DAY 5: After breakfast, we will bicycle to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Created 600,000 years ago by huge volcanic eruptions, Canyon Rhyolite flow, and the melting of the last glaciers, this geologic wonderland is full of breath-taking views and roaring waterfalls. Be sure to stop at the famous Artist Point and at the Upper and Lower Falls overlooks.

If you want more miles, then you can bike the optional out-and-back to Norris Geyser Basin, the hottest thermal area in the park. You’ll be treated with more views of bubbling hot springs, colorful pools and pungent steam vents. Lunch and dinner are on your own today. We’ll stay in small cottages nestled in the woods at Canyon Village. 20 or 44 miles.

DAY 6: We take a well-earned day off the bikes today and shuttle to Grand Teton National Park. The park features the 40-mile long Teton mountain range with eight peaks over 12,000’. We’ll enjoy dinner on the riverbank and then a float trip in the Snake River to try and spot eagles, elk and deer. 0 miles.

DAY 7: We’ll bike on a beautiful new bike path to pristine, azure Jenny Lake. You can stop for lunch beside the river, and then continue the rest of the way into Jackson. We’ll say our good-byes over our last dinner together tonight. 44 miles.

DAY 8: The tour officially ends after breakfast. You can take the 20-minute cab ride to the airport anytime at your convenience.

Visit the crown jewels of the National Park system in the springtime when tourists are few and wildlife abounds. Ice cold freshets rush along the road as we cycle north through the pine forests and aspen glades toward Yellowstone National Park. Its magic unveils itself in rising mists of simmering turquoise hot pools and gushing spouts of thundering geysers.

Cinnamon bison babies frolic amidst wildflowers and tender green grass in Teton National Park. Mountain lakes sparkle under the ragged front of snow-bright peaks. As we pedal along the bluffs of the Snake River, we are sure to spot osprey and eagles, herds of elk and bison, and with any luck, a moose.

DAY 1: We meet in the heart of Teton Valley in Driggs, Idaho for a rental bike fitting at 3:00pm, an orientation at 5:30pm and dinner at 6:30pm.

DAY 2: We start our tour with 10 miles on a flat bike path through the valley. We continue on quiet, rural roads through farmland and the Targhee National Forest as we skirt the west side of the Teton Mountains. We’ll have a picnic lunch at spectacular Mesa Falls and then shuttle to the town of West Yellowstone. 57 miles.

DAY 3: We’ll pass through the gates of Yellowstone National Park by cycling along the Madison River. We’ll take a small detour to bicycle past the rushing Firehole Falls and then the rainbow-colored Grand Prismatic Spring. After a picnic lunch, we’ll head to our lodging for the night: the Old Faithful Inn. Situated beside the world’s most famous geyser, this magnificent building is possibly the largest log and limb structure in the world. 37 miles.

DAY 4: Today’s ride includes a gentle climb over Craig Pass and the Continental Divide to Lake Yellowstone Hotel. On the banks of the world’s largest alpine lake, this beautiful, colonial-style hotel is situated on a site long known as a meeting place for Indians, trappers and mountain men. Gorgeous views of the mountains will surround us. 40 miles.