Our route from today is here.
Our cumulative route is here.
Sorry folks, no quote of the day today. The above photo is quote enough. Wow!
Those are the Tetons, by the way.
We left Ashton, Idaho this morning and rode through flat fields of green. Soon we were climbing the west side of the Teton range. Fifteen miles from Ashton, the pavement ended and the gravel began.
The scenery was great, even though a bit dusty, the road went for miles. It seemed that the road was the only connection between Ashton and Yellowstone/Tetons, and the traffic showed. There were many vehicles.
Jackson Lake appeared on the west, against the craggy, snow smattered, mountain range.
We’ve seen almost all the mountain ranges in the Continental United States and we believe the Tetons are the most spectacular of all. They are striking and make you take notice.
We rode along the lake and enjoyed the views. Soon 287 diverged with the mountain range and we moved southwest, but the scenery just kept coming. We rode above 9000 feet for miles and the green, with a touch of snow, was great.
Soon, we were paralleling the Green River.
The Green River is a tributary of Colorado and we enjoyed thinking we could put in right there and be in the Grand Canyon in a few weeks. Wow, again.
Late in the day we came to our destination of Pinedale, Wyoming. We’re still in the Yellowstone and Teton bubble, so the town is a bit lost for an identity trying to cater to roughnecks as well as extremely overdressed tourists. The first person you see is a poster child for not doing meth and the next is a lesson in how wearing $100 “outdoor” sandals doesn’t make you look any more like you know what you’re doing.
See y’all down the trail.