day 55, 9:45 am, Tuesday, October, 11,571 mikes (19,189 for parts 1 and 2)

photo is of our camp at sunrise a few hours ago at wonderful Curt Gowdy State Park in Wyoming. when i got out of the tent and saw the sky, i could nit believe my eyes. Just when i thought i saw a camp site that couldn't be beat, another shows up. wow, what a park! almost worth moving to Wyoming for this.

heavy winds last night starting at 2:00. got little sleep after that. it stopped just in time for Reveille at 7:00. otherwise, quiet night except for an owl. Sorry, no wolves. gone here, too. poor wolves. poor us.

off to Cheyenne to get Defender serviced fir 4th time. then off to Denver and onto Interstate 70, which is last highway we will take.

we have done 19,189 miles so for parts 1 and 2, with1700 miles to go. add the 3500 for last year's attempt, and we have circled the earth just about (24,901 miles).