Day 24: Ranchester, WY

73 miles today (a new record, and, PB for Steve!), 1311 miles overall.

Quote of the day, “You’re doing that on the Huffies?!?”

After 13 days in Montana we have eventually reached another state.  Barely 1 mile over the state line we found the Parkman Bar, in (you guessed it) Parkman Wyoming.

According to the Parkman Bar t-shirts, “Custer should have stopped here.”

Due to several failings of the town of Hardin, we restarted the day at McDonald’s, where the coffee was okay, the tea was middling and the ice cream was fantastic. 

Our next major stop was Lodge Grass where we had our traditional lunch and Steve executed an impressive nap (we should note, that he slept through a guy arriving with an excavator, emptying the trash and leaving again).

Then it was back on the road for more beautiful scenery.  Our only complaint, it was warm/hot. Here are a few photos of the rest of the ride.

On the road from Lodge Grass to Aberdeen (it’s on the map, but there is nothing there)
Just before we reached Wyoming
And we’re here!
Downhill with the wind at our backs (between the bar and the brewery)
Enjoying pizza at the Tongue River Brewery

After dinner it was about a quarter mile to our campsite in the beautiful Conner Battlefield State Historic Site.

The Indiana Jones movie-worthy pedestrian entrance to the park (a few suspect boards added some additional authenticity)
Today’s camp

The campsite is near, perfect, but there is no running water (except for the vast quantities in river). It took us a while to find a potable source.

After an epic quest, we find water close to the campsite (see Steve on left)

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