Friday, June 26, 2009

West Yellowstone, MT

June 23, 2008
Today marks the fourteenth day of cycling. We started the morning with a 5 am wake up, followed by breakfast, and then off on our bikes for a 90-mile ride. The initial 70 miles of today’s ride was an uphill climb reaching 3,000 feet. After stopping for yet another delicious crew lunch, the remainder of the ride was fairly easy. The pace line experienced a strong head wind, but we managed to finish well before the rest of the team. My pace line arrived into West Yellowstone City at about 2:30 pm and we relaxed and chilled out as we waited for the rest of the group. Today’s ride was very scenic as we rode slightly into Yellowstone National Park. I am looking forward to the days ahead as we plan to venture further into the park.

This afternoon we set up at our lodging location, the local high school, and then showered before adventuring into the city for dinner. Our free night was spent enjoying dinner at a local pizza shop and doing the weekly cleaning of the team vans.

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