Sunday, July 4 - Day 21 - 105.6 Miles - 1535.3 Total Miles

Wow!!!!! Last night was brutal. Heavy downpours (camped by a river where neighbors still had sand bags in place by a recent flood), lightning (the kind where flash and thunder are simultaneous), and warning sirens (note: warning sirens that you do not know what they are warning you about are scary). On a positive note: no one was out shooting off fireworks all night.



The ride today was our first of the trip over 100 miles. It also had its ups and downs. We changed a couple flats, changed a tire, and got chased into the support van by a storm. Speaking of the support van....props to them....they leapfrogged with us for 100 miles today. How exciting would that be? It made our ride possible today. The lack of amenities and threatening skies was made easier, knowing they were never too far away.



Speaking of amenities, there was a store in Muddy Gap Junction. In the only store we had seen for hours and the only one we would see again for hours, one of the funniest things from this trip happened. Here is the dialogue that I had with the cashier when he noticed we were from Ohio:



Cashier: Where about are you from in Ohio?

Me: 80 miles north of Cincinnati



Cashier: Oh....around Dayton

Me: Yes...you know about Dayton? We are actually about 25 miles north of Dayton



Cashier: Yes...I used to live in Greenville

Me: Dude...we live in Covington



Cashier: I know Covington. I used to run Market Fresh Foods

Me: Kim, get over here. You are not going to believe this.



We are in the middle of nowhere, Wyoming, and I run into the guy that ran the grocery store three blocks from our house. That is weird!!!!! He asked about Lane (the owner of the store), Bonnie (if you are from Covington, you know Bonnie), Vic Maier.....it was quite a strange conversation. Then, just like that, I am back on my bike, cycling off into the distance. It was kind of like I was just in a Twilight Zone episode.



Well, we just finished up our third week and are actually a little ahead of schedule. We are real happy with the way things are going. We are staying in Rawlins, Wyoming in a hotel tonight and will sleep in a little tomorrow. We are getting close to Colorado and are getting excited about a new state.





Jimmy Chaulan (the owner of the store in Muddy Gap) with The Dunns