Saratoga, WY

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This morning Michael, Claire, Calum, and Trevor set out to cross Snowy Creek Pass at 10,847ft. near Medicine Bow Peak in Wyoming. It was a twelve mile climb that took Michael two hours, C&C three hours, and Trevor 5 minutes by hitchhiking (I hear he's getting good at hobbling around and looking in desperate need of a ride). There was an 18 mile descent with lots of views of lakes, snowy mountains, and general pretty mountain scenery. At the summit they ran into a cyclist from Ft. Collins who'd built his bicycle and a motorcyclist from Vermont to whom they talked for a bit.

Michael said today was a relief after the difficulty of yesterday. Though the wind was at their fronts it seemed easier. The winds don't look to be helpful for the next couple of days, so I think it will be some battling to get through Wyoming. Tonight they are in Saratoga, WY. Apparently it has hot springs that C&C went to, but Michael thought they looked sufficiently sketchy to avoid them. Tomorrow it's on to Rawlins!

On a side note, Marsha (Michael's mom) is at a conference in Utah right now. She was hoping to meet up with the crew, but that looks like it might not work with their delays. But she DID get third place out of 350 in classical music trivia at the conference. I bet her husband and son might have helped with that ;)