All the Details – Part 2

Okay – here is the second blob of all the nitty gritty, the stats and stopping points for the second leg of the trip – Bozeman, MT to Centennial, CO.

Day 23, June 20, MondayWest Thumb, Yellowstone, WY to Moran Junction, WY
50.3 miles
3 hr, 50 min on the bike
13.1 mph avg
35.6 mph max – Diane and I, heading to the South Exit of Yellowstone
5 hr total time
Riding Companions – Diane (first 22 miles) and Laurie (last 28 miles)
1,264 miles cumulative

Day 24, June 21, TuesdayMoran Junction, WY to DuBois, WY
56.3 miles
4 hr, 55 min on the bike
11.4 mph avg
38.8 mph max – coming down the east side of Togwotee Pass
6 hr 30 min total time
1,370.3 miles cumulative

Day 25, June 22, Wednesday
DuBois, WY to Lander, WY (free camping)
78.9 miles
5 hr, 9 min on the bike
15.2 mph avg
37 mph max – somewhere – nothing spectial
6 hr 15 min total time
1,449.2 miles cumulative

Day 26, June 23, Thursday
Lander, WY to Jeffrey City, WY (with a side trip to see the Popo Agie river disappear into the mountain)
75.8 miles
6 hr, 21 min on the bike
11.9 mph avg
42.1 mph max – on the first downhill after Sweetwater – not steep but the wind was behind me
9 hr 30 min total time
1,525 miles cumulative

Day 27, June 24, Friday
Jeffrey City, WY to Rawlins, WY
69 miles
6 hr, 22 min on the bike
10.8 mph avg
30.0 mph max – on the last six miles into Rawlins, pedaling with the wind at my back
8 hr 30 min total time
1,594 miles cumulative

Day 28, June 25, Saturday
Rawlins, WY to Riverside, WY
62.2 miles
5 hr, 23 min on the bike
11.5 mph avg
25.2 mph max – somewhere, nothing special
7 hr total time
1,656.2 miles cumulative

Day 29, June 26, Sunday
Riverside, WY to Walden, CO
49.8 miles
4 hr, 23 min on the bike
11.3 mph avg
35 mph max – about 8 miles outside of Riverside
5 hr 30 min total time
1,706 miles cumulative

Day 30, June 27, Monday
Walden, CO to Stillwater campground near Grand Lake, CO
65.4 miles
5 hr, 34 min on the bike
11.7 mph avg
37.3 mph max – coming down from the top of Willow Creek Pass
7 hr total time
Riding Companion – Diane (22 miles to Rand)
1,771,4 miles cumulative

Day 31, June 28, Tuesday
Stillwater campground near Grand Lake, CO to Estes Park, CO
53.8 miles
5 hr, 5 min on the bike
10.5 mph avg
40.8 mph max – (cars kept getting in the way on the way down Trail Ridge Road)
7 hr total time
1,825.2 miles cumulative

Day 32, June 29, Wednesday
Estes Park, CO to Lake Standly, CO
86.9 miles
7 hr, 54 min on the bike
10.9 mph avg
42.4 mph max – coming down Left Hand Canyon
12 hr total time
1.912.1 miles cumulative

Day 33, June 30, Thursday
Lake Standly, CO to Centennial, CO
39.4 miles
4 hr, 19 min on the bike
9.0 mph avg
25.6 mph max – somewhere
9 hr total time
Riding Companions – Meri (35 miles), then we picked up Hailey and she rode in the Burley for 12 miles, then Steph rode the last 4 miles.
760.2 miles cumulative

Day 34, July 1, Friday
Rest day – AND my birthday!

Day 35, July 2, Saturday
Rest day

Day 36, July 3, Sunday
Rest day