Wyoming

June 26 - Yellowstone

June 26 we biked a quick 30 miles into Yellowstone and entered our fourth state: Wyoming. We met some friends and spent a couple days exploring Yellowstone.


In addition to the canyons, hot springs, geysers, and waterfalls we also saw elk and bison.

The damage from the fire was evident.
The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.

By the time we left Yellowstone, we had crossed the Continental Divide 4 times.



Grand Teton National Park

Leaving Yellowstone we headed South on Rockefeller Memorial Drive until we reached the Grand Teton National Park. The views of the mountains were Amazing! and we were far more impressed by the Tetons than by Yellowstone. We camped overlooking Jackson Lake.

The road out of the Tetons led us up Togwotee Pass (left). A nice tail wind made it an easy climb! The view at the top was great. We took full advantage of our tail wind and cruised through DuBois (pronounced Dew-Boys). There were huge red clay mountains along side the road showing the stratified layers of rock - a geologist's dream.

Our Longest Day

June 29, 1994

By 5:30 PM we had already biked 65 miles and the tail wind was so strong that we had to continue. We climbed a small hill which put us on top of a plateau and made us feel like we were on top of the world. At 9 PM the sun set and there was a halo of color on the horizon in all directions surrounding us. A few bright stars and planets were visible. Darkness soon fell upon us, and we kept on biking hoping to find a place to camp soon. At around 11 PM we pulled into Fort Washakie where we found Christy watering her grass. She let us pitch our tents in her yard and she also made us breakfast the next day. Our day which began in the Tetons ended 127 miles later in Fort Washakie, Wyoming.

Hot Springs

There are many hot springs in Wyoming fueled by volcanic activity. In Saratoga we took the morning off to soak in the cool end of their spring. The cool end was 107 degrees F., the hot end was 114 degrees F. We didn't see anyone go in the hot end.




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