Snow

Here it is the 1st of June, and we are staying in a lodge with snow banks all over the place. It was only a 40 mile ride today, but a big hill at the end , actually the start of a pass over the Wind River range. We left Jackson at about 10 this morning, and it was cold, but clear. The ride past the Tetons was spectacular, they are snow covered and look like the Matterhorn. At about mile 20 we had a flat rear tire, bummer, and pulled over into the weeds to fix it. The repair went ok, and after a couple of bagels heisted from the motel, we were off. The lowlight of the morning was a nature stop. With all the coffee I drink in the morning, stops are mandatory, and there is nothing but sagebrush along the roads here. So as I was peeing behind some knee high brush at a turnoff, a car pulls up with a couple and two young girls in the back. There isn't much you can do but continue, when you gotta go you gotta go.
The last two hours of the ride were up a 6% grade for about 9 miles, so our legs are a little fried. Tomorrow we finish up the pass, which is another 8 miles of 6-8%. But only 40 miles total. The lodge we are staying at is the #1 snowmobile resort in the US, and they have the snow to prove it, even now. It's a dude ranch with horse riding in the summer. The bar has a collection of dollar bills with writing all over, and look close at the pic Lisa, it's all about you. No phone service here, but they have wireless. Tomorrow we will check in from DuBois.