Roxy and Linda's Bicycle Blog
11th posting on June 24, 2013 ..... Back to the welcome page and listings for other links
Day
14 - Halfway, OR to Cambridge, ID - 57
miles ... 535
total miles
Another great day, no rain, cloudy so it wasn't too hot. We
bagged our first state! We left Oregon as we crossed the Snake River into Idaho.
Idaho welcomed us with a big climb starting at Brownlee
Dam, the state line.
The scenery continues to be stunning. After 13
miles of climbing we
had a wonderful downhill into Cambridge where we're spending the night.
Day
15 - Cambridge, ID to New Meadows, ID - 47
miles ... 582
total miles
Tough day! Idaho is hilly...our ride today was on hwy 95 which
is an older road, narrow with lots of traffic and little to no shoulder. We climbed
thru farms and ranches into the forest. At Tamarack, 7
miles south of New Meadows, we rode by a huge forest products operation. One side
of the road was rows of logs and the other stacks of boards. As we rolled into
New Meadows we spotted our friends, Jez & Mel at a coffee shop. Good to see
them again! After chatting a bit, they headed down the road and we found a motel
for the night. Happy to be warm and dry, the skies opened up just after we arrived.
Our bikes developed a few minor glitches & we're passing thru small towns
with no bike shops. Last night we googled New Meadows bicycle shops and found
The Pedal Medic, who makes house calls! Don & Mary just stopped by our motel
tonight and fixed us up. Great folks!
Our email address is gusrox30@gmail.com
. Feel free to drop a note and say hello anytime!
We
bagged a state! This is the big picture of our route thru Oregon. |
Breakfast
at Oxbow Dam. Little did we know, |
Overlooking
the Snake River above Oxbow Dam |
Onto
a new state. We're really on our way! Idaho welcomed |
Overlooking
Brownlee Reservoir |
This
sign was kinda cute. The owner said she bought the motel 20 yrs ago & this
was the message. She was told it was a local landmark so decided to leave it. |
 We caught up with friends Mel & Jez at a coffee shop in New Meadows, ID. They headed on in the rain, we found a motel! --- |  The Pedal Medic, Don & wife Mary, making a house call! --- |
Any
mistakes or corrections, email me at coachellis@cox.net
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