August 28, 2008
Miles today - 60
Miles total - 1202
Elevation climbed - 2800 feet
Elevation at Yellowstone - 7700 feet
Ride time - 5 hours 22 mins
Average speed - 11.2 mph
Left West Yellowstone under cool clear skies with mild western winds (we are going east). Riding in Yellowstone National Park was pleasant with a decent shoulder. There is very heavy vehicle traffic in the park even though most schools have resumed; the park ranger said many are Europians. Most of the drivers behaved and respected our rights as vehicles. We had two nice climbs passing over the Continental Divide twice with elevations over 8200 feet each.
We saw much wildlife today including bison and elk. The elk was in our campsite when we arrived and she bedded down for a couple hours before deciding to leave.
We saw Old Faithful blow as well as a number of other geysers and boiling pools. Yellowstone NP has recovered nicely since the 1988 fire with millions of new trees. Logpole pinecones released seed during fire so the recovery is pretty amazing.
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Watch out for the Supervolcano.
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