Up at 5am and on the road at 5:40 this morning. A cool 45 degrees. Will be climbing Togwotee pass at 9,584 feet this morning so may not warm up for a bit.
It has been a great ride tho morning. I left Dubois with three other cyclists that I had met a couple days ago—a father-daughter team from Arizona and Ouva from Germany. At about 30 miles in we topped Togwotee Pass then it was fun time going town the other side.
At 39 miles in we come up over this little rise in the road and got our first glimpse of the most spectacular view of the entire trip thus far—the Tetons. It’s hard to explain just how massive and stunning these mountains are—not sure the pictures capture it. But, this is one sight you must see. If you haven’t been here do yourself a favor and take a vacation here.
1:30 and 50 miles in. Sitting at a gas station waiting for a storm to pass—these things sure do pop up quick out here. An hour ago there wasn’t a dark cloud in sight…now they’re everywhere
Waited for the storm to pass and had a good ride into Grand Tetons National Park. Arrived around 3:30pm. Am camping in Colter Bay in the park. There are steel bear boxes at all the campsites with warnings to put all food and anything that smells in the box…wondering if that means I should crawl in it 🙂 Camping with three other cyclists in the campground. The views here are spectacular—in case I haven’t mentioned it 🙂
It’s a little cool here…supposed to be 35 degrees when I wake up at 5 in the morning…going to test the limits of my 32 degrees sleeping bag tonight.
Today was a great day of cycling. Not sure how far I’m going tomorrow—thinking of trying for West Yellowstone, but that’s 80 miles and at least two mountain passes—maybe three. The 80 miles isn’t a problem, but that many passes may be a little tough. We’ll see—I may end up sleeping on the side of the road tomorrow if I don’t plan correctly.
