Wednesday, July 13th, 2016

Today was a nice, short 53 mile day. Our ride was dedicated to Andrew, a friend of Lindsey’s who passed away from cancer this year.

We began the day with a diner breakfast at Uptown Cafe in Greybull. We decided to take the opportunity to relax a bit since we didn’t have any reason to rush to the stay over. It was a very relaxing day with good opportunities for mountain pictures. One negative is that there were very few (as in zero) bathroom opportunities. The first 52 miles were all on Rt. 14 and very wide open. The positive is that there was a big downhill at the end. It is always a nice way to finish.

It is sometimes difficult to come off of a really beautiful, exhilarating day like yesterday and feel excited about an average ride. Everyone did a great job staying positive and realizing that we are still amidst beauty despite the slightly less exciting ride day.

We are staying at Christ Episcopal Church in Cody tonight. They provided a pasta dinner with a sauce that was far superior to our norm. We also did a portrait with a church member, Randy. He is retired and is a part time spiritual councilor for local hospice care. His wife is a breast cancer survivor, and he talked about how the experience made him realize how much families of cancer patients suffer, too. The main piece of advice he had for caregivers or friends of patients is to not talk too much. Being a good listener is the best gift you can give.

We are heading to Yellowstone tomorrow! There is a very good chance that we will not have service tomorrow, so it is likely that you may not hear from your rider and/or that there may be no blogpost. We will update the website as soon as possible!

DR