With Mountains in the Distance

The last two days have flown by. Short rides with some wind, but overall good days.

We left Lusk and headed to Douglas where we were in for a special treat. The pastor of our church host, Trinity Baptist, invited us all out to his ranch for a special treat. They had horses for us to ride, dogs to play with, goats to milk, and steer to look at. After we were cowboy-ed out we ate a great burrito dinner on the ranch. It was fun to take a closer look at a ranch. We've ridden by so many over the last few days, but you don't really get an understanding of what life is like for these people until you take some time and see.

This morning we headed west from Douglas to Casper. About 10 miles in we had the option of taking a detour to see a natural bridge. About 10 of us decided to go, and I'm glad we did. We rode up to the mountain to see the only natural bridge in North America that still has water running under it. After climbing it, taking a great photo op, and just relaxing for a little while we hit the road again. It was a good ride with some hills, but nothing too steep.

This stretch of road we've been on is the only part of the trip I've seen before. We met up with I-25 on our way into Douglas and followed it (sometimes on it) up to Casper. It's kind of strange seeing rest stops and Arby's that I've stopped at before. Next we head to Shoshoni, and it will be back to new adventures for the rest of the trip.

Tonight we're camping just north of Casper at the Fort Casper Campground. A few of us decided to stop at the Public Library in town, so we haven't made it out there yet. Maybe the trailer will already be unpacked for us :) This is the first time we've gotten to camp since we've hit the road. I love to camp, we'll just have to see what its like Bike & Build style.

We'll be in Casper two nights because we have a build day tomorrow. From here we turn into the mountains we've been riding beside the last two days. Up Up and Away!