80 miles
2238 feet of elevation gain
Sorry, we haven’t had internet for awhile.
Technically it only took us 78.5 miles to get to Twin Bridges fairgrounds, where we’re parked for the night, but Dad and I decided we wanted to make 80 so we rode from one end of the town to the other to make our goal. We just weren’t tired enough after 78 miles.
We started to a chilly mosquito almost-free morning and right off were headed up our first peak. We had two, both over 7000 feet, but we hadn’t come down that far so they weren’t to strenuous. After our first peak we tried to stop for a snack, but had to eat on the bike in order to stay away from the mosquitoes. Luckily we encounter these annoying bugs near the end of our trip when we’re comfortable enough to do that and aren’t at risk of toppling over or running into something. We had excellent downhills today. Smooth roads, minimal traffic. After our big hill yesterday Dad said I’d ruined his fun since he had to wait for me, so today I couldn’t disappoint him. We just flew down those hills, and both of us hit our top speeds for the trip, which I’ll refrain from mentioning since I don’t want Mom to freak out on me.
2238 feet of elevation gain
Sorry, we haven’t had internet for awhile.
Technically it only took us 78.5 miles to get to Twin Bridges fairgrounds, where we’re parked for the night, but Dad and I decided we wanted to make 80 so we rode from one end of the town to the other to make our goal. We just weren’t tired enough after 78 miles.
We started to a chilly mosquito almost-free morning and right off were headed up our first peak. We had two, both over 7000 feet, but we hadn’t come down that far so they weren’t to strenuous. After our first peak we tried to stop for a snack, but had to eat on the bike in order to stay away from the mosquitoes. Luckily we encounter these annoying bugs near the end of our trip when we’re comfortable enough to do that and aren’t at risk of toppling over or running into something. We had excellent downhills today. Smooth roads, minimal traffic. After our big hill yesterday Dad said I’d ruined his fun since he had to wait for me, so today I couldn’t disappoint him. We just flew down those hills, and both of us hit our top speeds for the trip, which I’ll refrain from mentioning since I don’t want Mom to freak out on me.
(Dad was showing off that he can photograph me while still riding ahead of me - it was early and I was moving slow up that hill)
It was 50 miles from Jackson to Dillon, where we met Jim for lunch, and we made it pretty quickly, mostly because we couldn’t stop for breaks without being eaten alive. From there we had 28 miles to Twin Bridges, and if we thought we were fast before, that was nothing. We made the trip 1 hour and 20 minutes. We had the most incredible tail wind in the world. We were going uphill sometimes at 23-24 mph, and probably averaged the whole trip in 19-20 mph. Good thing we were going fast because the sun had come out and we were roasting. At this high an elevation the son is really powerful, and I could practically feel it burning my arms. Without that tail wind the ride probably would have been slow and miserable. I just can’t function well in the heat, never have been able to.So in conclusion, today was one of my favorite days so far. We had great hills, beautiful scenery, and the best tailwind I’ve ever experienced. Of course tomorrow we head south instead of north, so if this wind continuous we could be in real trouble. Well, can’t worry about things I can’t control, and weather patterns are an excellent example of that.
We are staying at the Twin Bridges fairgrounds, and below is one of the swarms of mosquitoes which surround our RV. They seem to be drawn to it.
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