July 5, 2018
Day 18 – Riverton to Casper, WY – 119 miles, 2,840 feet vertical
Brutal. Period.
Today was the longest single day of our journey – 119 miles. When Judy previewed this stage for us about a week ago, she warned us about our 119-mile longest day. This caused Jon Dobbs to lapse into a convulsive fit of laughter. We all stared at him. “Jon, are you ok?” He just continued to laugh. “Oh yeah,” he finally stammered. “Because 119 is just SO MUCH LONGER than the 116 miles that we just rode!” It was pretty funny.
What wasn’t funny was the brutal headwind that dogged us almost the entire day. At least on the climbs, you get some sort of reward on the downhill. But the wind was just relentless. And as for scenery, it was a whole lotta nuthin’ for 100 miles.
With this kind of mileage and unfavorable wind, I decided to get on the hammer train early. Those of you know me, know that I don’t do mornings and I have been, … um, … not always on time for load and go. Tami warned me last night that they were leaving “promptly” at 6:30 and if I was late it would be “an FM day” (and I don’t mean the radio.) Everybody loves a story of redemption, and forewarned is forearmed, so there I was at 6:25, ready to rock and roll.
It was a rough day all around and I won’t bore you with the gory details. Let’s just say, we have really earned our rest day tomorrow in Casper, WY.
Please enjoy the photos of the day and don’t forget to follow our progress at Where’s Jeff at jeffblye.com
(Oooops, hotel doesn’t have any working WiFi, so photos will be posted tomorrow. Please check back then.)
Journey with Jeff 
who let the wind in?? you dudes are going West to East, the winds are supposed to be at your back .. I feel for you if it was in your face.. pace line only goes so far in wind protection. Rest well tomorrow.. Watch France win on the boobtube
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