Day 6 - Odd?

This was an odd day.  I was up at 5:45 AM and proceeded to pack.  The clouds were heavy and the temperature was 57 degrees.  There was a significant amount of organizing to minimize issues over the nest few days.

Jordan was awake at 8:00 AM and we proceeded to have breakfast and finish packing.  We were able to leave Bozeman and get him on the bike by 9:30 AM.  The road was BUSY!  Cars were constant and the shoulder was small.  After a few miles he turned around to go to a small road that paralleled Highway 89, East River Road.  While this road had no shoulder there was very little traffic.

The scenery was nice, as shown below.



As shown above, we were dreading the potential storms that were to sporadically appear throughout the day.  Unfortunately, 36.1 miles in, we were in a storm.  We loaded up the bike and since we were less than 20 miles from Yellowstone National Park, we headed that direction.

By 2:00 PM the weather cleared although the traffic in Yellowstone made any attempt at riding in the park, well just suicidal.  So we decided to sight see for a while in hoped the later hours would provide riding opportunities. Some photos of our sightseeing below.

Mammoth Hot Springs
Mammoth Hot Springs



Grand Teton

It was about 4:40 PM when the traffic appeared to subside and bicycling may be possible.  However, it rained!  We decided to call it a day at 36.1 miles.  Although these miles were mostly uphill!  Therefore it may be for the best to call it a day, we both needed rest.

Ride Stats:

• Strava Link
• 36.1 miles in 2 hours 10 minutes and 53 seconds
• Speed: Average 16.6 MPH, Maximum 31.5 MPH