Day 38-No fun riding with rain up your butt,cowboy!

He said: What a difference a good nights sleep makes. Last night we went into town and ate a nice meal at the first brick building in Granby. It had been a hardware store, grocery store, etc. etc. but now is a restaurant. Food was good, and thought of our friend Nicole because the name was Brickhouse 40. We heard Brickhouse the other day too! We were at about 7900' and because of the low altitude we both slept like babies (well babies that sleep well anyways). Got a good start at 8, once it warmed up to the low 40's. Had a 23 mile run to Willow Creek Pass, another Continental Divide, at about 9500'. Stopped at a little seasonal gift shop in Rand (June to November) and continued on to Walden for lunch-23 miles from the Wyoming border. This is a big Moose hunting area. You can see the one that Sharon got this morning. They have an instant taxidermy shop. So it was ready when lunch was, but we have to have it shipped. Once again we were under threat of thunderstorms and as I left Walden it started to rain and lightning in the distance. Sure enough started raining but managed to make it to the Wyoming line where Sharon was waiting for the photo op before it got serious. Sat out the serious part of the storm and took off for Riverside Wyoming, our final destination for the night. Coming into town there is a sign that says "Riverside Population 59 Elevation 7320" . Had a great home cooked meal at the Bear Claw Cafe and Saloon, then got a rustic cabin for the night as more thunderstorms were predicted. We had to go back across the street to the cafe for wireless service because Sharon is religious about this blog, and they also had homemade cherry pie, which is Sharon's favorite. Head towards Yellowstone tomorrow, should be there by the end of the week. Looking forward to it. 106 miles.

She said: Took a short bike ride into town to the Lava Java (have to get that coffee fix) loaded up the car, and took off for the Continental Divide. Went on to Rand and browsed in a very nice gift shop that advertised maps, nature books, local artisans and more. Mindy, there was a plaque in front of some gourmet chocolates they were selling, that made us think of you. It said, Chocolate is the answer to everything, who cares what the question is. Went on to the Moose Watching Capital of the World, Walden, Co., but I didn't see any-except for the one I shot. Went to the town history museum and then took off for the state border as the skies were turning dark. Got the photo op just in time, saw some pretty impressive lightning bolts, and when the rain slowed Paul left for Riverside-about 28 miles from the border. We are staying in a rustic cabin-no camping in thunderstorms for me. Had to come back across the street to the cafe as we have no cell service and can't use the wireless card. I was forced to eat a piece of cherry pie a la mode! The ride today kept bringing back visions of watching Bonanza on TV. I could picture Hoss and Little Joe riding off to check the back 40 (more like 40,000!). We saw a ranch about 7 miles from the Wyoming border-it was called "State Line Ranch", we're guessing it went to the state line.

Yippee-made it to Willow Creek Pass!

Sharon had to run up a hill to get into this picture-she's getting pretty fast! Check out Paul's new fashion statement, kind of like wearing fishing waders.

More peaks in the distance.

Not much crime in Rand. He's guarding the Yacht Club.

Not many Yachts in Rand-closed for business-someone should tell the Sheriff.

All those little dots are big bales of hay.

The one that didn't get away.

Welcome to Wyoming-check out the black clouds overhead.