Mel and I on a training rideFirst ride with camping gearTest ride with all the gear loaded Figuring out how to get it all packed on!Area burned out by a forest fireRefuge from the rain for lunch Screen shot of the snow in my way!!!Welcome to MitchellAt Ocho Pass – ready for the downhillOutside of MitchellThe Hostel!!!Brian and I before heading outSunset in MitchellScenery at a break time Stef and Piers getting ready to goSmith Rock SPSecond lunch in PrinevilleLunch spot overlooking the Powder RiverElk head over the produce sectionLooking back over the hill to the valleyField on the way to our first big climb of the dayLunch stop at the ghost town in Whitney ORSalmon RiverSalmon River by RigginsHad to slow to get this pictureOur room to hide from the rainAll the wet stuff getting dried outImpressive collection of old trucks in a guys yardLow clouds, bridge and raging river due to rainBreakfast stop before the mornings climbEntrance to the lodge at the summit!Bike overlooking the main part of the climb. Notice the guard rail says “Daaang”. I agreeGrave marker from the battle of Whitebird. Awesome and terrible story of the Nez Pierce Tribe and their 1170 mile journey. Look it up!Power breakfast before the climb on day 13Afternoon rest spotOld gold mine near Lucile IDMy verses to study as I rideMade it over Big Hole Pass at 7,400’Hotel and Post Office in Jackson MT. Very cool throwback establishmentChecking maps and plans for crossing the next two passesLatest highest point climbed. Beaverslide Hay Stacker – invented in the area we rode through todayMy dinner at the end of Day 18. I did leave some pie for breakfastSite of a Vigilante Hanging Nevada City Ghost TownUsed to be Gold Here!Outside the Museum“Saloon” that now serves EspressoView from Ennis PassWell placed SignCanyon on the way out of YellowstoneYellowstoneYellowstoneJust Crossed the DivideGrand Canyon of YellowstoneBeautiful Lake near the Norris GeyserThe Cause for Puncture #9You Get Creative When You Want to Warm Your FeetLewis FallsElkTetonsCause for Puncture #10Three Good Looking GuysFishermen on the RiverEarthquake LakeThe Rocky Mountains!Peak of the Sun!Snake RiverColter Bay Marina with no WaterStart of Day 24 Warming up after 4 miles of riding in snowDashboard picture of the truck taking me through the snowHeading into Dubois WYStill beautiful even if sleetingThe Crowheart store has everything!Warming up in the Crowheart continence storeLooking at an M60 tank at a military museum in LanderOur new cycling friend Sara made us breakfastPiers and Sara making an instagram postRain, rain, more rainThe storm keeps following us!Lunch break in a highway rest stopDay 25 sceneSome flowers along the roadSancho (my bike) and my coffee mug taking a break in WyomingOpen range and beautiful scenery all day todayThe laundry room at the campsite which became my office to write my blogNo caption needed…Museum in Walden CO. A must see!Aiming for my next stateMore museum pixThe west side of the Rocky MountainsExcellent museum of the Walden area. 27 rooms of stuff from pioneer days to the 80’s. Mel and I during a beach walk before the ride
Coasting UpHill 