My day in Yelowstone initially promised to offer a bonanza of wildlife. Can you see the elk that was sitting just inside the park border? I suspect it was on commission to attract tourists. I visited on a Sundsy, perhaps al the other animals had a day off as this elk is the only animal I saw all day!
Undoubtedly the park is a geological treasure with geysers, fumaroles and bubbing mud pools to explore and enjoy. The colours were exquisite. However, the park is set up and presented for people traveling by car and, by the end of the day, I was pretty tired of minding traffic and being squeezed onto the narrow hard shoulder. I cheekily wild camped on the shore of Lewis Lake and this was the most serene part of a tourist crowded day.
Visiting Yellowstone took me off the Great Divide for the day but, yes, I was riding paved roads - easygoing, but the terrain remained a challenge , reaching my first 8000 ft passes.
The next day, back on the trail, I reached my first 9000 ft passes (just below 3000m). As posted on Facebook, I've completed my first month's cycling and covered 1882 miles, around 60 miles a day, could slow down a bit! After 10 days of camping I was feeling a little dishevelled so glad of a stay at the home of the wonderful Harnack family in Pinedale (Wyoming). So grateful for good company, good food and the chance to remove grime and hack off my beard.
My day in Yelowstone initially promised to offer a bonanza of wildlife. Can you see the elk that was sitting just inside the park border? I suspect it was on commission to attract tourists. I visited on a Sundsy, perhaps al the other animals had a day off as this elk is the only animal I saw all day!
Undoubtedly the park is a geological treasure with geysers, fumaroles and bubbing mud pools to explore and enjoy. The colours were exquisite. However, the park is set up and presented for people traveling by car and, by the end of the day, I was pretty tired of minding traffic and being squeezed onto the narrow hard shoulder. I cheekily wild camped on the shore of Lewis Lake and this was the most serene part of a tourist crowded day. 
Visiting Yellowstone took me off the Great Divide for the day but, yes, I was riding paved roads - easygoing, but the terrain remained a challenge , reaching my first 8000 ft passes.
The next day, back on the trail, I reached my first 9000 ft passes (just below 3000m). As posted on Facebook, I've completed my first month's cycling and covered 1882 miles, around 60 miles a day, could slow down a bit! After 10 days of camping I was feeling a little dishevelled so glad of a stay at the home of the wonderful Harnack family in Pinedale (Wyoming). So grateful for good company, good food and the chance to remove grime and hack off my beard.
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