Day 23 – Legs of Rubber
We had another beautiful day. Sunshine all day. We were on a busy highway, but had a shoulder
the majority of the time. We biked 71.9
miles from Ennis, MT to West Yellowstone, MT.
I thought today would be an easy ride. We had no major climbs, just a gentle ascent
over the course of the 71.9 miles. But
between the ascent, and a head wind of anywhere from 5 mph to 15 mph, the day
became very challenging. My body was
sore and my legs felt like rubber. I
don’t know how else to explain it, my legs just seemed to have no ambition. I am blaming it on the ascent being a little
more than it appeared or the head wind having a bigger impact than I assumed. Either way, it felt good to just get this day
finished.
Despite my legs slight mutiny, I was able to once again find
beautiful distractions. For a good
portion of our ride we traveled alongside the Madison River and Hebgen
Lake. And we continued to view scenic
mountains.
Mountain range from beginning of today's ride |
Madison River |
Hebgen Lake |
Tomorrow is completely unpredictable. We will be traveling through Yellowstone
National Park. The total length of the
route through the park is a little over 70 miles. Between the traffic (which we have been told
was bad today) and a forecasted head wind of 20 to 30 mph, we have no idea if
we will get half way through or the entire way (or likely somewhere in between). We will see what tomorrow brings. Either way it will be beautiful and I am sure
full of surprises.
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