Well, they're all long days, aren't they?
So let's recap yesterday. Today's ride will be the next post.
Sunday started sunny and warm. We started later than expected, around 9, and that worked against us later. Dad and I made our way down to Oxbow Dam in good time, and then the heat hit as we climbed above it in a short, steep ascent. We quickly descended the other side of the hill, and then followed the Snake River to Brownlee Dam, where we crossed into Idaho.
(Dad + Steve)
We then climbed above the dam, and then followed the rolling road along Brownlee Reservoir until the day's toughest climb began as the road left the reservoir and climbed to an unnamed (on the map,anyway) summit at 4,100 feet. It was a long, slow, hot slog. Seven miles, 2,000 feet in elevation, very little shade (it's high desert), and no wind. Ouch. I'm pretty sure my body will suffer for that one for the rest of the trip.
We enjoyed the descent of 18 miles or so down into Cambridge, and set up camp in a city park. We paid for showers at the hotel that Wanda was staying in, enjoyed dinner in a local cafe, and turned in fairly soon afterwards.
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