September 21 – September 24, 2018
The hot springs in Thermopolis were purchased from the Shoshone and Northern Arapaho in 1896. The purchase included a promise that the hot springs would be available for people to use free of charge. So, the bath house and hot spring pools in Hot Springs State Park were all free of charge.
After relaxing in the hot springs and having a nice lunch at the One Eyed Buffalo we made our way to Riverton to ride the Wyoming Heritage Trail.
This trail was an excellent choice for our first ride on our Salsa bikes.
The trail was rough, with rocks, sand and even railroad ties. We saw several ATVs, a couple people on horseback and only one other biker.
Some of these bridges had large holes in the wood. Couldn’t take our eyes off the road for a second. We really enjoyed the ride, burned lots of calories and got familiar with the new bikes.
We spent the next couple nights in the Wind River State Park campground close enough to Thermopolis that we couldn’t resist another visit to the hot springs.
The second night we were there we had the campground to ourselves. Just us and the wind!
Our next stop is Custer, ND. We will be joined by Sherry and Lea to experience the Buffalo Roundup in Custer State Park.
Our total Wyoming miles: 120