stanley, ID was our destination on the 18th. the whole ride, we followed the river in between mountains. We even passed through a tiny town, Clayton, with a population of 26. The little town had all their essentials: liquor, postal office, fire station, tie-dye shirts, and 5 homes. Dave and i spotted hot springs while riding and got in them. It was entirely worth it. Once in town, Dave and I checked out the local festival and ate at a restaurant - meatball sub and tots - while watching the tour de france. I was on dinner crew tonight and i burnt the stew… woops. camping tonight.
cold cold morning on the 19th. Stanley is know for having some of the coldest mornings in America. The hour and a half of getting ready in the morning consisted of jumping around a lot. the riding was cold for a while two so i went fast to warm up. some mountains before the first lunch of our 92 mile day had bright green grass and dead trees from a forest fire years earlier. The ride was a tough one, consisting of a few mountains to climb, but many awarding descents to follow. I skipped second lunch since i was far in front of the van, so i had to stop and ask a nice fellow for water at a campsite. Andy and i got lunch in town where i got some pancakes and an omelet. That night our dinner crew made breakfast for dinner - TONS of pancakes, sausage, eggs, hash browns - success this night. three breakfasts in one day for me.
today, the 20th, dave and I finished our ride into Boise, ID in less than two hours - a short 38 mile ride - so we have had a lot of chill time. around ten, many of us ate breakfast at goldies in town. The breakfast i had was the best ever: bacon/spinach omelet, hash browns, maple sausage, and a biscuit. now dave and I are bloggin’ here at Thomas Hammer coffee shop. Cookin’ dinner again tonight + day off tomorrow. 9 more days of riding, 1 more build day, last day off tomorrow. winding down
(i may add more later….i don’t understand macs sometimes)
