Today’s goal was to get up and out of the campground as quickly as possible. Which I did, shortly after sunrise. Today was another climb to 9500 feet above sea level with a 3300 foot climb from my campground to the pass. After stopping for some money shots of the Tetons it was time to climb. When I turned left and started going southeast there is a tailwind. A thankful tailwind. The climb was long and the final surge over the Togwotee pass was 12 miles. The grade was consistent with a few times it went over 6 percent grade. There were still numerous stops to rest and take pictures. There was also a false pass which I though I was at the top but then went down before I went up once again for the final surge.
Aside from Yellowstone National Park the roads in Wyoming are fantastic. The shoulders are 6 to 8 feet wide. The rumble strip is right next to the white line, there were few bumps and very little debris on the shoulder. By far the best roads to date. I had a tailwind the entire way which was very welcome.
I made it to Dubois in excellent time and only encountered two other cyclists going the opposite direction. One I spoke with at a rest stop and she was giving up on the uphill. She had 20 miles left to get over the pass, headwinds, and it was 2 pm. She was giving up in the sense that she was putting her bike in the back of a pickup truck that belonged to folks from Ohio. I didn’t blame her because of the headwinds I previously encountered in headwinds.
Once I arrived in Dubois I needed to determine if I was going to spend two nights or one night here because the next day was July 4th. I did not really want to take the day off but decided to that evening.
Today’s stats: total mileage 67.31 miles; average speed 12.0 mph; max speed 34.6 mph; total elevation gain 3366 feet; and total decline 3140 mph.