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Day 28 Rest day in Pinedale, Wy

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 All the miles traveled were a one mile walk to the end of Pine St and a one mile walk back to our motel. Pinedale  has about everything  we needed. It's  a lovely  small town. The grocery  store was well stocked and there is a nice hiker/biker store. My sunglasses  popped  out of the feed bag on my handlebars when I hit a big rock yesterday. I found a replacement  at the hiker/biker store. Dinner tonight is Mexican. I think a Margarita  is in order. We had dinner  with Bob, a fellow  south bound rider. We will be wild camping  for the next several  days. Talk to you on the other side of the Great Divide  Basin.

Day 24-27 Squirrel Creek To Pinedale, wy

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 Day 24 Squirrel  Creek to Colter Bay campground. Today we rode 52.28 miles and had 3163 ft of elevation gain. We crossed into Wyoming  today. We started out on pavement  but it soon turned into gravel with 35 miles of pot holes and wash board. You would come into shade and before  your eyes could  adjust you hit a pot hole. Colter Bay was great with hiker biker campsites  for $6 a person. We got settled  in in went for a dip in Jackson Lake. It was perfect  swimming  temperature. The water was a perfect  temperature for a dip Day 25 Colter Bay to Falls campground. We rode 44.02 miles and had 3228 ft of elevation gain. We were on pavement  all day as we made the 17 mile climb over Togwotee Pass. We saw a momma Grizzly and two cubs off in the distance after we went over the top. Falls campground  was lovely. We asked a fellow camper if they might have a spare beer. They responded that they were Tequila drinkers. I said me t...