To Jackson, MT.

The lush high valley between Badger and Big Hole Passes.

Dillon - Jackson, MT.

14 July. A gloomy day greeted us today. Although the route was only 47 miles, there were two passes to cross and a headwind to make progress frustratingly slow.

To Dillon, MT.

Beaverhead Rock is a landmark in this valley noted by the Lewis & Clark expedition. We were going south through the valley, so the same wind that blew us along at 30mph yesterday came back to bite us today. For the last 25 miles to Dillon I had to work hard to do 5mph!

We passed through the old mining towns of Virginia City and Nevada City. Like Gold Reef City out in the hills.

Ennis - Dillon, MT.

A wet start to the day, but it cleared up on the first climb.

To Ennis, MT.

The 40 or so miles from Quake Lake to Ennis were probably the easiest of the entire trip this far. The wind was gusting down this valley at our backs. I was in top gear cruising along at 30mph without any effort.

Quake Lake

A group of fully loaded bikes always looks good.

Quake Lake

The story how Quake Lake was formed when the mountainside in the background slid down across the Madison River during an earthquake in 1959.

West Yellowstone - Ennis

It was our turn for tailwind today. 71 miles of heaven along the Hebgen Lake and Madison River.

Yellowstone

The contrasts in the landscape here strange. On one side you could look over a tranquill creek in a green meadow and on the other side would be an alien looking vision of bubbling mud or a geyser blasting boiling water and steam like a pressure cooker waiting to explode. And apparently it is overdue to do just that!

Yellowstone

We are in West Yellowstone for 2 layover days, so today we took a guided tour through the park to some of the famous geysers, vents, mudpots and waterfalls. We got to see a few elk, bison, various volcanic rock and endless lodgepole pines. (Our bus was the new one. The refurbished 1939 one looked really cool)

To West Yellowstone

Although the final couple hours into West Yellowstone were very busy with traffic, most of the day was pleasant cycling through forests and wild flowers.

Ashton, ID.

Hungry bikers waiting while Bill cooks dinner.

To Ashton, ID.

After descending from the pass, we entered Idaho and for 40 of our 70 mile day fought insane 25 - 35mph winds to get to Ashton.

Teton Pass summit

Teton Pass

Approaching the summit and join the main road

Teton Pass

Teton Pass

Switchbacks through the firs like riding between hundreds of church spires all pointing the way...up!

Teton Pass

Teton Pass

Info board at start of pass. We followed the old pass that is now closed to traffic.

Teton Pass

Grand Teton

On the bikepath between Jenny Lake and Moose Junction.

Grand Teton

Sagebrush sprinkled with summer flowers, pines and the Tetons...recipe for a pleasant morning pedal.

Grand Teton

The Tetons from Jackson Lake.

To Grand Teton

The Tetons form an amazing backdrop to the landscape.

Togwotee Pass descent.

6 July. Could only manage about 12mph fighting the headwind on the 17 mile descent, but the exciting first glimpses of Grand Teton gave us something to aim for.

Togwotee Pass

6 July. Near the pass summit at 9560ft I found this stunning secluded lake.

To Colter Bay, WY

There were postcard views all day today. This is on the way to Togwotee Pass.

Dubois

Yipee! Arrived in Dubois and saw the welcome absence of Union Tel on my phone's screen and saw US 04. My blogging app. is working again and I'm back on track. Thanks for your patience, hopefully we don't loose connection again!

To Dubois, WY.

Awesome red cliffs towering above the road and the ever present afternoon thunderers gathering overhead.

To Dubois, WY.

A beautifull ride today through the Wind River Indian Reservation. The 75 mile route mostly following the Wind River was made easier thanks to a nice tailwind. Chief Washakie is a rather popular guy. There's a town with his name, I saw his name often in Lander and we've been crossing a tourist route with his name for the past few days. (His popularity is explained by the last sentence on this notice),

Lander, WY.

Our campsite overlooking the town was the ideal spot for watching the fireworks. Wow! They started as the sun set and carried on non stop or nearly three hours. They got more spectacular as the night went on. It looked like people all over town were trying to put on a better display than their neighbours.

Lander, WY 4th July

The kids had fun getting sprayed while running after sweets thrown from the parade.

Lander, WY 4th July

Rawlins, WY - Lander, WY.

We were meant to overnight in Jeffrey City, but the rundown motel was so disgusting and with nowhere else to go in that mosquito ridden hole that hasn't been dusted off since the uranium mine closed, some of us decided to push on to Lander. So Chris and Adam, me and Ingo rode 133 miles and had an adventure to remember as we dodged thunderstorms on our way to an extra layover day in Lander.

Rawlins, WY to Lander, WY.

2 July. Out here the landscape has changed little from the time of the Oregon Trail and Pony Express. No gps in those days so they navigated by landmarks like Split Rock that you can see on the horizon.

Rawlins, WY - Lander, WY.

2 July. Entering the eerie Great Divide Basin.

To Rawlins, WY.

There's a lot of interesting pioneer history on the plains of Wyoming. Here a marker shows one of the old wagon trails.

Riverside, WY.

1 July. Early morning departure from Riverside, population 59.

To Riverside, WY.

30 June. We crossed the state line from Colorado to Wyoming on a crisp, clear morning. The road fades over the distant hill.

North Park

The landscape varied from dry stretches of fragrant sage brush to marshy mosquito infested wet areas.

To Walden, CO.

After crossing the continental divide at Muddy Pass we turned towards Walden through Colorado's North Park.

To Walden, CO.

Some of the lush pasture in the Rockies.

Kremmling, CO.

Our little patch of lawn in the Red Mountain RV Park.

Silverthorne, CO.

Some of the luxury cabins around Silverthorne. Sad to see at least 75 percent of the trees on the mountains here are dead.

View from the bike path.

North Park

We went through about 20 miles of winding creeks and a lot of stagnant water. It was beautifully green with abundant flowers but the mosquitoes were so bad that we were constantly under attack on the climbs and couldn't stop without getting covered in them.

Bike path

Ingo on the bike path from Breckenridge to Silverthorne.

No data connection

Just to let everyone know I'm fine. I've been unable to get Internet connection for 2 days now. Will get new pics up as soon as possible. The Colorado Rockies have been awsome and tomorrow we enter Wyoming.