Miles today: 28
Total Miles: 101
I'm somewhere past Dubois but before Togwotee Pass. I'm in bear country now.
Yesterday was a fun day. Got a good earlyish start and was able to make about 8 mph when I was biking. Sure is purty 'round this here parts! Just past midday another biker caught me and was thrilled to see me on a trike. He has one nut hadn't thought of touring on it. He's on the second section of a cross country trek. Last year he biked to WY and this year he's finishing it. His wife drives the truck and meets up with him every 10 miles. That way she doesn't have to sit home. Great idea! And guess what he wants to do next year? Hike the Appalachian Trail! To celebrate his 70th birthday! You go, Johnny! He took a zero today, but they came out to find me. I talked him in to triking with me tomorrow. He's going to ride his regular bike til he catches me, then switch to the trike. We'll stay together til Moran Junction. Hopefully he won't find me too slow. Maybe the trike will slow him down. But his won't have the weight on it.
Today the sun and wind got to me. I'm gonna be brown as toast on my front left side! But the wind kept me cool. That was the only good thing about it...arrgghhh! It was strong and really slowed me down. Way down! I biked...pedaled... for 5 hours and only got 28 miles. Tough, well-earned miles, at that! But I was warned about the wind. And I knew when it kicked up, it'd be slow going. And it was. But I just do what I can and keep moving forward. No race here. Just deadlines. But hopefully I'll make up some time (and miles) torrow with the steep downhill from the pass: wheeeeee! That's when Blaze is fast. She does love to gallop down the hills!
Tonight a couple of young women biking across the US are camped with me: Kat and Meg. They've been doing some miles. They came from Jackson today. That has to be 80-100 miles. 2+ days for me. They're using kitty litter panniers! And they're working great for them! Fuat, they said the yellow ones really show up well up the road, so you should be good! And they make good seats in camp.
Gonna go be social now that I have company:)
(Had to delete picture because it wouldn't upload.)
Pretty site tonight by the Wind River!
Pedal on, pedal on,
BagLady
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