Saturday, July 7, 2001

Jackson Hole, Wyoming to Dubois, Wyoming -- 93 miles

We woke at 4:45 am and began biking by 6:15 am. The weather was perfect - cool and overcast. We took a side route and saw a herd of buffalo plus a few antelope. Got back on route in Moran Junction and ate lunch at a service station, where we spoke to Dave and Terra Bowles. Dave invited us for dinner tomorrow night at his home in Lander. We started up Togwotee Pass at 11:30 am; the climb ranged from a 2-7% grade. Lenny was getting sleepy, but Lorraine kept prodding him on. 


We met two east-to-west cyclists; Elmer Watts invited us to stay at his house when we get to Virginia. We took a photo of him with his rig. Rain began about 4 miles from top, but ended when we got to the peak. We stopped at the Pinnacle Lodge to camp, and were told that they didn’t recommend camping because of the rocks. We continued downhill to Dubois (locally pronounced as “Do Boys”), finishing our fastest 20 miles ever - in 1 hour. We stayed at the Black Bear Inn, and had a great dinner at the Wild Bunch Cafe.

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