Kibitzers biked through three states, two national parks, one national parkway and crossed the Continental Divide four times.

Is this friggin thing gonna fit?

All Aboard!!

I can't believe we stopped at the Corn Palace!

Where do you put your butt on this things?

Trip starts on foot in Gallatin National Forest.

Heart-leaved Arnica.
Arnica gel is great for relieving sore muscles.

Michael amazed us all by edging onto this log bridge for a picture.

Calling planet earth....

Dinner the night before departure. Everyone
has arrived except Mitch.

All that stuff fit on these 10 bikes...

You can only stuff so much in that pack!

Load em up, boy!

Paradise Valley
Gateway to Yellowstone

Don Quixote and what's his name.

We ate breakfast at the Old Saloon in Emigrant. The saloon had an old west atmosphere
with the original interior.

Yo, Michael
Those front panniers weighed
20 pounds each (foreshadowing...)

This back road to Yellowstone kept us away from traffic and provided great
views of the Yellowstone River.

Four Horsemen

We were very happy to find cold water and ice cream here after a long ride in the open.

A smooth slope of easily eroded red
siltstone located just a few miles north
of Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone RV Park, first night out, in Gardiner.

Forty-five miles in the wilderness,
sleeping like a baby

Michael outsmarts(?) the critters.

Day 2, mostly uphill starting with a long ramp up from the campground.

North Gate of Yellowstone

Yo Jerry

Very Special Sag Wagon
Michael and his bicycle catch a ride.

Ice cream at Mammoth brings on a smile.

Very serious bear box
We didn't see even one bear the whole trip.

Night 2, Campsite at Mammoth
Early to bed, early to rise....

Mammoth Hot Springs, upper terrace

Yo Tony

Yo Mitch

About 7 miles uphill from Mammoth
to the Golden Gate.

Challenging Roads

View after a steep 7 mile climb as we passed through the Golden Gate.

Tony in amazing meadow

First Bison

Peter and Jerry retrieve Bill and Michael from Bozeman hospital. We're thrilled
that Presser in OK.

Elk were the most prevalent animal.

Early morning at Norris Campground

You get the real feel of the outdoors when you wake up to a 1000+ lb animal grazing outside your tent.

Met up with Marty, Joyce & Sam at Norris. They greeted us on this COLD morning with delicious hot coffee.

Some went hiking, some went to Geyser basin. Mitch, Jerry and Tony hiked along the Solfatara Creek trail.

Norris Geyser basin, deep deep pond

The water is so clear it seems non-existent.

Tony taking a break on hike along Solfatara Creek trail.

Rainbows of color develop across a runoff stream

Great shapes at every turn

We spend several days at Norris Campground.

Norris geyser basin at dusk

We had the Norris Geyser Basin to ourselves when we explored it right before dark.

Happy campers at Norris Geyser Basin.

Day 5 - Steve takes a break along a road that parallels Virginia Cascades.

Peter along Virginia Cascades

Evidence of the 1987 fire everywhere

Alpine meadow on the way to Canyon Village.

They had a big grin for the person taking this photo!

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Upper Falls

Tony getting a better view of the canyon.

Yellowstone Falls

Tony finds a broccoli bush and a pepper tree.

Don't jump the queue if it has a bison in it.

View as group rode out of Norris Campground.

Fumerole across Firehold River, or maybe the Gibbon River?

Not as steep as it looks.

Elk cavort

Falls along Gibbon River. Lots of falls, which usually means a tough climb. Luckily we were going downhill (all the way).

Michael's bison. Michael was sentenced to view a film of park visitors being gored and tossed in the air by bison. He will never do it again...or so he says!

Algae has never been so beautiful!

This would be a fumerole except it's under water. Looks like it would be a great natural hot tub.

What is the physics of this deep blue color?

Each type of algae grows best at a different temperature, thus, the rainbow of colors across a runoff stream.

Old Faithful Lodge interior

Japanese tourist all ran to get into the correct position for a picture just as Old Faithful erupted.

Beer before lousy dinner. It helped!

Six days into trip, totally relaxed.

Bill Chills

Built during the winter of 1903-04, the Old Faithful Inn was designed by Robert C. Reamer, who wanted the asymmetry of the building to reflect the chaos of nature.

Old Faithful in the early morning.

Waiting for Tony....and waiting! Where could he be? (Tony was miles ahead)

Jerry in front of Kepler Cascades, on the way up to Craig Pass and the Continental Divide.

Crossing Continental Divide for a second time.
Elevation 8391 ft.

Peter at our second crossing of the Continental Divide.

Mitch serving hors de'ourves.

Michael and Hank offering cook Bill some support.

Cocktails at Grant Village

Skip in identical spot 30 years later [NOTE TO SKIP - PROVIDE OLDER PICTURE PLEASE]

Cool calcitish (Michael's word) stuff

Flowers brighten up the drabbest rock outcropping.

Kibitzer Favorite Beers

1987 fire damage is evident at Lewis Lake.

Lewis Falls

Ten Kibitzers take over the bridge crossing the Lewis River in Southern Yellowstone.

Marty the Kibitzer Balladeer

Tetons in the distance

Fabulous riding and it's even downhill....except when it's uphill.

Entering Grand Teton National Park.

This water caused major goosebumps and shrinkage but it didn't stop Tony!

It took Steve about 15 minutes to get this far.

Ask me about Rachel

Phone sex? (Maybe not)

Off the bike recreation

Elements of a healthy Kibitzer diet.

This was our first night in the Tetons on the shore of Jackson Lake. Dinner for the evening was Freeze Dried Pad Thai....

Sundown on the shores of Jackson Lake.

The ride in the Tetons was amazing. The scenery was magnificent at every turn.

Cold at 7:30 AM

Kibitzers in the wild. Taken by some happy Danes Skip met.

Peshkin still wasn't completely convinced!

Sign reads: Watch for Mountains Ahead

Peter's favorite day of biking.

Al joined us. Marty and Tony left. Person on the left is one of the many people Al met before we arrived.

Jerry and Bill put this meal together with bargains from the camp store and tortellini from someone's panniers. The only thing missing was good wine.

Jenny Lake

Inspiration Point

Hidden Falls

Mo, Larry, and Curly, heading up to Cascade Canyon!

Old Man Mitch of the mountain.

Hydrological cycle at work

Purple fringe and lichen

Columbine

The Moose!
It moved a little but never emerged from chest deep in the swamp. We watched for an hour.

Skip

Moose Watch

This marmot is pretty interested in us.

Jenny Lake Campsite

Tofu makes me happy!

Jenny Lake Campground had amazing views and was our favorite.

We could've spend many more days here just drinking in the sights.

Primeval sunset

We hitched our bikes outside of Route 89 Cafe in Jackson. This was one of our favorite breakfast places.

Al blends in with the local populace....Not!

Grand Canyon of the Snake River

Seat with a view

Crossing into Idaho

Almost at the summit of Pine Creek Pass. The 12 mile climb wasn't a piece of cake!

Al said "I don't remember this climb being so hard 14 years ago."

Am I there yet?

Sal joins us for some Kibitzer cheer.

Sal joined us for a 10 mile ride on Peter's bike.

Wide open spaces of Idaho.

Mormon Country
This is the only bar open on Sunday for 50 miles. 90% of the population in this area is Mormon.

Bob, the owner just happens to be a gun dealer and mayor of the town.

Mesa Falls

How do they feel about guns in Montana?

Yo Dude, Bill!

Swim & Snooze by the river

Mitch follows Al's fashion inspiration

Chico Hot Springs

Kibitzer beauties

Hank sleeping like a baby.

We drove in close proximity to fires all through Montana and Wyoming.

Kibitzers are Devil's Tower.
No one was interested in trying out
their climbing skills.