TransBallard: Day 63

18 July 2012 Grand Teton NP WY to West Yellowstone MT 59 miles (TransAm 2,982) Welcome to state number eight – Montana. Big Sky Country. The Treasure State. Land of the Shining Mountains. The Last Best Place. Where Beer Flows as Cold as The Rivers. Okay, so I made that last one up. But is …

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TransBallard: Day 62

17 July 2012 Grand Teton National Park WY 0 miles (TransAm 2,923) Grand Teton National Park. A day of rest and relaxation, which, to quote Gina, “is not easy for [her] to do.” And yet, she seemed to do pretty well at it, refusing to get out of her cozy bed to any sort of …

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TransBallard: Day 61

16 July 2012 Dubois to Grand Teton National Park WY 65 miles (TransAm 2,923) I have decided that I like to say “I have decided …” when, in fact, the thing I’ve decided is either (a) something I don’t actually do or (b) is of no importance at all and therefore not really worthy of …

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TransBallard: Day 60

15 July 2012 Lander to Dubois WY 76 miles (TransAm 2,858) I am beyond pleased to present to you today’s Wagon Haiku, straight from the Wagon herself: distant flat-topped buttes wyoming bigger than life next up grand teton All syllables present and accounted for. Bravo Gina. Well done.

TransBallard: Day 59

14 July 2012 Jeffrey City to Lander WY 59 miles (TransAm 2,782) I don’t know what it is, but I am finding the photos of Wyoming to be quite intriguing. I suppose that may be partly because I’ve never given much thought to what Wyoming might look like, outside of her more famous parks like …

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TransBallard: Day 58

13 July 2012 Rawlins to Jeffrey City WY 70 miles (TransAm 2,723) It seems I’m not the only one behind in the housework. I may not have dusted in the past 8 weeks but to hear Gina tell it, God hasn’t swept out his house of worship in Jeffrey City in at least as many …

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TransBallard: Day 57

12 July 2012 Saratoga to Rawlins WY 45 miles (TransAm 2,653) There are many silly jokes about “how many (insert people/type of people) does it take to change a light bulb?” A few of my favorites are: Q: How many Australians does it take to change a light bulb? A: Twenty-one. One to hold the …

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TransBallard: Day 56

11 July 2012 Walden CO to Saratoga WY 69 miles (TransAm 2,608) Team TransAm has crossed into their seventh state this trip: Wyoming. I know three things about Wyoming: (1) the Tetons are in Wyoming; (2) most of Yellowstone National Park is in Wyoming; and (3) the alien mothership in Close Encounters of the Third …

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TransBallard: Day 54

09 July 2012 Frisco to Hot Sulphur Springs CO 66 miles (TransAm 2,477) It’s Monday and even people on long 3-month holidays riding their bicycles across America are not immune from the Monday melancholy. Gina’s started the moment she woke up, not feeling energized or in the mood to bike. This is an obvious problem …

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