Author: Elliott

Aug3 we drover over the Jackson Hole, WY ahead of doing Yellowstone the next day. This afforded us a good amount of time to view the beautiful Tetons.

Jackson Hole was a bit Touristy unfortunately. Too may TShirt shops and not enough restaurants as far as we were concerned.

We were treated to a great view of the full moon rising outside our hotel.

Savannah came into Denver on Augt 2 and we drove up to Casper.

We went out in Casper for dinner and experienced Sunday evening which was essentially vacant. We drove around a bi and were able to got some pretty good shots of some Pronghorn which are the american version of antelope.

So across much of the plains, there are fence segments that don’t connect to each other. At first I thought they were to steer cattle around, or to help control the wind. That’s partially right.

They are snow fences to help control the snow when the wind blows…and it does. Cheyenne gets around 72 inches of snow each year.

I had originally planned to drive down to Denver today…Savannah comes in and will be picking her up around 11am at the airport.

Instead I decided to stay in Cheyenne which is only 60 or so miles from Laramie. Got a midday start and drove around the area a bit.

I actually saw my First (of the whole trip…and ever actually) Joe Biden sign in someone’s front yard.

I’m excited for Savannah to visit. Got four days to explore. Hopefully she finds some great photo spots.

Left Park City around midday after lunch at a place called Sammys Bistro with Larry. Sammys had been on Diners Driveins and Dives. My Club sandwich was pretty good but not all that.

This leg had everything. I went from basically Alpine, to high desert, to high plains, low plains.

the last 100 miles, I was chased by a line of storms. They caught up with me as I reached Laramie. The storm knocked out power to most of the city, so missed dinner. I did have a couple beers at a bar/liquor store that was full of youngish locals. Legit the liquor store had a drive Through.

Spent about six days in the Salt Lake City area including 3 days with my friend Larry.

Tried to ride in Park City but got lost. Turns that the route I had chosen was mostly gravel roads, and the wind was howling. Put in about 15milrs wandering about but didn’t map it.

I spent a few days in SLC and made my way south of town. The real estate market is booming!! My guess is the folks from California are invading.

A few days ago I rode in Idaho Falls. Here is the Relive. I really enjoyed that ride. The consistent effort was something to get used to after hills. I need that consistent effort to build my fitness.

Made it to Park City, Utah yesterday afternoon and am staying with my friend Larry.

Had a chance to drive around the area with him earlier today and check out the stunning views.

Park City is about 45 mins Southeast is SLC and home to a number of famous ski resorts. During the summer it is a biking Mecca, road and MTB.

I plan on braving the hills and 6000 feet altitude tomorrow.

The town is a little on the up-scale side of things with Ferrari’s and such. A bit different from much of the earlier part of the trip.

I got a late start today I order to ride my bike this morning.

Some of you may know I ride with a Garmin GPS bike computer, but Garmin has been hacked and I can’t upload the data. But I basically rode this route. It was beautifully flat! I miss that. I have NEVER been a climber, and never will be.

In any case, it was a crystal clear day 70-80. The only down side was the horrible chip & seal pavement that was like having a vibrator for a seat for 1.5 hours…not that I know what that feels like.

I stopped in Pocatello, ID to go to a museum that has a replica of a mid-1800s fort for that was a stop for settlers on the Oregon Trail. Pretty cool actually. They lived rough.

The remainder of the drive was pretty flat down the valley to the north of Salt Lake City, followed by a brief climb into Park City.

FWIW, once inside SLC the crazy city drivers were in full force. The order of cross-country drivers gave way to horribly aggressive drivers.

Just south of Idaho Falls, I suddenly found myself in a relatively (geologically speaking) fresh lava field.
Reminded me of the Big Island.