Breweries: 1
Miles: 99
We started off the (very chilly) day warming up in a local coffee shop. It turned out to be a great decision (good inexpensive coffee, good conversation). Then we headed off towards Togwotee Pass and Grand Teton National Park.
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| The gentleman who took this photo said that Dubois was the perfect spot for his "final quarter" of life, and that he was glad it couldn't be "ruined" by resorts and skiing |
The climb over the continental divide was pretty gradual -nothing to write home about. The view also wasn't great from the top, but the little mountain lake near the peak was picturesque!
After a long descent into some fairly strong headwinds, we made it to the entrance to Grand Teton. We paid our fee (good for Yellowstone, too!) and rode south toward Jackson. In our quest for shade, we ended up eating lunch outside of a staff dining hall along the way. It turned out to be quite a fortuitous circumstance, since we got all the insider info on the best places to visit in the park.
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| Not a bad spot for lunch! |
They recommended that we go for a swim in Jackson Lake, so we took a dip before continuing our ride. The beach they sent us to was absolutely gorgeous!
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| Sonja in the water |
It was rather challenging to drag ourselves away from the dock we were sunning ourselves on post-swim, but somehow we managed to. Even though we had to battle a constant headwind, we enjoyed riding on bike paths almost all the way into town.
We rode straight to the Snakeriver Brewery when we got to Jackson (how could we miss out on an opportunity for good beer?). We ended up ordering food there, as well, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Sonja's uncle. Both the food and the beer were tasty, although we still like the beer we tried back South the best!
After making a grocery run, we arrived rather late at one of the local Lutheran churches, who had offered to let us sleep there (thanks to a request from Sonja's mom). We were too tired to blog and headed straight to bed.
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