062: Day 75: June 22, 2021: Hatchet Camp Ground, Wyoming, to Hebgen Basin Volunteer Fire Department Montana: 184.4 miles today and 2972 in total.

Today started off perfectly and ended perfectly. Louie was ready with coffee at 05:15 and we started packing up soon thereafter. It was quite cold and we sat in Louie's camper talking away like old friends. We said our goodbyes with the hope that we shall see again.

Today we were busy. We first cycled through the Teton National Park, a total of about 34 miles, then got a shuttle to West Yellowstone (driving through Idaho) and completed the day with another ten miles on the cycles to the Volunteer Fire Deprtment buildings of Hebgen Basin. This is a total of about 184 miles progress. 

Saying goodbye to the campers parked in the overflow parking at the Camp Site.

The rivers in this area are beautiful. We were happy to see a moose in the distance as well.

We entered the Teton National Park with a smile

and passed some of the last farms before the Park.

Today we saw the Park in all its splendour. Beautiful sunshine, no clouds and little wind.  

We kept on cycling away and

asked others for photos as we cycled along. I still do not have a good grip on selfies. 

The flowers were out and we saw so many along the road.

I am certain the flowers in the mountains are even more beautiful.

We saw the turnoff to Jenny Lake a long way off. This is how people park along the main road because the parking at the Lake is overflowing. There are people everywhere. 

We walked to Jenny Lake and saw more people everywhere. However, a great improvement is a new cycle path from Jenny Lake to Moose Junction where it connects with the existing bike path to Jackson. 

We and many other cyclists enjoyed this new facility.

When we came to the Moose Junction Visitor's Center, Steve was already waiting to pick us up. We loaded the bikes and trailer and we were off on the next leg.

Going through Jackson we saw these antler arches, 

murals and even

bears advertising white water rafting.

We did not drive through Yellowstone National Park, as it would have taken too long, and went over the Teton Pass into Idaho. 

We had a great view of the Tetons from the west.

We also saw sections of some of the rail trails we planned to cycle along. We were glad that we took the shuttle, as we would have had much difficulty cycling on these poorly maintained trails. In addition, sections of the parallel roads in this part of Idaho were quite narrow with bad shoulders. Overall, we took the best option for us.

The farms in this part of idaho rely much on irrigation. We saw a couple of farms where the famous potatoes were growing.

We crossed the State Line into 

Montana and passed this farm where riding lessons were ongoing.

The last section of road to West Yellowstone was straight and through a pine forest.

We offloaded the bicycles and Steve was on his way back to Jackson while

we started on the road to Ennis.

Some storm clouds were building but did not affect us.

We stopped behind the fire station and decided we shall sleep on the trailer. 

We had a companion as well.