Day 3:

• Other than being low on water, it was an easy day.
• Fish Creek Road is a paved road but it was not maintained, it had trees and shrubs growing in the cracks of the road and at the roadside. Only passing traffic cleaned the road of debris and flora and there was not that much traffic.
• Today, most of our riding was downhill.
• Cycling uphill to Cave Falls Road was easier to perform in the cool morning.

Day 3 - Fish Creek Road to Cave Falls Road, a Half Day Ride

Above Left: Dawn comes to the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route.

Above Right: The Chief Cook made coffee for me. Breakfast was dehydrated fruit and nuts. No wet bathing this morning (that is usually more of a sacrifice to ladies), Terry used a handi-wipe (an already moist towelette). We carry handi-wipes for potty breaks.

Above Left: We call that the Turtle position (when we pull the tent poles and let the air deflate from the tent).

Above Right: We were pedaling down the road and we noticed that the road is not maintained from trees or shrubs.

Above Left: More shrubs growing into the road.

Above Right: Snow Creek Butte goes to our left (east), it is not on our map.

Above: Wild Roses had been sparse until now. Now roses are plentiful and aromatic.

Above Left: We had a beautiful ride through the Targhee NF.

Above Right: The Indian Paint Brush was a brilliant red.

Above Left: We were near the Fish Creek North Fork in the center of the displayed map (our route is the Yellow Route on the map, NOT the Red Primary Route).

Above Right: Bright Coral Ferry Trumpets.

Above Left: Skyrocket, Reddish-Pink.

Above Right: Riding through Targhee NF.

Above Left: Yellow Daisies.

Above Right: Geraniums.

Above Left: Blue Flax.

Above Right: The big cracks in the road do not affect our ride but the cracks will facilitate more plant growth in the un-maintained road.

Above Left: We were seeing signs of civilization which meant that would be departing the National Forest soon (if not already).

Above Right: Looking across the Warm River at a National Forest Camp Ground.

Above Left: A story book private cabin sits on the Warm River exactly at the northeast end of the Bridge Crossing of MT Hwy-47 (Mesa Falls National Scenic Byway).

Above Right: The same cabin as viewed from mid-bridge.

Above Left: Yellow Columbine (in the Cabin's yard) - This may be a Commercial Columbine variant but we had just seen some wild yellow Columbine in southern Montana and later in northern Wyoming.

Above Right:The Hwy-47 Bridge over the Warm River .

Above Left: Looking downstream of the Warm River.

Above Right: We're climbing again but we only have a few miles to go.

Above Left: Looking across the Warm River valley toward a nice home.

Above Right: We see the Grand Tetons and where we will be in two nights.

Above Left: That clump of trees at the top-right of the road is near today's destination.

Above Right: We had arrived at Cave Falls Road/Hwy again (the same clump of trees in the background).