Worth every pedal stroke!!!

On Monday I did not have wi-fi to share the day, however, it was a MONUMENTAL day so I am doing two posts today.

Bye, Bye, Idaho - Hello Wyoming

Monday was probably the hardest day of the whole trip.  We had two massive climbs and a head wind most of the day - which doubled the effort.  The ABB plan was 88 miles from Idaho Falls to Jackson Hole, WY, the Sharon Griff plan was 70 miles - massive climbs equals massive downhills.  The ABB team was AMAZING.  They let me climb and climb and then at each Peak, they would drive me to the bottom - so I could start climbing again.  The final climb was is by far the hardest climb of the trip.  We were climbing to Teton Pass Summit at 8431".  The final 3 miles of the climb were at a 10% grade.  It was a hard push at the end.  I was with 6 other riders and one said, "if I can't keep my bike at 4MPH, then I'm walking."  So for the final 2 miles, the 6 of us walked up with our bikes. Every pedal stroke and step I took I kept saying - this better be worth it.  As we curved around the Summit - it was BREATHTAKING!!!!! 

Everyone was very excited at the end of the day.  Downhill speeds were  a hot topic - the highest I heard was 54.6 MPH.  CRAZY!!!!  We were all pretty tired too.  We had an awesome dinner at a local Jackson Hole Mexican restaurant.  Some folks went into town for the holiday.  Personally, I was sleeping by 9 PM - knowing we had an 88 mile day with a huge climb waiting for us on Tuesday. 

When I see this sign - my heart rate skyrockets.

Entering Wyoming!!

I did not ride down this one!

The July 4th morning - the storm bypassed us

Riding up!

Walking Up!

The view

Walking Up

The Summit of Teton Pass

No words to describe this - after 70 miles of climbing for the day