Miles 69.4
Total Miles 587
I think it just happens more times than not. We started riding today and it was a pretty good climb, again. In fact, it was side roads which tend to have steeper grades than the highways have. We ended up climbing about 2,000 feet today, which is better than it has been, but with the mileage we did, I’m tired.
I think the big mountains are done. We will have hills to come but the hours long climbs should be finished for this ride. We climbed throughout the day and had a great downhill about halfway through our miles and then just rode along the Pend Oreille River. It was a beautiful ride. The 30 miles along the river was met with a bit of a headwind, but I can’t complain.
At the place we are camping are all these poles out in the river. Back in history, they would float the logs down the river and these poles would hold them for processing at a mill that used to be in this area. There still are a lot of logs that are harvested from this area. We were passed by dozens of trucks hauling them in both directions today. Along the trip, we have seen a couple mills making boards as well as plywood. I would imagine right now they are trying to run as fast as they can with the price as high as it is.
We just cooked our own meal tonight. We had stroganoff, beans and salad. We were hungry and it hit the spot.
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