We completed our traverse of Washington and entered Idaho. The relatively short 59 miles took us along the Pend Oreille River, through the towns of Priest River and Sandpoint were we had lunch on the shores of lake Pend Oreille. As I was in this part of the country in 1976-7 when I worked in the Pack River saw mill in Coeur d'Alene.
I have always loved this area. The mountains and lakes are breathtaking. The hydroelectric dams and power plants blend right in with the scenery showing very little environmental impact.
Yesterday, we received a very enthusiastic welcome from the people of the 1st Baptist Church of Newport, who housed us, feed us and like everyone we've stayed with, showed great interest in our ride and the ministries for which we are raising money.
The team is doing very well. All 11 of us, me included, has worked out the initial stiffness in our legs caused by climbing 24,000 feet in five days. Becky is really being a great help in our support van, providing food, water and tools when we need them.
Tomorrow, we cross into Montana were we will be for next 10 days. (It's a big country).
Distance: 59.2 miles
Climb: 1500 ft
Total Time: 5:23
Bike time: 3:59
Ave Speed 14.7mph
Max Speed 41 mph
Calories burned 3000
Overall Distance: 506 miles
2 comments:
Hi Paul:
Thanks for the updates. I miss you guys a lot, but will be doing my best to pray for you every day until I rejoin you in August. Greetings to everyone.
John Duncan
Great updates. Keep on pumpin'!
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