Day 6 Bungee Science

In my opinion the 4 most important inventions by man, in chronological order, are fire, beer, the wheel and bungee cords. Packing a motorcycle for a 3 week trip is not easy. Then having to repack it every day, it becomes almost a science. After the first week we have mastered the science of the bungee.
I was up at 6:00 this morning and decided to walk down to the Super 8’s lobby to get a cup of coffee and some oatmeal at the free continental breakfast before packing my bike. Tom decided to pack first and then grab his breakfast but just as he was heading to the lobby there was a power outage. Nothing was available unless you wanted some cold cereal so we got on the road a little early this morning.
It was 54 degrees when we pulled out at 7:15. The skies were overcast and the roads were still wet from the overnight rain. I decided to wear my heated clothes because we would be riding in some high elevations. We had rain off and on all day but it would only rain for 5 minutes and then it would be sunny skies and dry road. The temperature never got higher than 59 and as low as 41.
We started on I90 east and then took 89 South into Wyoming . We heard Beartooth Pass was still being repaired from the winter damage so we changed our plan and entered Yellowstone at the North entrance. We toured around the park all morning making stops at Mammouth Hot Springs, Tower Falls and Old Faithfull. We took the South exit from the park and picked up 89 South again and rode through Grand Teton National Park. The road, which followed along the Snake River at the bottom of the Tetons, was definitely in the top 5 roads that I have ever ridden. We continued through Jackson Hole, a quaint little western tourist town, and stopped for the night around 6:30 in Montpilier, Idaho.
Tomorrow we’re heading west through Idaho and into Salt Lake City and across Utah.
Life is good.

Total miles: 404 Butt factor: 3