120 miles with 2400 feet of climbing. Sunny skies and mile temperatures. 60 degrees at the start and 85 in Casper. The wind was in our favor most of the day. In fact, the slowest rider got in before the first rider a couple od years ago due to the wind. The terrain was quite desolate. Didn't see any dwellings after we left for the first 40 miles. As we neared Casper, we began to see cattle and antelope. Near the start, a deer ran out in front of one of the staff. Fortunately she missed it but a semi didn't. When I came across it it was dead in the middle of the road.
We passed Hell's Half Acre, a gourgr that the Indians used to stampede a herd od buffalo over the cliffs to get meat in the winter.
As we neared town the wins shifted to headwinds. Knowing we were heading to our rest day got us all there. It was great to finally get there.
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