Bighorns

I find myself in Buffalo, WY. South Dakota was a blur of 100 degree days with 100 miles to go. We did 862 miles in 9 days. Long, flat days . . . Until of course we got to the south west corner. Its as though someone spread a sheet over south Dakota and when the got to that corner, stopped smoothing it out.

There was really only one day of bad headwind - 25 miles an hour, felt like a hairdryer...

We stopped on the Rosebud Rez, had buffalo burgers, built a tepee (sp?), listened to a traditional drum group, and heard the chief tell the story of his people.

The black hills were beautiful; a great change from the plains.

I got to see some of my family. My mom, dad, and two sets of aunts and uncles came to visit in Newcastle. They also brought Vonda (my puppy!) which was great.

Today we climb up and over the top of the Bighorns. That means we go for 4600 ft to 10000 ft back to 4000 ft - all in the span of 68 miles! Cant wait!