Author: neil
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Winchester, ID
Yesterday while Rett was taking a shower and I had finished setting up the tent, I sat on our sleeping pad looking out through tent’s mesh at the trees around us and said to myself “this is a really nice place, maybe we should stay here longer!” Extending a stay on a whim is something…
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Lewiston, ID to Winchester, ID
We had passed through Clarkston, spent three nights in neighboring Lewiston, in an AirBNB blocks away from Lewis & Clark College, we have passed many historical markers noting the passage of the Lewis & Clark Expedition through these lands, and for the past couple days we have been on Adventure Cycling’s Lewis & Clark Route.…
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Pomeroy, WA to Lewiston, ID
After yesterday’s 1400 ft. climb up from the Snake River, we had another 800 ft. to go. At which point we would descend to…the Snake River. Hmm. At least the river will be 200 ft. higher than the point at which we left it in Lyons Ferry? But climbing 2200 ft. to descend “only” 2000…
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Lyons Ferry, WA to Pomeroy, WA
We got an early start to beat the heat out from where it collects in the depths of the Snake River valley. We would climb 1400 feet up to Pomeroy, which the forecast said would grant us mid-80s highs rather than mid-90s, but we’ll see! Retrieving our groceries from the cooler left out in front…
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Lyons Ferry, WA
Dad had the smart idea to just book two nights for themselves at the campground, so that if we weren’t able to make our schedule, we’d still at least have one night together (even better, he booked Monday and Tuesday, whereas our original schedule had us getting there on Sunday, so that encouraged us to…