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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

I'm Backkkkk.....

Left Cheyenne Wyoming and the Little America Hotel last Friday 6/25.... returned today 6/29 to the same room I had for almost 4 weeks. I'm also retrieving my Old Mountain Bike I left locked to a tree across from my room. The more things change the more they remain the same...

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My Trek 1500 Old Man Mountain Racks and Ortlieb Panniers

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Just Me and the Moon and the Great Plains of Wyoming!

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Riding College Dr On the south side of Cheyenne Wyoming

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Driving Range behind the Little America Hotel

I guess the Great Plains make a great golf course and an even better wide open Mountain Bike arena. There are 2-track trails... another way of saying dirt roads... going west and north from the back of the hotel... it's kinda different for a Gulf Coast of Texas boy to be riding across the Great Plains with the Pronghorn, Coyotes and Jackrabbits... really haven't done much riding in my 4 week work assignment in Cheyenne Wyoming. It's been 12 - 14 hours a day 7 days a week since June 1st... my life seems to be a case study in extremes... imagine that... but my mind and imagination is working on a plan to continue the oft interrupted but neverending saga of... Discovering America on 2 Wheels... Stay Tuned!

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Pronghorns a Plenty!

Doing a loop around Cheyenne and saw this guy grazing in front of an industrial building.

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Monday, June 14, 2010

OK... make that Versus ESPN ESPN2 Fox..... you get the picture.... 5 pictures

50 cent Chicken Wings Night at Shadows on the Cheyenne Plaza

Plus I can watch the WEC on Versus... which they don't have at my hotel...

Saturday, June 12, 2010

So... what do you do on a rainy 45 deg Saturday morning in Cheyenne Wyoming?

You go for a bike ride! Gonna do about 45 minutes before I go into work. Work? Yup... gotta make hay while it's raining... or something like that... Seeyah!

Friday, June 11, 2010

... and of course you have to have...

a beautiful lake full of Mallards, Gadwalls, Shovelers and Canada Geese behind the Little America Hotel on the hill.

With a herd of Pronghorns escorting me...

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Taking a morning ride on the Great Plains!

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Sunday, June 6, 2010

The lake geese and goslings at Lion Park

Meet my new ride... a very used but well equipped GT Richochet

Stopped at the Rendezvous Lodge in Ryan Park - population 18 - Salute!

Had a Moose Drule beer and a nice conversation with Rayetta and Lance. I then headed back for a twilight drive on Scenic Byway 130 over Snowy Range Pass. The saturation of colors and evening shades and reflections of the setting sun off the clouds and mountain peaks created a surreal gauntlet of travel at near 11000'.... Amazing!

Snowy Range... a very cool and beautiful place!

Mirror Lake... frozen over

Medicine Bow Peak - elevn 12013'

from yesterday evening... Libby Flats Observation Pt at Snowy Range Pass

Elevation 10847' - this section of Hwy 130 was just opened last week.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Plains to Mountains - Scenic Byway 130 west out of Laramie WY

Rockclimbers in Vedauwoo

Vedauwoo Recreation Area

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This view shows the transition from the Great Plains even better!

This terrain is unique!

Cheyenne WY marks the end of the Great Plains... at Curt Gowdy SP, you get into the foothills that lead up to the Laramie Mts which are the first mtns the westward travelers would've hit along this path.... that's why the Union Pacific laid their tracks along this route.... it's a gradual increase (this area known as the Steps) before getting into the mountains... never been here but I love it... these trails are a mountain biker's dream!

That's my trail!

Taking a riggit on Ignouramous!

Taking a hike on the Stone Temple Trail

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Summer Outdoor Slam at CGSP

It's an outdoor festival geared toward getting kids involved in outdoor activities - Archery, Fishing, Kayaking, Cycling, Rockclimbing.... VERY COOL!

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Mountain Biking the Shoreline Trail along Granite Lake at Curt Gowdy SP

Granite Lake in Curt Gowdy SP

Trying out a Bicycle Station Bike at Curt Gowdy State Park west of Cheyenne WY

Trying out a Specialized Stumpjumper from the Bicycle Station.... they're having an Outdoor Festival out at Curt Gowdy State Park and fred.e demo bike rides is part of it.

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