August 14th
07:30-17:09
Bald Mountain, Wy to Madison Campground, Yellowstone Wy
137 Miles

	Since I was only a few hours from Yellowstone, my next stop, I lazed about and finally broke camp at 07:30. Again I was breathing heavily due to the height. On the way out there was a group of cows milling around the campground sign. As I went by they were scared a bit, probably by the sound of the big cow going by.
	Not far down the road I found the entrance to The Medicine Wheel (Alternate info site). One of the sites I really wanted to see. I'd read about it in several different places since the late 70's and never visited. I didn't really know where it was until I started planning the trip.
	I drove up the gravel road until I got to the parking lot. I parked the bike and locked/covered things. Of the gear I was carrying the only thing of real importance were the pictures in the camera and I had that with me. The other things could walk without being too much of a hardship (well, I'd be annoyed at losing the MP3 player but what are you going to do).
	It's a 1.5 mile hike to the site. There's a road but that's only for handicapped folks and they have to stop 1/4 of a mile before the site. They ask that we don't disturb anyone that may be meditating.
	The info says that most of the tribes treat this as a special site and regularly use it for meditation. Some people spend up to a year preparing for the journey.
	The Wheel is almost 10,000 feet up on the shoulder of a mountain. On the next ridge is a FAA post for monitoring of flights in the area.
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