Checking in from Butte, MT

Ray enjoying Wyoming landscape and downtown Jackson Hole elk antlers.

Curt enjoying an evening cigar at our Jackson Hole digs and earlier in the day in Utah.

Hello Everyone...I will try to fill you in on the last two days. Yesterday(Sunday, June 7), Curt and I rode from Vernal, UT to Jackson Hole WY on Hwy 191. It's a stretch of highway that I hope you all get to experience in your life time. On a motorcycle is even better. We left Vernal at about 6:00am. We were expecting good cool weather, so we were both anxious to start. The weather was beautiful all day through northern Utah and Wyoming. Curt put me in the lead most of the day and we made numberous stops for pics. We saw antelope, deer and elk off and on all day. We had about 12 drops of rain hit us between Vernal and Jackson Hole, but by the time we got to Jackson, there was a low cloud cover and rain on the way. The beautiful snow capped Grand Tetons that we watched grow closer most of the day had suddenly disappeared. Jackson Hole was still an interesting place to spend an evening walking around. There were lots of shops that Kathy (apparently) has been in, and that Rubette never needs to know about. Overall, I rate yesterday as the best day of motorcycle riding I've ever had, and that's a hard statement to make because I've had some REALLY good days riding a bike.

Now for today's saga. Again, we were on Hwy 191 and the views within the constraints of the visibility were stunning. We have been riding beside rushing water in rivers and streams. We've seen amazing canyons, mountains and wildlife. As I've told Curt, the dictionary needs more adjectives. The weather changed and we started the day riding in rain. We did not take the first picture, and that included riding through Yellowstone National Park. The lowest riding temp I noticed today was 42, and that was with snow still on the road beside us, and a little sleet thrown in just to make the rain interesting. Still, I loved every mile of it. At one point we stopped behind a short line of cars that were waiting for a small group of buffalo to wander through an area that the road was the only place to travel. Several of the buffalo walked between the car parked in front of us and our bikes. I could have reached out and touched one. We saw our first moose of the day today shortly after we left the park. It just wandered across the highway. Curt announced that we could go home now...not!

Sorry for the ramble folks, but it's really difficult to describe the natural beauty that we are seeing on this trip. What an adventure! I must come back.

Best to all of you and thanks for the support.

BB and GB