Day 28 – Simple Things

Today we biked 77.8 miles from Crowheart, WY to five miles east of Sweetwater Station, WY.  We had not planned to bike that far, but once again we felt great when we arrived at our original end point, and so we asked Bruce to come get us wherever we are two hours further down the road.

Throughout the entire day we could see mountains in the distance, but the terrain we traveled is best described as beautiful rolling hills.  Big rolling hills.

When we self-assuredly told Bruce we wanted to bike another two hours, we completely forgot there was a 1,000-foot incline at the end.  Not expecting a climb, it seemed like it went on and on and on.  Each time we rounded another curve; there was some more incline.  It wasn’t until we got to the top and Bruce came to pick us up that we remembered, “Oh yeah, there’s a big incline somewhere on this road.”  But once we remembered that and realized we just got a big climb out of the way, there were full-size smiles all around.  Gratification and a sense of accomplishment come from such simple things on this journey.

The terrain we traveled all day.
The road we travelled cuts across the middle of the picture.
It just went on and on like this for the entire 78 miles.

78 miles topped off with a 1,000 foot climb.
Simple Pleasures!

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