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I suppose I may be a rarer sight than a Grizzly bear out here. As I rode up to a beautiful overlook of the Tetons over Jackson Lake, I noticed something wasn’t quite right. Instead of facing the lake and the mountains, the people were all facing the road. Was there a bear? A bison? No, it was me! I decided this would be an excellent time to pull out the phone and take pictures of the people taking pictures of me.

All day, people stopped to take photos of this unusual wildlife. It’s a good thing I don’t mind. I find it rather entertaining, actually, though I’m glad I’m on the dirt roads and out of sight most of the time. I tried to stop to chat with most of the people and had a good time meeting everyone. If you’re one of those who captured me on film, please send me the picture or movie! Or post them on my Facebook page for the ride. I’d love to see what I look like from your perspective.

When I woke up this morning, I felt sluggish. I’d pondered trying to ride a big day to my next mail drop up on Togwotee Pass. I decided, without too much debate, to sleep in and ride a shorter, more relaxed day. I got to riding just before 9:00 and, around noon found myself at the Flagg Ranch Resort between the southern entrance to Yellowstone and the northern entrance to Grand Teton. I stopped at the ranch for coffee and to load up on sugar. Upon leaving the ranch, I turned onto 89/287. This was an exciting turn for me because it was part of the route that my uncle and I took on our road trip to Banff, where I started this journey.

I enjoyed riding down the road and watching everyone’s expressions as they drove by. It helped the miles fly by, and I soon found myself at Colter Bay, where I’m staying tonight at the hiker/biker camp. I’ve met many other cyclists on their own tours, as well as several other campground guests. When you ride around a campground on a unicycle, it’s not too hard to strike up conversations. It took me a while to get anywhere, but I had nowhere else to be. I especially enjoyed hanging out with Seth and Family and friends; it was nice to sit down and have some company. I think I left the Seth clan around 8:30. It was about a quarter mile back to my tent, but I didn’t find my sleeping bag until 10:30 as I was stopped several times on my way back. So much for getting some much-needed sleep. I’m looking forward to breakfast with the other cyclists in the morning if I can wake up early enough. My appetite has jumped to a new level over the last few days.