Distance: 116.4 Miles
Climbing: 4,616ft
Ride Time: 8:49
Temp: 60-79
I am a day late with this post because today was the toughest day of the entire tour. On paper, the ride stats did not look bad, but had a fair amount of climbing. We were greeted with a strong headwind the entire day. Our group of 5 banded together with 3 other riders which helped with the pace line rotation. With our legs shot from the Big Horn Mountains and yesterdays headwinds, today was just brutal. At times we were held to 6 mph on the climbs and 12 mph on the flats. Time between rest stops seemed to take forever.
After we crossed the South Dakota border, the winds slowed some and the last 20 miles through the Black Hills was much better. We crawled into the hotel, grabbed a quick dinner, and collapsed to rest for another day of riding. Fortunately tomorrow will be a much shorter ride as we visit the Crazy Horse Memorial and Mount Rushmore.
The terrain was mostly rolling hills and plains through the eastern side of Wyoming. Crossing into the Black Hills area of South Dakota, the hills became steeper with lots of pine trees. Watching the changing landscape is one of the aspects I really enjoy on this trip. While today was tough, I never get tired of immersing myself in God's creation. It is a real blessing to be able to do so.
Pictures from today:
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| Our Team crossing the border |
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| Starting the day heading out from Custer |
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| Plains & Hills |
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| Entering the Black Hills |
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| Black Hills |
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