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It's a Beautiful Day

We started our day on uphills from Cody to the Yellowstone National Park. It was tough, but very rewarding with fresh air and wonderful views that nature has presented us! Some of the parks we went through include the Shoshone State Park and Buffalo Bill State Park. We also went through our first tunnel, and it was great!As we proceeded into Yellowstone, many teams stopped at a number of waterfalls to refill our water bottles with the cold, fresh mountain water. We also met some awesome touring cyclists, Team Bagadonuts from Iowa! Its always great to spend time talking to other touring cyclists. When we finally reached our camp site, we set up our tents and finally got to relax.Luckily, we have so many people to thank today! First, thanks to the Wapiti Valley Church for providing us with lemonade and cookies along the way! Secondly, thanks to all the people along the way who donated to us! Special thanks to Sandra Epstein who donated $500! Thanks to all the people in Yellowstone who helped us out in multiple ways- we really appreciated everything!Thanks for everything!The Illini 4000