The Great Divide (NOBO)

Great Divide (NOBO) - Day #25 June 22, 2022 Grassy Lake, WY to Henrys Lake, ID - 88 Miles Start 7:16 AM Finish 7:50 PM Total Duration 12:34 Moving Time 8:49 Stopped Time 3:45 Ascent 3,980 Feet Descent 4,679 Feet Tour Total 1,847 Miles Details at: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/94283914 When camping on these bike tours, usually at night I can hear something; a highway, a plane, something. Last night I couldn’t hear a peep. Complete silence is unfortunately rare in the lower forty-eight states. Last night I was really out there. I’ve managed to find remote locations a few times on this trip. The night at Cow Camp Springs was also perfectly quiet. I slept so well at Grassy Lake. It got cold during the night and was freezing by morning, leading the mosquitoes to vanish. There was condensation inside my tent when I awoke, and I started the ride wearing my socks, leg-warmers, down sweater, and jacket. My fingertips were frozen, but I needed them to operate my iPhone. I had a nice long uphill ...

Great Divide (NOBO) - Day #26 June 23, 2022 Henrys Lake, ID to Lima, MT - 80 Miles Start 7:43 AM Finish 5:00 PM Total Duration 9:17 Moving Time 8:05 Stopped Time 1:11 Ascent 3,292 Feet Descent 3,512 Feet Tour Total 1927 Miles Details at: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/94368070 I stayed up past 11 PM last night editing yesterday’s report. That’s really late on a bike tour. It was pitch black when I went out to crush my beer cans, hang my garbage, and brush my teeth. The moon was a waning crescent and I hadn’t seen it for several days. It got cold during the night and I had weird dreams. I could hear the cars from US 20. There was a lot of condensation this morning. My tent, sandals and gloves were all wet. I started the ride wearing my socks, leg-warmers, down sweater, jacket, and short finger gloves. Because I had stayed up so late, I got a late start this morning, and the sun was already above the trees when I got on the road. I took a left on County Road 053 aka Red Rock Road, which w...