mileage 191
total mileage 14,817
camping fee...$0 stayed with Cozette and Max
Todays plan was to ride to Jim Bridger State Park in WY and then go on to the Intergalactic Space Port in the Flaming Gorge area. On the way I planned to stop and see if Cozy wanted to ride her trike with me. The day didn't work out as planned and it turned out embarassing for me but I will tell the whole story. Riding into Heber I saw five hot air balloons coming into the valley.
I decided to ride the scenic Hwy 150 to Evanston, WY. It was very pretty, with lots of camp grounds. I kept my eye out for wild animals and sure enough I found the local habitat of bares. But the mosquitos had driven them into hiding.
Got to Cozys' and went to a quick breakfast and then got on the road. The day was clear and sunny. Little did I know that I was about to become an honorary Harley rider. About 30 miles down the road, 4 miles from the park, the rain started. We continued on.
When we got there they told us to drive up to the museum and park under cover. The rain got much worse. We went thru the museum and looked over the rebuilt fort and talked to the trading post employee. The rain continued and there was no sign of a let up. Neither of us had rain gear with us, I know, I know....we decided it would be silly to continue forward. It was only? 34 miles to Evanston so we decided to run for it. There was lots of lightning. We prepared Cozy the best we could and I put on my rubber gloves. We were off. The last 4 miles thru Evanston to the house were the worst, like riding in a waterfall. At the house I decided to stay the night, I was cold and shivering. Max loaned me a t-shirt and pair of sweat pants, which I had to hold while standing or I would join the bare group. we ended the day with takeout from pizza hut and watching the Olympics. This was the worst rain Evanston had in years.
As I told Cozy the first part of the ride was fun and last part was funny. Oh well another good story in the book.
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