Gloria w/help from all
We left Grant Village around 7:45 with the warning that there would be no shoulders for most of the ride.
Having Lesa (a Jackson, Wyoming resident) along helped increase our knowledge of this area. Lesa worked in Colter Bay, so is very familiar with the terrain, wildlife and roads. Although she is not a Wyoming resident, Anne-Renee also provides us with lots of information about the area. Today she met us at one spot, arms wide open and introduced us to Lewis Lake. We can tell she is enjoying herself despite the early mornings!
Today we rode over another Continental Divide. We also rode out of Yellowstone National Park and into Grand Teton National Park.
Grand Teton National Park is far more friendly to bicyclists than Yellowstone. We all celebrated leaving Yellowstone just because of the wider shoulders outside the park. We are staying in cabins at Colter Bay.
Since we were so close to Colter Bay, we decided to have lunch at Leek's Restaurant near the marina. What a beautiful view! We scarfed down 2 large pizzas and a salad before getting back on our bikes to ride the last 2 miles to our destination.
I associate Georgia and Thailand with mosquitoes...but I have never seen swarms of mosquitoes like the ones we have seen over the last couple of days in Wyoming. We are all (including Lesa) surprised by this - especially at these elevations. There's still snow on the ground here. Go figure~. We've had to pull out the mosquito repellant and actually use it!
Before dinner Lesa drove us around for a special "Lesa Tour" of the surrounding area. She took us to Jackson Lake Lodge to see the wonderful view of the Grand Tetons. We also went to Jackson Lake and String Lake. It was a fun tour with fabulous views of Jackson Lake and the Grand Tetons! Thank you, Lesa!!!
We ate dinner at the Dornan compound. There we met Lesa's family including Lesa's husband Jim (left of Gloria).
And Michael found some freshly baked chocolate chip and ginger cookies!
On the way back from dinner, we saw what we are pretty sure was a moose. However, he wasn't posing as the bison were in Yellowstone. Clearly he had not been to finishing school.
We left Grant Village around 7:45 with the warning that there would be no shoulders for most of the ride.
Having Lesa (a Jackson, Wyoming resident) along helped increase our knowledge of this area. Lesa worked in Colter Bay, so is very familiar with the terrain, wildlife and roads. Although she is not a Wyoming resident, Anne-Renee also provides us with lots of information about the area. Today she met us at one spot, arms wide open and introduced us to Lewis Lake. We can tell she is enjoying herself despite the early mornings!
Today we rode over another Continental Divide. We also rode out of Yellowstone National Park and into Grand Teton National Park.
Grand Teton National Park is far more friendly to bicyclists than Yellowstone. We all celebrated leaving Yellowstone just because of the wider shoulders outside the park. We are staying in cabins at Colter Bay.
Since we were so close to Colter Bay, we decided to have lunch at Leek's Restaurant near the marina. What a beautiful view! We scarfed down 2 large pizzas and a salad before getting back on our bikes to ride the last 2 miles to our destination.
I associate Georgia and Thailand with mosquitoes...but I have never seen swarms of mosquitoes like the ones we have seen over the last couple of days in Wyoming. We are all (including Lesa) surprised by this - especially at these elevations. There's still snow on the ground here. Go figure~. We've had to pull out the mosquito repellant and actually use it!
Before dinner Lesa drove us around for a special "Lesa Tour" of the surrounding area. She took us to Jackson Lake Lodge to see the wonderful view of the Grand Tetons. We also went to Jackson Lake and String Lake. It was a fun tour with fabulous views of Jackson Lake and the Grand Tetons! Thank you, Lesa!!!
We ate dinner at the Dornan compound. There we met Lesa's family including Lesa's husband Jim (left of Gloria).
And Michael found some freshly baked chocolate chip and ginger cookies!
On the way back from dinner, we saw what we are pretty sure was a moose. However, he wasn't posing as the bison were in Yellowstone. Clearly he had not been to finishing school.
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