Torlo - Making Life A Ride

Took off from Rock Springs, WY, after a solid breakfast at Ihop. First destination was Flaming Gorge, UT. Beautiful area. It was by that time that Tor’s breakfast was “regurgitated” behind one of the outhouses at Flaming Gorge overlooks. I was not about to stick my head into one of the holes in the outhouse to barf, so I got rid of the entire massive omelet behind the valet, with the only spectator being a chipmunk waiting to tear in the half digested stomach content. He sat the patiently until I got done. Not a soul nearby. Must have been a bad egg. I didn’t feel good the rest of the day.

Continued down to Moab, UT, in rain, wind,hail and temp down in the 40’s. Everything that was heated was turned to the right :-).

Parked on the edge of the gorge

First part of Flaming Gorge

Flaming Gorge – Red Canyon, view from the north.

From the south

Will try to post shots from Arches NP tomorrow….350 miles for the day.

Left Yellowstone this morning. Got a little cold overnight with a low of 31 degr. No problem staying warm in the tent though.

The first part of the ride south to The Tetons were foggy, and we were afraid that the fog wouldn’t lift and we would miss the Grand Teton mountain range. Fortunately, it finally lifted, and we were able to shoot some.

Stopping in Jackson was an experience, with a lot of activity and good food. The town looks like an old cowboy town. After eating a huge Jackson burger, we continued on WY 191 and ended up in Rock Springs for the night. 230 or so miles for the day. Another big day coming up tomorrow: Flaming Gorge, down through Utah, then Arches NP in Utah, before riding into Colorado.

Some shots from yesterday and today…

Grand Teton just as the fog lifts

Grand Tetons. Still a little fog left

Old Faithful. We rode up to the site yesterday, and within minutes of walking up to the site, she started erupting.

Grand Tetons

Chief Josephs Hwy, WY. Out of this world scenery and riding

This shot was taken just after coming off Beartooth Hwy / Pass, WY

Bighorn Canyon, Montana. Quite a sight.

We just had to ride up to Old Faithful to have a look. Staying another night in Grant Village before we head further south though The Grand Tetons. Not sure how far we’ll get, but we will take our time in The Tetons for sure. We still dont have a decent wifi to upload pics with, so gonna have to wait.

Around 250 miles for the day. Started out from Buffalo SP, and rode in to Cody for bfast. Continued up 120 north of Cody to get to Chief Joseph Hwy. It didnt dissapoint. Awsome road and views. 50 miles of riding heaven, with countless stops for shots.

Chief Joseph ended at the intersection with hwy 212, known as Beartooth. We decided to head up Beartooth all the way to the Montana border. At Beartooth Pass at about 10000 ft elevation, the temp had dropped to 45 degr.

Beartooth did not dissapoint either. The scenery and views are just something that has to be experienced to really get a scope of the wastness and magnitude of these mountains. Being able to ride through the mountains makes it even better.

We returned from Beartooth and continued down through Yellowstone NP. It started to rain and the temp dropped to 44 degr. This are situations where you have total dependency on your gear, from waterproof boots, pants and jackets, all gortex, along with electrictly heated Gerbing liners. Get wet in these conditions, and youre in trouble. Being prepared is essential.

The campground we planned to stay at was closed for the season, so we started hunting for a place to sleep. We ended up in Grant Village campground on the south end of Yellowstone lake.

The temp is supposed to drop to 32 degr tonite. Again, having the right equipment is important in order to sleep comfortably in a tent in freezing temps.

Tomorrow we head over to Old Faithful to have a look. Also need to do housekeeping, laundry, and do some routine maintenance on the bikes.

181 miles for the day. Lots of stops through the Bighorn Mountains.
Got off beautiful 14a, and headed up Bighorn Canyon. Pics later. We are headeed up to Beartooth and Yellowstone this morning.