I failed to mention yesterday, Tucker’s full name is Thomas Worthington Offutt IV. The Worthington name has been passed down through generations. Quite a coincidence!
Breakfasted at the Soul Bar & to my surprise, bumped into the Vancouver boys Geoff & Jess, again, this time with their support driver, Amy. It was great to catch up but feel this will be our last meeting.
Their targets, Atlantic City today & Pinedale (135 miles) tomorrow – way beyond my reach. Their mission -,to raise $100k for mental health & have destination targets to achieve.
I know they are looking in so – Good Luck Guys!!!
Spent first 3hrs to uploading blogs due to I.T. Issues so an extremely late start!
villages on the high ground have random layouts – looks like people build were they want & nobody minds
As with Montana, Wyoming settlement is very recent. since leaving Jackson Hole, I have been following the routes of major expeditions into what was totally uncharted territory. Yesterday’s route was to follow the Holback River in the steps of the 1811, Astarian Party expedition.
Today’s route follows Kit Carson’s expedition to South Pass – this being the ancient route through the Rockies & over the Divide- the only low level passage that links the Pacific with the Atlantic.
A little more history
My original destination was 50 miles to Lander Creek Campground, however, being well above 8000 ft I pushed on &, after 90 miles, late evening, I too, finally made Atlantic City – exhausted. I found a flat piece of land, set up camp and slept.
My Camp – someone’s garden I guess!
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