Things picked up in the western half of Nebraska – I was getting closer to my goal and was feeling pretty good. 600 miles turned into 700 into 800, and so on. I exercised pretty good fuel management during this leg of the trip, but I did pass by one station yesterday and a nagging thought started in the back of my mind, “turn around and get gas.” Nah, I thought, I’ve got plenty of gas. Shoot – all I can say is not long later it seemed I wasn’t going to make Laramie, WY. Good thing two people with a sense of humor built a gas station at Buford, WY. There was a sign at the exit ramp that said “Buford, WY Population 2.” The station was closed when I rolled up, but they had a pay at the pump situation. Phew. I cruised Laramie and rolled into Rawlins, WY about 90 minutes later. The first place I stopped did not have pay at the pump and I really wanted an “official” end time for the Iron Butt thing. I went on to the next gas station and got one. The kid at the station didn’t want to be my witness (it’s an Iron Butt thing – visit their website for more info… www.ironbutt.com). Thankfully Michelle at the Day’s Inn had no problem being my witness, so I settled in for the night.