June 25

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 60 miles to Bridge Bay Campground.  This was a very interesting day.  When I was here a few years ago with Brian the line to get into Yellowstone stretched from the entrance gate way back into the town of West Yellowstone.  Easily over a mile long and well over an hour wait to enter the park.  So this time the plan was to get to McDonald's at 6am when they open, buy 2 egg McMuffins and get in line early.

I got up at 5:20, out the door at 6.  The temperature was 39 degrees, I could see my breath in the morning air.  I got to McDonald's, got my 2 sandwiches, and rode to the entrance gate.  There was only one car ahead of me!  Wasn't expecting that.  So I paid my fee and rode into the park.  I stopped at mile 12 and ate the first sandwich.


The smell of sulfur is everywhere.

The morning was overcast and very chilly.  I stopped at mile 39 at Canyon Village in the park to eat my 2nd breakfast sandwich.  I was so cold I could not stop shivering.  There were several overlooks that I had planned to stop at but with the temperatures and on/off rain I just kept riding.  About an hour later the sun came out and I had to stop and remove some layers of clothing.  Some animals were out which was nice to see.






I reached the campground as it started to rain.  Quickly set up my tent and jumped in.  I got out around 5pm and had some dinner and went right back in the tent.  By 7pm the rain had stopped and the sun was out, so I went for a walk around the campground.  By 8pm I was in for the night.  Big day tomorrow, 83 miles to Cody.



Comments

  1. BrianJune 28, 2026 at 3:44 PM

    Yikes, I remember that line to get into Yellowstone... Felt like if we had went to the back of that line like the lady wanted us to, it would've been an extra long day of riding. Glad there was no trouble this time! Hopefully no filtering water from the lake with this pass through of Yellowstone!

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    1. DougJune 30, 2026 at 7:44 PM

      No filtering water this time, thank goodness. But it certainly was a crazy day of weather.

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  2. BobbieJune 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM

    It will be over 100 this week so 39 actually sounds good😉

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    1. DougJune 30, 2026 at 7:45 PM

      Oh my. That's crazy weather for you guys. I don't want to see any days in the 100's.

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