Rusty Crank Coast to Coast Bicycle Tour across the USA on the ACA TransAM Route

TransAm Day #35 June 29, 2018 Kremmling, CO - Walden, CO 80 Miles Ride Time 6:13 Hours Tour Total  Miles 2558 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180629-0716-07146 I want to begin by apologizing to my traveling companions for the language I used last night when the lawn sprinklers went off. I have previously described in this journal how I sleep in my hammock, comparing it to a human sushi roll. Starting in my Merino wool boxers, I enclose myself within a silk bag liner, which is then enveloped by a down sleeping bag, all of which is carefully balanced on a narrow nylon hammock, which is then wrapped with insect netting cinched shut with draw strings on both ends.  Last night I was all comfy in my cocoon, and had been laying there for at least an hour. I was either in dream land or close. It was completely dark out. All of a sudden I’m being sprayed with water from lawn sprinklers. I was like a fish caught in a net. I couldn’t figu...

TransAm Day #36 June 30, 2018 Walden, CO - Saratoga, WY 70 Miles Ride Time 6:21 Hours Tour Total  Miles 2626 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180630-0907-35058 Last night I pitched my tent in Walden City Park with about fifteen other cyclists. There was a westbound ACA unsupported group, and numerous others. I met a German woman and another couple who were traveling east. They gave me some good tips for Wyoming and Montana.  There were showers at the nearby swimming pool, and a clean bathhouse. Walden has several nice restaurants and bars. We went to All Smoked Up BBQ, located in an old bank building. We then brought our food across the street to Stockman’s bar. Back in the old days, the saloon in Walden had a front door large enough for cowboys to ride in on their horses. Unfortunately this bar no longer exists. I would like to see a bar where cyclists could ride their bikes through the front door.  There were tons of ...