Bad Weather Day

It was raining in the AM yesterday and remained wet and very cool all day. There was a short break in the weather around noon, so we jumped in the truck and drove north to try and get a view of some bears that we heard about at the northern entrance to the Tetons. Part of our objective was to stop at a bicycle shop that is close to the entrance of the Tetons that rents bikes and also sells them. Our purpose was to get some advice on distinguishing between the confusing types of bicycles that are available and help deciding what we should buy based on our projected use. Just before arriving at the cycle shop, we saw cars lined up before the bridge over the Snake River which was a popular area for moose last year. Sure enough, there was a lone bull moose grazing about 100 feet off the road and next to the river:

He was still in velvet as you can see, but this guy will have an impressive rack in about a month.

Our visit to the cycle shop was productive as they described the different bicycles and suggested we look for bikes that are in the medium size and are the comfort style. They had some, of course, but they were priced way beyond what we want to spend. They also have a program where you can rent a new bike for the season for $225, and purchase it for $200 at the end of the season or turn it back in. That was an enticing option, but still too expensive for our needs. Our hunt will continue.

We cancelled the drive to see the bears as the weather worsened and we didn't want to waste time looking for animals that would most likely be bedded down in the poor weather.

The last bit of advice on bicycle shopping was given in this article in consumer reports which pretty much says it all. We consider ourselves as casual users, so we are about ready to take the plunge.

It appears that the weather is improving today, even though it is still cool - 41 this morning - so we hope to get outdoors to do something to take advantage of our second day off this week...