Saturday August 3, we headed off to Teton National Park with our bikes in the back of the truck. Last year we were there and saw the bike paths and I really wanted to come back and ride the paths. Everyone was on board and thought that it would be a great way to get some miles. I was just excited to get out and do something I love with people that I love to be with.
We started with lunch on the tailgate. This brings major memories back from my own childhood. When we would travel we used a camper that fit on the back of our truck. We had a big blue cooler that mom would pack a picnic in. When we got hungry we would stop, even if it was a long the side of the road, pull the tail gate down and have lunch. I remember in particular the homemade bread and the thick slices of ham. Call me crazy but a sandwich on a tail gate tastes fantastic.
We helmeted up and decided to do a loop that went by Jenny Lake.
This is the view that met us not even a mile into our ride.
The trail was right along the shore of the lake. We were up an embankment. It was stunning.
This should probably be considered the great bike adventure of 2013.
We got to this point of the ride and Cambelle kept saying, "This is breathtaking." I agree.
I love seeing J.T. team up with Troy to do any kind of work. It's fun to see him grow up.
We finished our first ride which was 7 miles and then we decided we wanted to try another path. The first parking lot near the path we stopped, unloaded and set off again.
Seriously, look at that view. And we got to see it the whole day, it was amazing.
They wanted to ride until we reached the part of the path that went under the road. By the time we were all done, we had over 14 and 3/4 miles. It was a long warm day with some serious climbs. It was so worth it. The kids were all a little sore, I started out with a head cold that did not get better through the day. But at the end of the day it didn't matter. It was a great day.
Success!!
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