Tuesday we woke up to -6 degrees. All seems well: Vicki's remote sensors keeping the assorted tanks and lines from freezing and us warm enough. After checking propane levels and getting the generator going for a while, we suited up for our last day in this northern part of the Continental Divide trail system, hoping to ride west and south, perhaps as far as Slide Lake, closer to Jackson than here, Togwotee Pass. The day was bright and clear, if chilly, the trails we traveled recently groomed, and with little company, and the scenery gorgeous. Perhaps our best riding so far, despite the setback...
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| Another beautiful, chilly day; and more mountain scenery |
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| Rack for hanging food away from bears (when they're out) |
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Heading south and east, along trail W, toward the Gros
Ventres range |
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| Thus, even contemplating carrying on to Slide Lake |
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The trail does not go ever on from here; in high winter, snow
trails often pass over streams and creeks; sometimes you don't
even know you've crossed a stream |
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But this one has melted out; sportier one-up machines might
jump or slog this, but our heavily-laden two-up, 1,000 cc,
lumbering behemoth would only sink to the bottom; so we
backtracked and did some other trails |
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| What's a kitty-cat doing out here? |
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| Anyhow, ever more scenery and good riding |
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| And every now and then, views of the Tetons |
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