{"id":494,"date":"1988-07-23T23:47:00","date_gmt":"1988-07-23T23:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/bike1988\/?p=494"},"modified":"2026-08-09T04:43:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T04:43:53","slug":"saratoga-wy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/bike1988\/saratoga-wy\/","title":{"rendered":"Saratoga, WY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Matt escorted me for several miles on his bike. He had dreams of riding the TransAmerica Trail as soon as he was minimum age for the group tour.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Matt Thornton escorted me to Sinclair via highway 73. It was a good road, with no cars at all. I wonder if he was ever able to ride the Transamerica? I do hope so.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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That morning, I got two flats, the second being from a whisky bottle that completely slashed my tire. The CyclePro folder, which I carried as a spare, turned out to be almost impossible to install. When I did get it on the rim, I pinched the tube on three separate trials. Finally, I just put the old Specialized K4 back on the rim, using a piece of cardboard for a boot. I knew it wouldn’t last long. Fifteen minutes down the road, I found that I had missed a turn about 8 miles back. My dreams of making it to Walden, Colorado were dashed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Sections of road were dug up for repair. When I got the flat, I was down over 2 hours trying to make the folding tire work, before simply putting the torn tire back on. Lesson: test supplies before the tour.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Actually, there was a silver lining to all the troubles of the morning. If I had not been slowed down, I would have never met Tim, Terice, and Kris, three cyclists from North Carolina. We camped at Saratoga together.<\/p>\nthey were headed from yellowstone to estes park. i hooked up with them and rode 20 miles to saratoga. i never did ask the exact spelling of her name, but i now think it was therese. i had never met anyone by that name before, so spelled it phonetically in my original writeup.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Pavement ends AGAIN. Those may be Tim and Therese in the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We all bathed in the local hot springs (which were free, and VERY hot), and had dinner together. I gave them some copies of “Wisdom,” which seemed to fascinate Tim and Terice.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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These local girls caught a garter snake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hobo Hot Springs was really hot. I soaked for a bit after dinner, but the others just went to the cold pool for showers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We all camped at an RV park in Saratoga. It was only $5 for the whole group. Left to right: Kris, Tim Dixon, Therese, myself. Tim was a white water canoe man. Therese had done a coast-to-coast tour before.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, July 24, 1988<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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On Sunday morning, I stayed in town to rest, but the others continued on their trek. I went to church, then spent the rest of the day just generally lounging around.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The church was First Presbyterian. I also visited the Saratoga Museum, run by Barbara Orde, who was very nice. I decided to check into a motel, since my new friends had left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Riviera Motel gave me their special rate of $18. There was no air conditioner, but there was a nice color TV, on which I watched part of the Tour de France. My room also had a desk, so I was able to write some letters and cards, and recalculate the distance and finances. On account of the detour in Yellowstone, I had to do about 67 miles a day from there on out. Not a great concern.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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