Day 22 – Wheatland to Cheyenne

Another century ride today….well ok it was only 96 miles.  It was hot and we had to make it to Cheyenne by noon because of a sponsored lunch we were having with the cattlewomen on a private ranch.  It was a hard day but we arrived at the Cheyenne Community College where we stayed on the gym floor and spread out.  The ranch we ate lunch at was luxurious.  It was the oldest working ranch in Wyoming and they raised pure bread Herford cattle.  The owners of the ranch were gracious enough to eat and visit with us.  They told us about their prize winning bull Herford named Lerch and how they made over $1 million from selling his sperm in the 1980’s….very interesting huh?  Well they decided to freeze some of this sperm just as an experiment and actually used it to artificially inseminate a female cow about two years ago.  Well, Lerch junior is looking good and he should also be a prize bull.

That night we had one of the best friendship visits of the entire trip.  We met with the ARC of Laramie County and around 40 people showed up.  We ate a spaghetti feast and played numerous games outside in the park.  Sometime during the games, someone started a dance party and we circled around a few guys who showed us their skills.  It was so fun.  The day started out very rough but by the end everyone was in a great mood.  Tomorrow….Colorado!