Cody to Big Horn Mountains

We found a campsite 3 miles outside of Cody last night. We employed the classic camping practice of cycling out of town at about 7pm and riding till we find the perfect spot to throw down for the evening. But that, of course, was after getting a much needed shower at the Cody Aquatic Center. When we employ this camping technique we just keep a lookout for flat pieces of land that look like they don't really belong to anyone (Nat'l Forest, BLM, or otherwise). By setting out tent up near dusk and leaving shortly after sunrise, we're out of there before anyone really has time to notice us.
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This morning the only ones to notice us were the cows (and one bull). They were very curious of us and came within spitting distance of our tent. It wasn't scarey, but they really got a lot closer than I thought prudent cows should get. Then there was the issue of the bull, who by his mere size deserved at least a bit of respect. It just so happens this morning we woke to another flat tire, but his time it was on my bike not Kiki's.


Oh well, we didn't want to get an early start did we, especially since we're heading into Wyoming's "Basin", which I'm sure is similar to Death Valley. So I change the tube and Kiki, in her new role, finds the culprit piece of glass in my tire. We have definitely learned (the hard, long way) to try really hard to find out why you got a flat before putting in the new tube.
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We have chosen a good way thru Wyoming so far as all morning we had a lovely tailwind and averaged 15 mph (instead of the normal 11) and most days leading to today have been favorable as well. While only 4 mph difference, it makes the world of difference for you mental condition. You feel like you are flying! We even got our "High Noon Five-Oh" today (50 miles by noon). We've landed in Basin, WY at the foot of the Big Horn Mountains. We're at 3600 ft. of elevation and the pass we'll climb, Power River Pass is almost at 10,000 ft. So this may be our biggest pass to climb yet! I'm not looking forward to it, but the saving grace is that we have Wed. and Thurs. to make the climb. So there is no rush.
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We are in Basin, WY and have the rest of the day to relax and goof off. We only need to cover 60 miles and already have 57 done by 1pm. Wyomingans have been super nice to us so far. Very inquisitive of our venture and very accommodating when we need help. Most towns we've traveled thru are tiny and even when you get to a "big" city, it only has 9,000 people (Cody).