More Wind

 

Day 21


Today we leave Lander Wy and make our way south and somewhat east towards Rawlins. The geography is hilly with wide expanses of open land covered with sagebrush. The wind has no obstructions so blows steadily, there are warning signs along the road indicating road closure if the lights are flashing. There are snow fences along the western side of the road, my guess is that this is the direction of the wind in the winter.

I had a block headwind most of the day, so speeds were fairly low.


Most of the exposed rock was slanted upward to the west, indicating the direction of faulting.



This next is a picture of a feature called "Johnny behind the Rocks".   I thought it had something to do with a place for early travellers to relieve themselves.  Turns out this has a good trail system for mountain biking. 



We are spending the night in Jeffery City. Back in the 60's and 70's, there was an active uranium mine here, and the population was greater than 10,000. Today there are less than 100 people left.


Tomorrow to Rawlins.  I cross the continental divide twice in the process. Pray for a tailwind.


Morning Ride

  • Distance
    59.77 mi
  • Elev Gain
    2,457 ft
  • Time
    4h 56m
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