After a big breakfast at the H.S. cafeteria, we left Sandpoint at around 7am. It was cold! Morning temperatures were in the upper-30's to low 40's. It took a few hours to thaw out, but, by afternoon, it was back into 80's. We followed US-2 to SR-200 along spectacular Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced PONDER-RAY), pictured above. Pend Oreille is a yiddish term meaning "water clear as seltzer, but not as bubbly." The scenery that day was stunning. We had a "Moose-Warning" on our trip sheets for that day, but the moose apparently took the day off from entertaining bike riders passing through their digs.
Along the way at a convenience store/gas station, we (literally) crossed paths with "Phil." Phil was on the tail end of a bike ride from Boston to Anacortes, WA. He was travelling alone on a recumbent bicycle with a gear trailer. He started from Boston in April.
Around mid-afternoon, we entered our third state--Montana--following Hwy 200 into Thompson Falls, MT, capping a 90.5 mile day. It was about 90 degrees when we hit town. Again, we camped at the high school and had a fabulous meal at Minnie's Montana Grill in beautiful downtown Thompson Falls. Our daily trip sheet said we shouldn't put food or toothpaste in our tent, in the event that the local bears decide to finish their studies that evening at the High School. Apparently the bears had better things to do that evening (or better things to eat than gristled, sweaty bikers).
More to come,
Marty
1 comment:
Love the state line photos all being tilted! Don't change a thing! (besides, you can always rotate them after the trip)
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