Dead Indian Pass (8048 ft) was a whole lot of climbing but it was a light grade with plenty of switch backs. Brad's grip shifter had gotten messed up at some point *cough* West Yellowstone Bike & Video *cough* and wouldn't stay in a gear without him holding it to prevent it from slipping out. We tied a bike tire tube around it to provide some extra friction, that improved, but didn't fix it. At about 11:00 we topped out and got a picture taken and started dropping into Cody, WY.
In Cody, WY we hit the Albertson's for food then found the post office where I proceded to start cooking up a mean batch of hash browns and eggs and Brad went to check the mail. Turned out the post office had closed at 12:00 but being the resourceful fellow he is Brad found an unlocked door, entered the post office, hunted down an employee and convinced them to let us have our mail. In the mail I got a half pound package of AAA maps from my dad (I'll be mailing some of those ahead) and the pins for the trailer from Bob.
Olde Faithful Bike Shop was closed on Saturdays but had an after hours number. Brad was sick of the broken shifter so we decided to try to get a hold of them. While we were waiting Andy, the EZ Racer recumbent owner next door, came out and started talking to us. Doug, the shop owner, rode over soon after that and got started on Brad's bike. Doug is the coolest mechanic we've met on the trip. He played guitar in some band so he and Brad rock talked it up, he wanted to sell the shop and just play all the time. Brad's favorite quote: "A bike just doesn't sing out like a guitar... About the best you can do is make it quiet".
On our way out of town we got distracted by a Burger King. My cell phone plan has 1000 minutes of long distance on the weekends. The only hitch is my phone's battery lasts about half an hour so you've got to plug it in--but the Burger King had electricity. Brad sat on the phone for almost an hour talking to Erin and I talked to my grandma for almost five minutes. When we finally did leave it was 19:00 so we had to move quick to get out of town and find some Good Old Government Sagebrush(TM).
andrew
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