Shout out for Happy 4th of Jooly. Heard there is a “little” rain occurring in
NK. Sorry about your bad luck. Out here, they would love to have your
luck. We are staying at a city called
Sheridan Lake. Only thing missing is
water in the lake. Hasn’t rained here
significantly since 1999 they say. You
go over a creek along the road. Sign
will say something like Sandy Creek.
Guess what’s missing? You got
it. Water. The phrase “drier than a bone” does not do it
justice. Most of the scenery today
resembled the moon.
Some odds and ends.
In Breckinridge, we got to see the world’s highest floating restaurant. We went through Alma, the world’s highest
incorporated city. And today, going
through Brandon, they boast the world’s smallest jail. We could not stop to check it out because
Jack was worried about a little unsolved business in Lexington a few years ago.
Last night we stayed in a campground where we mentioned
we were the only campers. The guy who owns
it moved here from New York after a career as an investigative agent. He has been here for 32 years. He bought this ranch/farm and lots of
property. All the water rights and water
was sold to companies out of Denver and Colorado Springs and his land is a
dried up wasteland. His wife died last January. His name was Warren and he was a great guy. Even let us take things out of his garden.
We left Ordway early today, about 5:30. We have made some changes in our routine. We
are going to try to begin earlier to get more time in before it gets hot and to
beat the traffic if need be. Although
the traffic has not been an issue. I
think we saw on the average of one car every 15 minutes along our route
today. We are also trying to ride
separately. That way, each can go at
their own pace. For instance, nobody can
keep up with Jack the Machine. He is
usually 1 mile ahead of me. He is up
there pedaling like he is just a tourist while I am back there going “don ta
don ta don don”. Think Wizard of
Oz. I think today I even saw him riding
backwards for a while out of boredom.
Seemed to work out well today.
Today, we went through Sugar City (pop 258), Arlington
(even had a cemetery called Arlington Cemetery), Haswell (pop 68), Eads (pop
609), Chivington, Brandon (pop 21), and then into Sheridan Lake (pop 88). These towns are deserted. Nothing going on. Nothing open.
Really depressing. Didn’t know
these places were so desolate, isolated, and just poor. Lots
of headwind today again. We went about
90 miles. Didn’t get coffee until Eads, and that was gas station coffee. Some of the water we get looks and tastes a
little suspicious, but we drink it anyway.
What’s the worst that can happen?
As I mentioned before, scenery resembled the moon. We went from the shores of Oregon to
this. Full circle. Saw a couple deer and
antelope. I mentioned a lot of road kills
yesterday. We saw at least 3 dead cats
along the side of the road. Unusual.
In Sheridan, we are staying at the Sheridan Lake Bible
Church. They take in bikers. We get to sleep on the floor in a room with
AC. No tents. God bless America. The pastor and his family are super
nice. Even gave us gifts. Water bottles. We get use of their facilities. But no showers again. Tonight, there is a parade at 5:30 and a
potluck at 6:30. And we’re invited. Isn’t this a great country?
Been on the road
since June 8.. We have 26 days in at the
halfway point. Of course, all downhill
from here. Ha ha.
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