The Beauty of Tetons & Yellowstone

Look at these Great Pics!! I figured out, without hiring a private tutor, how to bring more than one pic at a time onto the Blog. Doesn't that look great!! Stunning scenery. Pics just don't do the reality justice!!
Yes, there really was snow in parts.

I started the ride and simply, was just really tired. And most everything was hurting, so I only rode an hour or so. That was also after taking directions from the hotel front desk, that sent me careening over gravel and rocky roads.
Ken had a great ride of over 70 miles!! He was psyched!! Started in Yellowstone, looped around several lakes, over Fishing Bridge, and then up toward Sylvan Pass. I had to make him stop in order for us to catch up with Mark before Mark reached Cody!!!
Ken's great adventure was riding past a grizzley bear, sincerely. As I drove Mark over the pass, all the traffic was stopped as a grizzley was on the side of the hill, within 500 yds of the road, eating and tearing apart something for his dinner. During my return drive to find Ken after dropping off Mark, the park rangers had made it there and was trying to keep traffic moving and minimize the number of people out of their vehicles. Interesting, they also brought an ambulance and had it parked there. Hmm.m... What was being planned and for whom?? The bear was now sleeping in the sun.
I caught up with Ken who still wanted to keep riding (3 hours just wasn't enough for him yet!!). I then drove back to the top of the pass, easily riding through the bear scene. The bear was now rolling in the grasses in the sun. The rangers had further parted the crowds, again, to attempt to keep them away from the road. They stopped Ken, however, as they told him they were concerned the bear would chase after him. Personally, if I was the bear, I so would have gone after those numerous small children. Easy catch by my thought. Back to the story... so it took 2 rangers to escort Ken through the few hundred yards behind the parked vehicles. Then they allowed him to get back on the bike.
No word yet on the bear.


Had a great dinner in Cody @ Bubba's BBQ. I strongly urged Ken to buy on of those souvenier caps, grow a beer belly, and life would be just fine. I'm sure Jane would welcome him home again. She may never allow Mark or me near Ken, however, she would welcome Ken home.

With hopes, again, I think I linked the Google Map sites to the far right side of the Blog home page. No guarantee. I emailed a "help" site, and that is what they advised to do. (Thanks Ann, for letting me know it still isn't working).

Tomorrow our nighttime reservation is in Sheridan, WY; so, we are planning to ride there. Ken will ride first, then Mark, and I'll wrap it up. As much as we've groaned having to put on additional clothing due to the cool weather, we will wish for that tomorrow. We'll jump from a high of 68 today and snow along the roads, to high of 88 as we ride Wyoming. Mark loves the heat. Good for him. I'm OK having dental work without anesthesia. I've never suggested he do that.

One of the amusing daily interactions amongst us is Mark's comparisons and memories of his previous bike-ride across America. He did it with his brother Duane in 1983, however, they carried everything and mostly slept out every night. Mark has an incredible memory and recall of so many previous experiences...really is very fun. We are doing this WAY soft compared to the last trip.

I'll catch up with you tomorrow!!