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Today was a wonderful ride. It was sunny with crystal clear air and light winds. I honestly had the song, “Oh What a Beautiful Morning” running through my head.
All day I rode parallel to the Bighorn range and could see them a few miles off. Here are a couple of typical views. (I see lots of bee hives in fields.)
The streams are no longer chocked with Midwestern silt.
Another typical Wyoming view with a smaller scale. I liked Wyoming the previous times I’ve been here, and this trip confirms my impressions. Beautiful, rugged landscape.
Wyoming probably makes more money from coal than cows. At least it’s low sulfur coal, which produces much less acid rain.
The miles flew by, and I didn’t find myself obsessively wanting to check my odometer to see how far I had gotten.
Tomorrow is a short (30 mile) day, but with a big climb (5000″) to high altitude (8300′). I like climbing, but check with me tomorrow.
Cross Continent Bike Trip 
What a beautiful landscape. And the stream looks clean enough to be treatable with your water purifier. At least I didn’t *see* any cows standing in it. You’ll definitely have earned that polka dotted “King of the Mountain” jersey by the end of tomorrow’s ride, and just think how nice it will be to coast down the corresponding 5000 miles once you reach the other side. Better get the XL size bottle of Mountain Dew and sack of M&Ms before hitting the road at daybreak.
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