Today we got to sleep in until 8 which was so refreshing after being up at 5:30 for the last two nights. Our schedule said that we were supposed to be going 90 miles today to West Yellowstone, WY but during circle up this morning Jay informed us that we were going to rack the first 30 miles. He scouted the route last night and said the road had no shoulder and consistently wound up and around corners with fast logging trucks approaching. He said it was just too dangerous and didn’t feel comfortable putting us on the road for those 30 miles. So we all packed the vans and put our bikes on the racks and road towards the mountains. The river following the road was had a ton of river rafters, kayaks, and boogie boarders (something I have never seen). I noticed all of them wearing helmets and lifejackets because of the intensity of the river. The views in those 30 miles were amazing and I was eager to get on the bicycle and bike through it all.
Finally after a while in the car we got out to start our day on the bike and headed 60 miles towards West Yellowstone. It is always exciting getting into a new state; it makes it feel like we are moving fast through the country. Wyoming is beautiful as well the scenery continues to get better and better. I am excited to go through the park tomorrow; we are expecting to see some wildlife, hot springs, and famous geysers. On our route today everyone was keeping their eyes peeled for some wildlife. It wasn’t until the end of our ride that we saw a moose on the road. It was running the same direction as us on the opposite side of the pavement and everyone was going crazy trying to get their cameras out. It was really cool to get a chance to see one, I have seen them before and am always astounded at how huge they are. We got about 25 feet from it before it darted into the woods and I would say it was about 7 feet tall, just enormous.
Arriving into West Yellowstone I was surprised as to how touristy it is. All the restaurants were over priced and there were unlimited gift shops, we meet people visiting from all over the country. Seeing that West Yellowstone is about half a mile from entering Yellowstone Park I can now understand why there were so many tourists. So far we’ve had friendship visits every other stop and tonight we don’t have one. Once we get into Colorado we will be having them almost every day from there on out.
Im excited for tomorrow, we will be going through the main part of Yellowstone Park and have an easy 50 miles, there should be lots of pictures taken.
Finally after a while in the car we got out to start our day on the bike and headed 60 miles towards West Yellowstone. It is always exciting getting into a new state; it makes it feel like we are moving fast through the country. Wyoming is beautiful as well the scenery continues to get better and better. I am excited to go through the park tomorrow; we are expecting to see some wildlife, hot springs, and famous geysers. On our route today everyone was keeping their eyes peeled for some wildlife. It wasn’t until the end of our ride that we saw a moose on the road. It was running the same direction as us on the opposite side of the pavement and everyone was going crazy trying to get their cameras out. It was really cool to get a chance to see one, I have seen them before and am always astounded at how huge they are. We got about 25 feet from it before it darted into the woods and I would say it was about 7 feet tall, just enormous.
Arriving into West Yellowstone I was surprised as to how touristy it is. All the restaurants were over priced and there were unlimited gift shops, we meet people visiting from all over the country. Seeing that West Yellowstone is about half a mile from entering Yellowstone Park I can now understand why there were so many tourists. So far we’ve had friendship visits every other stop and tonight we don’t have one. Once we get into Colorado we will be having them almost every day from there on out.
Im excited for tomorrow, we will be going through the main part of Yellowstone Park and have an easy 50 miles, there should be lots of pictures taken.
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