Idaho

Ione, WA to Sandpoint, ID 90 Miles
Yes, you read that right, 90 MILES!! But we were in and out of Idaho did not have that many miles to ride there.
When we crossed the border into Idaho I was already missing Washington. Our nice road shoulder disappeared and the drivers were not as courteous. However, the trees got bigger, and we were finally treated to warm sunshine. We were still following the Pend Oreille River as we climbed up, down and around. We really had a perfect day of riding.
We talked about taking a day off. When we got into town we had 89.5 miles. I said we needed an even 90 to earn our rest day. We just can't get that close to 90.so we dutifully cruised the pleasant neighborhood while waiting for Pastor Hewson to deliver our key to the church.
We are delighted with Sandpoint. We are installed in the United Methodist Church basement
we have the place to ourselves as it is Memorial Day. We are enjoying a well deserved rest day.
Paster Darryn Hewson and daughter Ainsley with riders
United Methodist Church, Sand Point, ID

Many Logging company's and trucks to go with them.
We had a long bridge across the Pend Oreille Lake with sparkling water and snow covered mountains as a back drop.
Seven miles before reaching Sandpoint, we came to a paved bike path. We decided to stop for lattes to give us the energy for the last leg of our journey. It was already 5:00 PM. With our hot lattes in our bellies, Carol always got the Chi. we hit the bike path. We were revived and soared over the little ups and downs on our own private trail.