Biking

It was time for us to load up the bikes and go for a ride . So far, we haven't ridden the bikes as we have been busy hiking different areas. This time, we wanted to try a different area. We have always wanted to try the pathway from Wilson to Teton Village which is about a 7 mile ride each way.

We arrived at the drop-off location in an area south of Teton Village and about two miles east of Wilson where we unloaded the bikes from the rack and got ready to ride:

It wasn't too far into our ride when I noticed that Josie kept falling further and further behind:

 I kept stopping to wait for her to catch up, and finally I stopped to ask her if there was anything wrong. She said the rear tire was almost flat and she was struggling to peddle on the mostly level pathway. We turned around and went back to the Jeep to grab the pump and get all the tires back up to normal pressure. You would think that I would have known to check the tire pressure after not using the bikes for so long. My bad. By this time, we had already gone 5 miles, round trip, so we decided to change the target location to downtown Wilson. We have never seen any part of Wilson except from the main road on the way to the pass to drive to Idaho. This pathway took us through some pretty countryside and through a couple neighborhoods where we saw some nice homes. The bikes were cruising now with full tire pressure and Josie was much more comfortable:

Our ride ended up in Wilson where we stopped to have lunch at the Stagecoach Grill:

Josie had a burger and I had their Philly Cheese Steak sandwich. It was just a ho-hum lunch and we rode back to the Jeep.

The total ride, including the interrupted part to Teton Village, was about 9 miles. It wasn't what we intended, but the exercise was good. We saw more beautiful wildflowers:

and noticed that it was very hazy from the wildfires in WA that are now having their effect in WY.  It is much too early to see wildfire smoke, so we are hoping it goes away quickly.

Our plan today is to drive to Idaho Falls to return some items Josie bought for a craft project at Michael's, and to finally get a couple haircuts. They are much cheaper in Idaho Falls and the drive is a pleasant one. We will probably see more of the haze from the wildfires, but we have no control over that and are just happy to have the day off to enjoy...