Wyoming - Day #5

Greg and I once agin split up from Mike and Vanessa to divide and conquer.  Mike and Vanessa stayed in Casper to meet with more potential sponsors and present the plans for the Cowboy Tough AR to the city council.

I’d noticed a potential area for the race back toward the south in the Medicine Bow Federal Forest, so we went there to check it out.  As we headed back out of town toward the south we scouted out potential race routes along and on the Platte River.

Once again the state of Wyoming provided stunning terrain as we headed into Medicine Bow National Forest.  As we climbed out of high desert and into thick evergreen forests the scenery was stunning. We climbed more than 10,000' into the mountain range, taking in beautiful and serene landscape.  Without a doubt this area will be incorporated into the race route.

We dropped down and out of the mountain, driving back toward Laramie and then onto Cheyenne. With nearly 400 miles traveled today, Greg and I were tired and hungry.  We grabbed a bite to eat in a great restaurant called Sanford's Pub & Grub and then headed south out of Wyoming to a campground just outside Fort Collins next to Horsetooth Reservoir. We marveled at the distance we had covered and the amazing and varied landscapes we had experienced in just one day.

Tomorrow we would have an early start and head back home, taking back some great ideas and memories to develop the course for the Cowboy Tough AR next July.