Day 15. Into Wyoming

Happy 4th of July. We made our way from Idaho Falls, ID to Jackson, WY a distance of 89 miles. There were 2 significant climbs during the ride. The first was at Pine Creek summit at the 58 mile point of the ride. The elevation was 6764 feet. The next one came at the 78 mile mark and was the Teton Pass Summit with an elevation of 8431 feet. It is true that it gets much harder to breathe at high elevations especially when riding. A bunch of us stopped in the town of Victor for lunch. The town only has a population of 740 but there must have been thousands of people there for their 4th of July festivities. We got in line for a pulled pork sandwich and just sat and enjoyed the music for a while. Then back on the bikes for the last 24 miles including the last climb. We were rewarded with a big downhill. I cracked the 40 mph barrier during the descent. I am sure a lot of the other bikers got well into the 40's and maybe even the 50 mph range.