This was another brutally hot day, about 100degF across most of Idaho from Jackson, WY to Salmon, ID when we stopped for gasoline and immediately a deluge came down while we were sheltered under the gas pump island! The temperature dropped 25 degrees in just a few minutes.
The wind river valley into Jackson is gorgeous, but I expect that everyone has seen that on their travels through the Tetons.
We took a few pictures of the Tetons and the foreboding weather, but we may have to post some of them later, when we can read the SD cards from the spousal unit's camera.
We weren't planning on traveling route 28 through Salmon, but in Jackson we met a local bicyclist who told us it was a nicer route than Interstate 15. He said it would be a stretch of desert followed by some nice twisties with good scenery. He was right.
From Salmon we worked our way up US 83 towards Misoula, MT. over Lost Trail pass. The pine smell over this pass was wonderful. Mixed with rain it was the perfect combination of Balsam Fir and rain.
At 400 miles we decided to call it a day and look for a camping spot. After 4 unsuccessful attempts, we finally found a very nice spot away from the highway which served us quite well.
A few things we learned today:
* At high speed I can direct air flow through the sleeves of my jacket to function like an air conditioner (evaporative cooling)
* The dry bag we use to keep our tent and sleeping bag dry on the back of the bike also works well as a bucket for washing clothes, and for washing feet. This was a wonderful discovery as the accompanying pictures will show.
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| Instant washing machine |
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| Who needs a creek to soak feet when we have this? |
At least dinner was a little better than last night's, as it was deli chicken and cool salads from a market only about 5 miles away.
Things to remember
* team of 4 draft horses hitched to a disk harrow in a field, driver not seen
* Sign for 45th parallel - half way between north pole and equator
* The Spyder likes fuel w/o ethanol, available in Idaho.
* 3 states in one day: WY, ID, MT
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