Ride to Cody, Wyoming

Leaving Rapid City it was a little chilly, but the sky was clear.

We opted to ride I-90 to Sheridan and then Hwy 14A to Lovell and on to Cody.

Hwy 14A goes over the mountain top....over 9k feet above sea level. Over the Big Horn Mountains. The weather was what one would expect in the mountains - cloudy and cool. The only additional item was a little rain and a little sleet/hail. Very little!

Once you ride up the mountain you get to ride down the mountain. No 6% grade.....10% for approximately 10 miles. Once the van from Minnesota got out of the way our ride was smoother.

Down the mountain the sun was shining and the temperature quickly rose to 72 degrees.

We stopped in Lovell for food....the only thing available was a combination Blimpy/Taco Johns. The food was surprisingly good.

Once we left Lovell we ended up in road construction - over 5 miles on dirt/gravel in heavy traffic. Cough, cough! Lots of dust.

We are now checked in at the Alters Inn Motel in Cody - refreshing ourselves before we heading out to enjoy the town!

The photos were taken on our ride over the Big Horn Mountains.