Momma said they'd be days like this!!! I had looked at the forecast from Idaho Falls and saw headwinds so at least I wasn't surprised. The first 30 miles was okay. But those last 58 miles, oh my. Nothing to break or slow down the wind. I was traveling north the entire segment and the wind was out of the north, I was ecstatic when I'd get my speed up to 15 mph!!!! Being taller and riding in headwinds is not fun.

I had a slow leaking tube so changed it at one of my wife's rest stops. I found a small cut in the tire so put in one of my boots as a precaution. I never did find a leak in the tube though. Will check it out later. Thoroughly check the tire but didn't find any wires or glass.

I actually rode further than I had planned so that's a plus. My wife enticed me to ride further to get some food for lunch and I agreed.

There was several miles of road construction with only one lane and a pilot car. I timed it perfectly. I was the last person through. Then I had the road to myself after the construction. Unfortunately I probably held up the oncoming traffic struggling to get through that 5 mile section in those winds.

Tomorrow is riding through Yellowstone! We slipped over and saw Old Faithful again this evening. Turns out we're here for the 100 year National Parks celebration.