Today is coincidence day. One year ago on this day I rode this exact same section of road. Last year it was west to east and this year it was east to west. It is my conclusion that going east to west is easier. The first 12 miles outside of West Yellowstone was all downhill. Then the next 20 miles were all downhill to the visitor center at Earthquake Lake. Before getting to Earthquake Lake we passed Hebgen Lake. This year the water was much higher than last year and water was going over the spillway. The June storms in Yellowstone are the primary cause of this water.
Along Hebgen Lake and Earthquake Lake we started to see individual cyclists east bound. At the Earthquake Lake visitor center we learned that those riders were part of a Cycle America group riding from Everett, WA to Gloucester, MA. Apparently there were 50 riders in total. That is a big group.
From the visitor center to Ennis it was more downhill.
Today’s stats: total mileage 73.61 miles, average speed 14.6, elevation gain 1250 feet, elevation loss 2530 feet, max speed 34.3 mph.