Sheridan to Casper to Cheyenne, WY to Ft. Collins, CO

Nice ride through a lot of space. Everything here is big: the clouds, the contrasts, the vistas, the colors.  Good cruising day, mostly highway, steady 80MPH. Very hot, mid-90s again. Goal was to get to Ft. Collins, CO which is the gateway to Estes Park, Rocky Mountains National Park, etc.

While the ride was long, the scenery was beautiful. I could see the ridge of the Continental Divide mountains to my right. They blocked most of the moisture, so the ride was through very dry landscape. However, it was clear that at some point in time there was lots of water in this area.

Ended up at a hotel near the first legal recreational marijuana dispensary in Colorado. The traffic going in and out if the office complex where the dispensary is located is amazing. Stopped at the gas station near the entrance to fill up on gas. Saw an ATM in the store.  Said to the attendant "this is probably a very popular ATM". He smiled and said "oh yes, sometimes they have to fill it three times in a single day".