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Day 13 - June 20 - Council, ID to Lucille, ID - 75 miles Click on the thumbnails to view larger pictures.
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| What a great night's sleep!
After packing up our gear we headed into town to have breakfast at the Sawtooth Cafe. The pancakes they served us were some of the biggest we've ever seen. Definitely a logger's breakfast. While eating breakfast we found out that the road was being tarred and chipped about 20 miles out of town in our direction. The construction guys in the restaurant said they'd be starting work around 8:00 and we'd want to be through there before they started. So we gobbled down our breakfast and headed out for a hard 20 mile ride to try and beat the road work. We arrived at the section that had been chipped yesterday and it was tough riding. There were large patches of loose gravel, spots of fresh tar, and traffic flying by and kicking up stones at us the whole way through. However, after pushing hard for an hour and a half we finally made it through the construction zone with just minutes to spare. The workers were preparing to get started for the day when we exited the zone. Whew! The maps showed that we had a downhill once we got to Tamarack, so we decided to ride a big day and make it to White Bird. That way tomorrow morning we'll be fresh to ride up White Bird Mountain, which is a major climb. The route held true to the map and after Tamarack we found ourselves enjoying a nice downhill. Everything looked like it was going according to the plan. Since we planned on a long ride it was necessary to eat a good lunch so we stopped in Pinehurst and ate at Pinehurst Outfitters and Cafe. What a great lunch it was, especially the raspberry milkshakes! Mm-m-m! Things continued according to plans until we got to the confluence of the Little Salmon River and Salmon River in Riggins. Suddenly the wind shifted and we found ourselves riding into a stiff 20mph headwind. The 8 miles from Riggins to Lucile were downhill, but they were brutal. It took everything we had to make progress. When we arrived at the Steelhead Inn in Lucile we were hot, tired, thirsty, and ready to call it quits so we changed our plans and got a room at the Inn. It turned out to be a good move because the rooms were very comfortable and the lady who managed the motel volunteered to drive Carol back into Riggins to pick up pizza for supper. She also gave us extra packets coffee and hot chocolate mix so we'd have plenty for tomorrow morning. She wouldn't even take payment for the extra services. Idaho is looking a lot like Oregon! |
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