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| Not the best picture; but notice the road at center for scale. Ten Sleep Canyon, Wyoming. Thirty miles downhill with almost no pedaling. |
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This is a short entry related to my ride across America. The Bighorn Mountains in eastern Wyoming present a real challenge to any rider, especially one with a bicycle loaded with gear and relying on 62-year-old legs. To go over Powder River Pass you have to go from 4600 feet in Buffalo and pedal uphill for...really...I'm not joking...33 miles.
That's right! THIRTY-THREE MILES UPHILL!
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| Flowers near a stream in Powder River pass. |
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| Using my water purifier to replenish my supply; at the summit of Powder River Pass. Ignore the gray hair. |
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| Michael, Susanna, Rosa and Michele Hu. I met them on their way to Yellowstone. You meet a lot of great people on the road. |
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| Rick Howe, another "young" rider; top of Powder River Pass, going the opposite direction as me. |
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| Powder River Pass: eight miles up, looking back toward Buffalo, Wyoming. |
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| Powder River Pass: sixteen miles up the hill, about halfway to the top!!!!! |
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| Powder River Pass: now twenty-three miles uphill and still not close to the top! |
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| Powder River Pass: you pedal uphill, almost without stop, for 33 miles. |
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