Jim's home | Motorcycle home | Van Trip home
Had a long, boring drive through desolate southern WY after leaving Lander on my way to Saratoga. Like Thermopolis, Saratoga has free public hot springs with indoor and outdoor pools. Not as spic and span as Thermopolis' pools, but they had good character. Both places had water temps of around 104 degrees. A quick soak there, then down to Medicine Bow mountains.
My plan was to ride Rte 70 from Baggs, to Encampment, then Rte 130 up and over the mountains to Centennial and back. Looked like lots of straight roads, so I headed towards Ryan Park on 130, stashed the van, unloaded and rode Rte 130 to Centennial. Massive construction projects and heavy traffic made this road a chore to ride, and it turned out to be another cruiser road. Bad lunch in Centennial, and then back to the van. Time to get out of there.
The only pic I took on this day was of a sticker I saw in Centennial. It shows the Colorado state flag symbol above the buffalo. The red and yellow "c" shaped icon is from Colorado's state flag. So the message is, "Don't Colorado my Wyoming".
The route I planned:
My actual route:
That sticker: