It was such a delightful evening but the cold set in soon after the sun set. We had hot-ish showers but were cold again by the time we walked the 100ft to the tent. I even got up during the night, went to the loo and made good use of the hand dryer. back to tent, put on more clothes and managed to catch some sleep. Awoke and checked the bike's temp reading - 36F - no wonder.
Note to Self: No camping above 5000ft. Especially if we are kitted out for a summer trip.
No blooping of Jack's coffee, but the kitchen had some on for free. This is a really nice RV park. Then we were off into the cool of the morning. It steadily got warmer and the sky was even occasionally blue.
But i wasn't worried. The riding was excellent once again. If we weren't following the curves of a river, we were negotiating the twists and turns of mountain passes. Gave the tyres a good working out - as much as a Goldwing pulling a trailer can.
Eventually breakfasted in Idaho City. Interesting place. The town is still proud to be "wild west" and even has an upcoming gunfighters contest of the world's fastest gunfighters. "Bring the Family" says the poster. Good food in the diner though. Charleen specified how high her stack of pancakes was to be, but forgot to specify width.
Then another little riverside run down to Boise. A much more cosmopolitan place with a large outer suburban area and tall buildings in the CBD. Population over 200,000 and I'm guessing an airforce base judging by the touch-and-go antics of a couple of very sleek looking jets.
We found a Walmart and picked up a prepaid phone for Charleen. Her Virgin Mobile one is now useless. Many emails back and forth but the problem can only be fixed when we return. Big help.
Her new number is 505 301 6516 for anyone who wants to send a message. Don't forget the international dial code plus 1 (for USA). So for Aussies it will be 0011 1 505 301 6516. Also the standard number is a good number for calls to us within USA as there is the international problem with mine.
Then we faced the run from Boise towards LA. We set our sights on Winnamucca as that made it close to 400 for the day. Turned out a little less. This part of the journey took us from Idaho down through the bottom left of Oregon and into Nevada once again. Naturally, whenever you enter Nevada, you are greeted by a Casino. The roads were through wide open country and we hardly saw a tree for 200 miles. We got our daily dose of rain near the Nevada border but could see it coming from far away so there was plenty of time to stop and don the wets. There were several large lightning ground strikes as the storm approached and that was a little scary. Nothing much to hide under out here. The rain got very heavy but only for a short time.
In a motel again tonight. We needed a break and a general cleanup after three weeks of constant travel.
Good to hear Jack made it home. 1027 miles in one go. He's sending away for IronButt certification. Another to add to the collection.
You can read about the ride on his blog
Piccies:
Idaho farming country south of Boise - didn't see any spuds.
Lizard Butte
But with far more rugged skylines.
Goomburra? I remember a snowfight at Burrows Waterhole, with snow from the car roofs!
ReplyDeleteFascinating trip, love the blog and beautiful pix.
nicko