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The Plan Go in late May before Memorial Day. Take our chances with the weather rather than the summer tourist traffic. Some of the roads were not even scheduled to open until May 6th so I watched the weather and kept my fingers crossed.
The Itinerary (Starting and ending at Moran Junction on Highway 26, 8 miles east of Grand Teton National Park)
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Date
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Destination
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Population
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Elevation
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Distance
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| 5/26/05
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Dubois
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962
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6,917 ft.
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48 miles
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| 5/27/05
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Riverton
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9,310
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4,956 ft.
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81 miles
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| 5/28/05
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Thermopolis
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3,172
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4,513 ft.
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52 miles
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| 5/29/05
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-- Off Day --
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| 5/30/05
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Meeteetsee
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351
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5,798 ft.
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55 miles
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| 5/31/05
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Cody
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8,835
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5,095 ft.
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34 miles
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| 6/01/05
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Pahaska Tepee
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n/a*
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6,700 ft.
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50 miles
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| 6/02/05
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Yellowstone N.P.
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n/a*
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7,700 ft.
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50 miles
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| 6/03/05
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Moran Junction
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n/a*
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6,800 ft.
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56 miles
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* Although Moran Junction does technically have a post office, these 3 locations are not actually towns with populations. Pahaska Tepee is Buffalo Bill Cody's original hunting lodge just outside the eastern entrance to Yellowstone N.P.
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The Promise We'd be going through two National Parks, one National Forest, one State Park, and an Indian Reservation. We'd see lots of wildlife, and ride along several river canyons beside mountain peaks of over 13,000 ft and permanent glaciers. There would be two crossings of the Continental Divide and mountain passes of 8,700 and 9,600 feet. Average elevation would be around 6,000 feet. We'd stay at the world's largest mineral hot springs and a 100 year old lodge, and all but about 30 miles of the route was marked as "scenic" on the AAA maps. Nothing like raising expectations...
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