Day nineteen.
From a tent by a creek to a giant pickup truck. 20 miles.
Our stats so far.
1,087 miles
67,055 feet of climbing
109 hours of pedaling
Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming
Perhaps it’s time for a break. We’ve climbed the equivalent of sea level to the top of Mount Everest twice!
We set out this morning knowing it would be a short day. Max’s girlfriend, Sophie, is spending the summer in Jackson and invited us to get off the trail for a few days for some much needed rest at her aunt and Uncle’s house. Also a nice opportunity to reset our gear and spend some time caring for our bikes.
This is a snow gage, placed randomly along the way. It goes up to 16 ft!
As we got closer to Grand Teton National Park we passed through a large section of forest that had burned in 2016. New trees were plentiful and about waist high. But the standing dead ones looked eerily like skeletons standing guard.
Max had a battle with pretty severe dehydration today. Look closely and you will see him lying down under that picnic table, the only shade we could find.
We arrived at the Headwaters Lodge and relaxed while we waited for our ride.
Success!
We were greeted by this guy. We plan to rejoin the route on Tuesday morning.