Idaho Falls to Boulder Wyoming

Fri 6/16 :  To Swan Valley 

Rain in the forecast for most of the day, so decided to get a taxi..  

Swan Valley

Nathan showed up around noon with his wife and 1-year-old daughter in the back seat and drove me to the Little Moose, which is a bar-restaurant with 6 motel rooms.   Since the weather was OK when we got there, I biked up to Swan Valley Roadhouse for a late lunch.

Surprisingly good Philly Cheesesteak (no cheese)

Fri 6/17 : To Bondurant Ranch B&B

A 75 mile ride through beautiful valleys beside rushing rivers south of Jackson, WY to the 
Marabrit Ranch B&B at the south end of the Bondurant valley.  The house belongs to Cynthia, who is from Trexlertown, PA, which is about 5 miles from where I grew up... so we had a lot to talk about!

In addition to her day job, planning hydro storage projects, she produces and sells cheese, butter, milk and eggs locally.   Breakfast on Saturday morning was particularly good, as everything was fresh and homemade!

Fri 6/18 : Rainy ride to Boulder

The first 10 miles are all uphill (1100 ft) to Rim Station.  

Since it was starting to rain, I pulled over for an early lunch.  The rain kept going for the next hour, but fortunately, they had StarLink internet service, so I hung out waiting for the rain to stop.   It didn't, so the guy at the front offered me a big trash bag...

Trash bag selfie on the way to Boulder 

Fri 6/19 : Waiting for the rain to stop

before heading out to Rock Springs, an 85 mile ride against a forecast 20MPH headwind.  This will likely be a hitchhiking day.