Day 14 - I heart Les Tetons

 46.50 miles; 3 hrs 17 min; 14.14mph avg; 871 feet

Wow.  Single most jaw-dropping, eye-bugging, make-you-get-off-your-bike-and-just-stare-for-awhile day yet.

A beautiful and easy ride in mild wind and a gentle overall downhill grade.  The sun was out with white fluffy clouds and the temperature was just where it should be.  After buying an annual membership to the national parks (more incentive to patronize Rocky Mountain when I get back to the Fort), I rode 30 miles of smooth pavement up to the base of, and then along the 13,000 ft Teton peaks.  The valley of the park is below 7,000 so the prominence is really amazing.

Took a series of photos, thinking each time 'Now THIS is the best yet'.  Saw a moose!  Saw signs that said 'Watch for bear cubs' but sadly  no bear cubs.  Arrived safely in Jackson and met up with Kelly and Mi again.

In town, we went to the Snake River Brewery and had some delicious pizza along with two pitchers: the Zonker Stout and Pako's IPA.  Both delicious.  Kelly and Mi got themselves set up at our waitress' house and I got a hold of Sarah Comeaux's (friend from Camp Joslin '08--facebook came through in a big way for this one) sister Annie who is an amazingly generous host with a comfy bed for me!

Going to to take a rest day in Jackson, maybe check out a hike, maybe just enjoy town, and try to keep myself from buying climbing shoes and looking for bouldering problems...