august 13 day 96 28 miles total 2,529 there is a new bad boy on the lazcon course. the climb to teton pass is a bear! i had to stop with about a mile to go, but i reached the top of the worst grades. i just ran out of time. would have easily made it over the top, and almost to idaho… if i had not gotten lost in jackson. that’s what i get Read more
august 12 day 95 28 miles total 2,501 i felt sort of silly taking a 2500 mile time. after all, as i have heard so often; if you ain’t done 2600 you ain’t done nothing… but i did it anyway since i don’t expect to do another 2500 real soon. today was a very nice day, no major climbs and absorbing what i had seen of the wind river mountains while learning a lot about Read more
august 11 day 94 27 miles total 2,473 this morning i finished the high passes in the wind river mountains, playing around climbing and descending between 8000 and 9000 feet for way too long before finally making one last push to the big boy. in addition to hitting the high point for the journey, i crossed my second continental divide! for the first time since crossing the missouri into nebraska, me and the water are Read more
august 10 day 93 27 miles total 2,446 happy hour in wyoming is that special hour shortly after sunrise between when it is 40 degrees with a stiff wind (usually in your face) and when it is 100…. with no wind at all. this morning saw me moving very well up the picturesque wind river valley/canyon. i had to, to keep from freezing. following happy hour it was just another broiling hot wyoming day cooking Read more
august 9 day 92 27 miles total 2,397 the last few days i have been making my way up the wind river plains. by yesterday the mountains had closed in from north and south until it was more the wind river valley. it continued to narrow today and i found myself crossing a series of snowmelt tributaries. millennia old, each one entailed a long, steep descent and a long steep ascent. but the reward at Read more
august 8 day 91 26 miles total 2,370 the low smoke was still in effect this morning and the result was the best view of the mountains yet. i could see details on the nearest, and rank upon rank of looming, massive shapes. i could even make out snow up in the higher reaches. walking a dirt road shortcut thru the wind river reservation i was enjoying the cool temperatures and fresh air. my thoughts Read more
august 7 day 90 25 miles total 2,344 sort of a late start this morning. spent a lot of time sorting thru the accumulated stuff that was accompanying me down the road. that was overdue… and it greatly reduced the amount of stuff ty and joe had to load on my new crew vehicle. i was glad to get it done, as they came to rescue me from being stranded in riverton. the day started Read more
august 6 day 89 28 miles total 2,219 crossing the high desert the past few days i came up with a strategy to keep myself focused. every mile marker i checked my time and restarted my watch. the goal; break 30 minuets. every time i break 30 minuets the extra time goes into the bank. every 30 minuets i can gain means an additional mile over 2 per hour on the day…. i take zero Read more