The day to Shoshoni, WY felt long. We left the little town of Dubois early in the morning as usual. The first ten miles of the day were tough, it started with a head wind and was surprisingly cold. In my opinion the first 10-20 miles can be some of the hardest of the day because it still feels like you are waking up and your joints and muscles aren’t warmed up and you somehow have to find the excitement in pushing your body another 70-100 miles. After the first 10 miles the winds changed and we caught a head wind. A head wind will truly make the day great because it’s the difference in going 7-10 miles an hour faster. The win
ds out here in Wyoming can really pick up and we were traveling between 23-25 mph which is an excellent pace on a bike. As the day went on everyone started to comment on terrain. The roads here aren’t kept up very well and include lots of gravel, rumble strips, and cracks. We were clearly out of the mountains now, heading directly East on highway 26 we have seen the last of the beautiful terrain the mountains offered. The other thing everyone noticed today was the temperature, it is definitely getting warmer out forcing everyone to break out the sunscreen.
Even with the sun beating down we were able to find a hay shelter to eat lunch in, courtesy of Jesse Cornblume our Crew chief in charge of feeding us when there isn’t any sponsors for our meals. Shortly after lunch I was leading my pace line and as we rode by a large farm there were these two horses that started running with us, on their side of the fence of course. It was pretty cool, they kept up with us for about a ¼ mile.
Rolling into Shoshoni Senior Center we all about collapsed in exhaustion after the 98 miles ridden. After showering up we had a sponsored dinner by the senior center. None of the senior center members were there but they did allow us to use the game room. This senior center was pretty nice, the game room had three pool tables, darts, cable, and internet, oh and not to mention the sweet Johnney Cash records that we played all night. Later on after a couple of competitive games at the pool table I headed out with Paul and Jay in search of a belt. Through the window of a store known as Gambles we saw some belts; however, this store was clearly old and someone had definitely tried to break in. There was a number on the door to call to be let in so we decided that the place still sold all the stuff in the store. To find out the deal about this general store we headed into the bar across the street to ask about getting in. The only two people in there were an old couple who owned the bar and were clearly locals. They talked our ear off for about 40 minutes, it was clear they probably don’t get out much because they told us everything about them and about the town. They also informed us that the store across the street used to be a very famou
s store in the area until it was shut down 30 years ago by the fire marshall for not abiding by fire code. They said the owner was so frustrated that he just boarded up the place, left everything on the shelves, and shut the whole thing down. Only in a small town like Shoshoni, WY would you hear a tale as crazy as this one. There was of course a lot of drama and gossip about the whole store and its shutting down. The old couple seemed to be all wrapped up in it and it was pretty funny hearing them talk about the store and the town.
After our little adventure we headed to bed, I was so exhausted I could hardly stay awake at 10 PM. Tomorrow is a 100 mile day and will be quite a physical test.
ds out here in Wyoming can really pick up and we were traveling between 23-25 mph which is an excellent pace on a bike. As the day went on everyone started to comment on terrain. The roads here aren’t kept up very well and include lots of gravel, rumble strips, and cracks. We were clearly out of the mountains now, heading directly East on highway 26 we have seen the last of the beautiful terrain the mountains offered. The other thing everyone noticed today was the temperature, it is definitely getting warmer out forcing everyone to break out the sunscreen.Even with the sun beating down we were able to find a hay shelter to eat lunch in, courtesy of Jesse Cornblume our Crew chief in charge of feeding us when there isn’t any sponsors for our meals. Shortly after lunch I was leading my pace line and as we rode by a large farm there were these two horses that started running with us, on their side of the fence of course. It was pretty cool, they kept up with us for about a ¼ mile.
Rolling into Shoshoni Senior Center we all about collapsed in exhaustion after the 98 miles ridden. After showering up we had a sponsored dinner by the senior center. None of the senior center members were there but they did allow us to use the game room. This senior center was pretty nice, the game room had three pool tables, darts, cable, and internet, oh and not to mention the sweet Johnney Cash records that we played all night. Later on after a couple of competitive games at the pool table I headed out with Paul and Jay in search of a belt. Through the window of a store known as Gambles we saw some belts; however, this store was clearly old and someone had definitely tried to break in. There was a number on the door to call to be let in so we decided that the place still sold all the stuff in the store. To find out the deal about this general store we headed into the bar across the street to ask about getting in. The only two people in there were an old couple who owned the bar and were clearly locals. They talked our ear off for about 40 minutes, it was clear they probably don’t get out much because they told us everything about them and about the town. They also informed us that the store across the street used to be a very famou
s store in the area until it was shut down 30 years ago by the fire marshall for not abiding by fire code. They said the owner was so frustrated that he just boarded up the place, left everything on the shelves, and shut the whole thing down. Only in a small town like Shoshoni, WY would you hear a tale as crazy as this one. There was of course a lot of drama and gossip about the whole store and its shutting down. The old couple seemed to be all wrapped up in it and it was pretty funny hearing them talk about the store and the town.After our little adventure we headed to bed, I was so exhausted I could hardly stay awake at 10 PM. Tomorrow is a 100 mile day and will be quite a physical test.
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