Saturday, July 25, 2009

Day 54 - 072409 Idaho

Lolo Hot Springs to Lowell, ID - 94.4 miles


We woke up this morning to rain, thunder, and lightning. After realizing that the RV Park had showers available I decided to take advantage and start the day off right. The riding today began with a nice climb to the top of Lolo Pass - 5225ft where we welcomed ourselves to Idaho & the Pacific Time Zone! A few of us took advantage of the free hot chocolate and Wi-Fi offered at the Lolo Pass Visitor Center before enjoying the descent.




Our first stop was at the Nine Mile Rest Area along the Lochsa River for some of Don and Will's peach pancakes. Yummy! Thanks guys! Today was long but riding in the mountains and along the Lochsa River was incredibly beautiful. We finally made it to Lowell and stopped at Ryan's Wilderness Inn Cafe for a few milkshakes. Thanks grandma Betty (Kevin's granny) for the milkshakes! The Clearwater National Forest Wild Goose Campground was full so we camped Rambo style on the roadside about 3 miles past Lowell. The poles on my Big Agnes Seedhouse tent broke so Don, Mason, and I went to work on it using Duck Tape, screws, and some serious finesse to get it sorted and set up. Thanks again fellows!

1 comment:

  1. Donny, a bear ate all my clothes and all I have left are these condoms.

    ReplyDelete