With the beautiful mountains of Teton getting smaller in the background, we rode to Pinedale over Togwotee Pass (almost 3000 meters/ 9000 ft high) and Union Pass. Union Pass was steep, but the view at the top was great. Then there were many very hilly kms/miles and a descent on a horribly bad road. The last section to Pinedale was mostly flat, so that was nice.
From Pinedale we started on the ride through the ‘Basin’, a large high desert where there’s little water. So that meant that we had to plan for 3 days regarding our water. There are only a few places where you can find water. Continue reading