Feeling stuffed after the delicious breakfast, I had to go straight up
the climb out of the valley. Having dragged my full tummy all the way
to the top, I decided to try putting on a second pair of Lycra shorts
to reduce the pain on my backside. For a few minutes, it felt so much
better, but my euphoria wasn't meant to last long... The descent into
the next valley was however beautiful, and I couldn't stop but hum
Queen's Don't Stop Me Now on the way down! I also met a group of 6 or
8 climbing up the mountain, which I later found out was Adventure
Cycling's guided tour who had left the east coast in May. I didn't
ride too many miles so by lunchtime, I was about 30miles from
Yellowstone. When I stopped to buy drinks, I met another couple on the
Transam, and we had the usual chat about dog problems and tales on the
trail... Once I got to West Yellowstone, I headed straight to the bike
shop to get my front wheel straightened out, and to look for a new
saddle. It seems that my saddle is actually too soft, which seems
paradoxical but it means that the bony bits can push right through to
the metal railing. So after some thinking over food, and once again
feeling exactly how painful sitting down was, I decided to buy the
quality ladies Selle saddle, even though it's ridiculously expensive
at nearly $100... But with its harder gel cushioning it should provide
more "soft tissue support"! Now I'm looking forward to a bus tour of
the park tomorrow, and giving my body a bit of rest. Especially
because the next day, I will have to ride 130miles since I need to get
out of Yellowstone and adjacent Teton park to get to a reasonably
priced motel.
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