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

	The view from the ridge that leads to the Wheel is spectacular. You can see 10,000 feet into the Bighorn valley on the one side and into the forest on the other. The site is surrounded by a fence and the admonition to only walk around the site to the left and to leave the offerings alone. There were lots of colorful bits of cloth, scarves and some larger pieces of cloth tied to the rope as well as other items in the circle.
	I left the site and headed back to the bike.
	When I got there, I saw a pick-up with a Native-American dressed up. His pickup had a Lost Cherokee sticker on it and the state plate was Missouri.
	I rolled out, stopping once to let a SUV go by. The road was a bit narrow.
	I headed down Rt 14A again and headed for the twistys. I boogied on down enjoying the view and ride. A couple of BMW's were on my tail for part of it but they fell farther and farther behind. Finally I reached the flatlands and headed out to Lovell. The BMW's finally caught up and blew by me. I just waved.
	After Lovell I got on the wrong road and headed north. It wasn't until I passed Deaver and saw the Montana 5 miles sign ahead. I stopped, called Rita to chat and then turned around and headed back to 14A and Garland.
	I went down until I got to Cody. I cruised around a little, grabbed some lunch and headed out to Yellowstone.
	There were quite a few bikers rolling around town. On my way out I encountered another group heading my way. I stayed back a little, again out of respect. When one of them hit his emergancy lights and pulled over I stopped and asked if he was ok. Apparently he was waiting on someone else and waved me off with thanks.
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