Wyoming already!

Well, my cellphone's data plan is roaming again, which means the map on the site is out of commission. While it says I am somewhere off a highway 75, (I haven't passed a highway 75 in days, if ever) I am actually in Jackson, Wyoming. I got into Alpine, Wyoming yesterday evening and met up with my friends Ian and Jen, who are going to be riding with me for the next two weeks. We have been doing some hill climbing, but they have been rollers for the most part. We are anticipating actually climbing the continental divide in the next two days.
Idaho was interesting. Although I think the last day was my favorite. Coming into Wyoming through the targhee national forest was absolutely incredible. It was difficult to stop myself from stopping every 10 minutes to take a picture of yet another idyllic setting.
For the most part, idaho seemed to be pretty constant uphill false flats, and large rolling plains, with a head wind. One day I got so frustrated I only ended up doing 45 miles (an extremely short day for me). Like the rest of the country, I have met nothing but incredibly nice people. Ones who were more than willing to share a campsite with me to save some money, or who let me camp for free in their RV parks because I had eaten at their cafes twice that day, or even ones that saw what I was eating for dinner and felt so sorry for me that they fed me salad to make up for the sad meal. (that last one in particular was at craters of the moon where the people at the campsite next to me saw that I was eating refried beans, tuna and corn for dinner. :)
Overall, I am feeling strong and good, and I am ready to tackle the continental divide.
-katy-