Wow, what a difference a day makes and what an amazing ride we had today! Oh yeah, tail winds are fabulous too!

It was cool when we left Moran, but the sun was out so it didn't feel too bad. I had layers though I wasn't sure I would shed them. There was not a big difference between the predicted high and low temperatures. But there was a big difference, at least it felt so on the bike. My arms were exposed for the first time since arriving in West Yellowstone. I can feel the effect of sun on my face. That may not seem like a lot but after rain or snow every day, so far, it was very welcome!

One of the amazing things about today's ride was that we left the mountains of Yellowstone and the Tetons for the wide open expanses of Wyoming. However, every view was framed by snow capped mountains. Unfortunately, my phone’s camera did not do the views justice. They were simply too big and my camera (and me) too small.

We now are in Lander for a rest day tomorrow and then some shuttling for two days due to lack of accomodations at our next ride’s end point. That led to some thinking about roommates- this rotation would be for three nights, not just one. There was also the possibility of hitting the jackpot and getting a single for this extended stay.

Because we have an odd number of women in the rotation, each stay means one of us gets a room to ourself and since we don't rotate at a single hotel, the lucky woman drawing that room here would have a single for 3 nights! My roommate was hopeful she might be the lucky woman, but I knew I would not be as I had a single the first night. There are advantages to sharing a room on a rest day though. It does provide a ready woman to explore the town with or clean bikes with. It might feel a bit lonely without that connection. Maybe…

Apparently, it isn’t just a Jackson, WY thing.

Much of our ride was on the Shoshone Reservation.