Day 61 July 22nd Cody Cardinals

Burlington WY to Cody WY 34 miles (2,714)

Today I rode 34 miles to stay with this lovely couple - my warm showers hosts - Phil and Linda Cardinal - in Cody, Wyoming:
My ride today started with a 5 mile, loose gravel, not-too-easy, road with some hills:
(Above) Looking back at what I came up.

The rest of my ride included some interesting markers and views:

Stretches of lonely highway for as far as I could see:

The Absaroka mountains of Yellowstone National Park looming ahead and becoming increasingly intimidating:
Signs in Cody:
After Phil and Linda got home from work, we joined a friend of theirs - Ryan - for an enjoyable dinner at one of their favorite restaurants:

Comments

  1. velomomJuly 23, 2021 at 3:28 PM

    Definitely agree with "don't California our Cody!"

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  2. Angie RJuly 23, 2021 at 5:09 PM

    Definitely long stretches of road out there, but I can only imagine how beautiful Yellowstone could be on the bike. I was there once by car and it was epic.

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  3. Robert AJuly 23, 2021 at 11:29 PM

    Yep, looking forward to seeing those Yellowstone pictures!
    Glad you were blessed w more nice hosts!

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  4. KimMJuly 24, 2021 at 3:58 PM

    Yellowstone here he comes!

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  5. RafaelJuly 24, 2021 at 7:18 PM

    ...amazing how much ground you have covered already !!!

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