{"id":16531,"date":"2015-07-24T22:09:16","date_gmt":"2015-07-25T02:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=16531"},"modified":"2015-07-25T07:54:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-25T11:54:30","slug":"day-14-friday-july-24-sundance-wyoming-to-deadwood-south-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=16531","title":{"rendered":"Day 14. Friday, July 24 – Sundance, Wyoming to Deadwood, South Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a beautiful 70\u00b0 morning\"DSCN4482\"<\/a> as we pedaled through the countryside\"DSCN4489\"<\/a> on very gently rolling hills; for once, more down than up.\"DSCN4498\"<\/a> \u00a0By the time we pedaled into the one block town of Beulah,\"DSCN4521\"<\/a> we had dropped 1500 feet; our complacency\u00a0ended abruptly with a steep, albeit short, climb. \u00a0We had pedaled 19 miles by 9:00 a.m., a nice pace we would not maintain. \u00a0The up\/down rolling became more consistent\"DSCN4530\"<\/a> as the beautiful scenery continued.\"DSCN4535\"<\/a>Jerry adopted a friend, Butch Cassidy (BC for short),\"IMG_0511\"<\/a> who enjoyed a couple mile free ride. \u00a0Two hours later\u00a0we rolled through the quiet end\u00a0of Spearfish, \"DSCN4542\"<\/a>home to Black Hills State University. \u00a0Trees lined the road and homes were neatly kept.\"DSCN4547\"<\/a> \u00a0Stopped for an early and leisurely lunch before heading into the hills<\/em>! \u00a0The other side of town was much busier being close to the interstate. \u00a0We thought for a good laugh, about jumping on the highway and biking\u00a0into Strugis (only 17 miles away) for the “biker” rally next week, but decided to continue on our course.\"DSCN4553\"<\/a> \u00a0 Though our road looked flat and sometimes downhill,\"DSCN4569\"<\/a> it was far from it; just getting out of town was a climb that would not stop.\"DSCN4558\"<\/a> \u00a0It was slow progress\u00a0on a busy road,\"DSCN4562\"<\/a> but the scenery was lush and the sky\u00a0beautiful. \"DSCN4574\"<\/a>\u00a0With many stops to catch our breath, it took us two hours to go 13 miles and climb\u00a0to 4870 feet. \u00a0We were ready to fly down and had just gotten up speed when around the corner traffic had come to a stop.\"DSCN4583\"<\/a> \u00a0Turns out the town was throwing a parade\"DSCN4601\"<\/a> for our arrival and we were late;\"DSCN4592\"<\/a>\u00a0 check out Butch Cassidy.\"DSCN4588\"<\/a>It was perfect, the roads were closed to vehicles,\"IMG_0533\"<\/a> so we slid past everyone and enjoyed the parade.\"IMG_0531\"<\/a>Our drop from the top had been so quick, it not until our walk around town before dinner, that we realized how immensely high Every<\/strong><\/em> hill around us was…\"DSCN4617\"<\/a>…note the steps. \u00a0And then,\"DSCN4618\"<\/a> look at the homes on the hills behind the town; we were doomed, tomorrow. \u00a0But in the meantime, we were going to enjoy the town. \u00a0First stop was a classic\"DSCN4629\"<\/a> cowboy bar,\"DSCN4627\"<\/a> that we ducked into just before the rain came down (“it never rains in July”<\/em>). \u00a0\"DSCN4624\"<\/a>\u00a0A little further down the road, the sherif was doing his best to prevent the gunfight\"DSCN4634\"<\/a> that was sure to happen. \u00a0But the best part of the evening was an amazing<\/strong> pheasant pasta with sundried tomatoes.\"DSCN4640\"<\/a> \u00a0It was worth the arduous 49 mile bike to get here; but next time, we will have it delivered.<\/p>\n\n\t\t