Big Day Tomorrow

Hey gang, tonight is going to be a quick entry b/c we have a big day tomorrow: approaching the Tetons with 85 miles, our biggest mountain pass yet (over 9,800 feet, up 3,000 from where we are at now), rainy weather, 58 degree high predicted, and road construction at the summit.  Tomorrow is going to make Roscoe look like child's play.  Needless to say, we are all pretty excited.  I'm a little worried that our ride along the highway paralleling the Tetons will be obstructed, but we'll deal.  Tomorrow is going to be a hell of a day.   

Today was a great ride, about 75 miles from Lander to DuBois, WY.  We had our best scenery of the trip thus far, coming up on numerous mountain views and crossing Wind River multiple times amidst great backdrops.  Just gorgeous.  I rode with Maso again most of the day, which was a treat.  She's quite fast and makes me work to keep up.  She's a great conversationalist as well.  

We had a strange experience today coming across a Christian missionary who was walking across the country.  Originally I thought this was really neat and wanted to chat, but she made James Dobson and Focus on the Family look like a bunch of Al Sharptons.  This woman was so far off the reservation that I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing/cringing/yelling.  Apparently there are two types of people living today: missionaries for Christ and partying sinners.  No gray area with this person, so I just kept my mouth shut and moved on.  She said some other pretty interesting stuff that probably isn't fit for print.  We also ran into a more docile pair of bikers who were going across the country in the opposite direction.  It was much more fun talking to them.  

We ended the evening with a little square dancing at a local bar in DuBois, which was a blast.  Very few of us knew what we were doing, but we had a great time making fools of ourselves.  We actually started to get the hang of it towards the end.  Also, I got a Fat Tire for the first time in several years; like a little taste of home.

Other than that, both Lander and DuBois have made my list of favorite towns in the United States.  Very neat places to spend time, and lots of hiking and recreational activities to do.  Anyway, hope you all are doing well and I'll talk to you soon.  Big day tomorrow!