After a wonderful night at the RV park’s clubhouse (pic) with expectations of an easy 56 mile ride along a Priest River scheduled. We met for big breakfast a Boo-Boo’s restaurant (pic) in Usk. We had a great breakfast and wonderful comroudere visiting and congealing as a group.
A beautiful foggy morning made for lots of good video and pictures. Stillwater Kevin spots a bald eagle (pic) and we all stopped to glimpse it sitting in a tree and flying along the far shore. Things went fine till we left Newport. Shortly after finding a nice volunteer to take our photos in front of the Welcome to Idaho sign (pic) Kevin and I managed to get separated (lost) from our group and we rode about 2 miles out of the way before being brought to our senses by a phone call from Tulsa Bill. We reversed direction and began to chase down the group but in was after noon when we reached the town of Priest River and decided to grab a lunch across the river in town so we did. The others continued on as we fell farther behind. The next 20 miles or so after lunch were very beautiful and we observed many manmade nesting platforms with osprey in the nests. (pic)
Riding the busy highway shoulder to Sagle was unpleasant and the bike trial from there to Sandpoint was rough in places causing my right rear pannier to fall off a couple times. Long story short the last 15 miles were unpleasant. After crossing the old bridge to Sandpoint we met most of the group heading in the other direction to a campsite 3 miles outside of Sagle, ie backtracking 7 miles. Kevin and I went on into town and met Tulsa Bill at a local watering hole. The three of us ended up getting a hotel room in town and headed back over to the brewery at 7 to participate in a trivia completion which our table lead until the last round then lost by a point. Things rapidly died down once the competition was over and we headed back to the room with wounded pride.
A beautiful foggy morning made for lots of good video and pictures. Stillwater Kevin spots a bald eagle (pic) and we all stopped to glimpse it sitting in a tree and flying along the far shore. Things went fine till we left Newport. Shortly after finding a nice volunteer to take our photos in front of the Welcome to Idaho sign (pic) Kevin and I managed to get separated (lost) from our group and we rode about 2 miles out of the way before being brought to our senses by a phone call from Tulsa Bill. We reversed direction and began to chase down the group but in was after noon when we reached the town of Priest River and decided to grab a lunch across the river in town so we did. The others continued on as we fell farther behind. The next 20 miles or so after lunch were very beautiful and we observed many manmade nesting platforms with osprey in the nests. (pic)
Riding the busy highway shoulder to Sagle was unpleasant and the bike trial from there to Sandpoint was rough in places causing my right rear pannier to fall off a couple times. Long story short the last 15 miles were unpleasant. After crossing the old bridge to Sandpoint we met most of the group heading in the other direction to a campsite 3 miles outside of Sagle, ie backtracking 7 miles. Kevin and I went on into town and met Tulsa Bill at a local watering hole. The three of us ended up getting a hotel room in town and headed back over to the brewery at 7 to participate in a trivia completion which our table lead until the last round then lost by a point. Things rapidly died down once the competition was over and we headed back to the room with wounded pride.
Glad to hear from you. Great pics, as always.
ReplyDeleteIn the Idaho picture from left to right. Stillwater Susan, New Jersey Diane, Oregon Bill, Stillwater Kevin, Me, Tulsa Bill, California Rick.
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