high points, 2 were the continental divide. Got to Rawlins about 7:30. Opted for a hotel. $$$
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