2015-07-06 Day 8: Wyoming!, Walden, CO to Saratoga, WY

Miles Today: 72 Miles Total: 367

We said goodbye to Colorado this morning. So, we have left behind the Colorado Rockies and are now crossing the high sage brush plains that define most of Wyoming.

Here are the things that I will remember about Colorado:

1. The climb from Canon City to Guffey.
2. The generosity of Bill in Guffey.
3. The exhilaration of reaching Hoosier Pass.
4. The wildlife. We saw prairie dogs, deer, white Pelicans, a bald eagle, antelope, and a moose.
5. Stan and BetteLou at the Hoover RoundUp Motel.

As noted above, we did see a moose on our way out of Walden. He was right there in the willows of the