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Continue reading →: Day 21 – Kemmerer to Lynam64 miles (103 km) – Total so far: 1,278 miles (2,056 km) It turned out that Kemmerer had its busiest night for some time. 200 fire-fighters were in town to help extinguish a forest fire that had restarted the day before, and that number will double tomorrow. And the pile of…
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Continue reading →: Day 20 – Allred Flats to Kemmerer83 miles (133 km) – Total so far: 1,214 miles (1,954 km) Even in such a tranquil and potentially quiet place as Alldred Flats people make unnecessary noice. A caravan arrived at 9:30 last night and decided to take one of the neighbouring sites. The driver left his engine running for…
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Continue reading →: Day 19 – Alpine to Allred Flat CG54 miles (87 km) – Total so far: 1,131 miles (1,821 km) A good night at the Bull Moose Saloon last night chatting with a truck driver from Salt Lake City at the bar. He isn’t a Mormon (which of course most of the population of Utah are) but his wife…
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Continue reading →: Day 18 – In AlpineA quiet day reading, watching some of the day-night test from Birmingham and taking a break from the sun. This campsite amongst others will be mayhem this weekend, but by that time I hope to be far enough south to be out of the 100% zone. It’s much too many…
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Continue reading →: Day 17 – Idaho Falls to Alpine WY72 miles (116 km) – Total so far: 1,077 miles (1,733 km) I knew today’s ride would be tough but there was also an easterly headwind to ride into for the whole day. The last couple of days the sun has been fierce also. I had neglected it a little after…
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Continue reading →: Day 16 – Arco to Idaho Falls72 miles (116 km) – Total so far: 1,005 miles (1,617 km) The RV park sold beers so I sat last thing last night (8 pm) with the boss (a Kenny Rogers lookalike) and very much enjoyed a Bertram’s Dark Eclipse which is a Black IPA brewed for the upcoming total…
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Continue reading →: Day 15 – Challis to Arco ID83 miles (133 km) – Total so far: 933 miles (1,501 km) There are pros and cons of staying at an RV park. There’s a shower, a picnic table, security, wifi and usually a few people to chat to. This disadvantage is that the last two nights in particular they have…
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Continue reading →: Day 14 – Salmon to Challis60 miles (97 km) – Total so far: 850 miles (1,368 km) Salmon has just over 3,000 people and a fair few of them were by chance in Challis (today’s destination for me) for a music festival. Though pretty plain with everything on a main street about a half mile long,…
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Continue reading →: Day 13 – Darby to Salmon7 miles (124 km) – Total so far: 790 miles (1,271 km) There was a good atmosphere in the smallest Brewery in Montana last night. It’s been done on a tiny budget but the shed and rough decor help it out. Lots of chat also, about beer of course, and a…
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Quote of the Week
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
Lewis Carroll
