So we got an "early" start by riding at 6:30. I was ok with that time cause it was cold out. The ride started out great we had a new section of road with a nice wide shoulder and it was downhill the entire day. We made fantastic time and had covered 40 miles by 10:30. The Transam had us take a 5 mile detour around a lake since the road we were following had fairly heavy traffic and the shoulder poofed. It was a great detour with nice views and a great spot for a picnic. Unfortunately we only had snacks since the store we had planned on getting lunch for was closed for renovations.
We cruised another 20 miles to the next town and grabbed a late lunch there. Coming out of the town was another 5 miles of shitty hell with no shoulders and asshole drivers. Thankfully this time it was only light traffic and then we had a shoulder again but I wasn't pleased and Jim had a close encounter with an idiot similar to mine close to Hoosier.
After another 10 miles or so we entered a really cool canyon. I instantly recognized it from the cross country train trip I did in 2002. Of course there was no shoulder but the traffic didn't bother us since they seemed happy to take the time to admire the scenery and we kept pulling over to take pictures. When we came out of the canyon we were at our destination of Hot Sulfur Springs. A cute tourist town with free camping next to the river and hot springs which we could soak in for a fee. Nobody ended up soaking cause there was only 2 hours left and it was seriously hot out.
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