Blogs from Moran, Wyoming, United States, North America

My advice to anyone attempting the Trans America Bicycle Ride is to go West to East! I thought I read the blogs, and researched it pretty well. But now that I have been riding my bike for over two months East to West, I can tell you with certitude that the prevailing wind is out of the West! I have faced headwinds all but twice! Today was another very difficult day thanks to the strong Westerly winds. I was prepared and even excited to be going over another mountain pass into Colter Bay in the Tetons. However, the 15 mph winds right in my face from the very start made the ride devistatingly slow. I simply wasn’t mentally ready for another day like this! As a result, I simply ran out of energy and stopped for ... read more

08-30-17 The Tetons Our little house was rather chilly this morning at 55 with it cooler outside at 44. The heater brought the temp to 58 very fast and that was tolerable. Sweatshirts were needed for the daily walks but it soon warmed up enough for shorts. Ginnie and I left for our tour of the mountains about 10 am after looking into some activities for tomorrow. There was a little rain shower before we got up but then the skies slowly cleared. The temp was delightful and we headed south to view the grandure. We saw 4 white tail deer in some trees just off the road and discovered that one was a buck, about 6 points, still in velvet. They played hide and seek with us then dissapeared over a hill. I got a ... read more