It was one of those storms that sitting in your kitchen, sipping cocoa, you stare out the window and say simply - wow! That is one really powerful storm. We were sitting, but without cocoa and on the wrong side of the window. There was very little left dry by the time we arrived at … Continue reading D4 NE Water World
Where NOT to stay in Newark DE You could likely just read the reviews on Expedia (which I didn't), but I'll save you the trouble - don't stay at the Baymont in Newark, DE. It wasn't terrible, but when you check in and the clerk says they can't serve breakfast because they are short staffed, … Continue reading D3 NE Gritty Grind
Good thing it was Red Roof "Plus" The Red Roof Inn in northern Baltimore necessitated our buying an air freshener. Fortunately, the dog barking in the nearby room stopped before I found antifreeze for it. The Inn was a little rough but we look pretty rough after a day on the bikes. The drain in … Continue reading D2 NE Rural Ride
We were up early - at least by mountain standard time - and out the door by 0836 EST. The door, was attached to my brother-in-law's (Sal) and sister's (Colleen) condo in Rehoboth Beach, DE. They not only graciously let us use it for 4 days, to get ourselves sorted out and bikes put together, … Continue reading D1 NE Urban Adventure
Yaak River Lodge turned out to be a nice place to stay for the night. From there we would spend the next 4 hours climbing 30 miles to the top of Dodge Summit several thousand feet higher than Yaak. We would coast down to Koocanusa lake and then find our way back to our starting … Continue reading Day 11: Yaak to Eureka, MT
Another relatively easy day from Bonners Ferry to Yaak. It was all pavement and that made it additionally easy. Gloria wasn't too thrilled about the first 20 miles as it was down Highway 2. Of course, a busy highway in Northern Idaho/Montana means that not only can wild animals cross the road without concern but … Continue reading Day 10: Bonners Ferry, ID to Yaak, MT
Maybe my legs are getting stronger or we're just making easier route plans towards the end of our trip. Although the map says 45 miles, in an attempt to avoid ever even seeing Highway 95 (which was impossible), we did a lot of meandering through the countryside today. I suspect our route was about 50 … Continue reading Day 9: Sagle to Bonners Ferry, ID
Day 7 we enjoyed the Sabbath with the Powell. Tim taught us during our sacrament about how our values determine our priorities. Ultimately where you put your time and energy are your priorities. He also called me to repentance by helping me realize that even though I love having home Church there are others that … Continue reading Days 7 and 8: Sagle, ID
We left even earlier than usual in hopes of avoiding traffic out of Coeur d'Alene this morning. We didn't have a long or difficult journey ahead of us but we were trying to avoid some of the Saturday traffic. Today was Gloria's worst nightmare as we had to ride along the side of a relatively busy … Continue reading Day 6: Coeur d’Alene to Sagle, ID
I purposely failed to put a map at the start of this blog because the tracing of our route is untraceable. We wouldn't think of just riding the 30 miles straight to Coeur d'Alene. With the time change we were actually able to get up and out the door by 6:30. We left Silver Mountain … Continue reading Day 5: Kellogg to Coeur d’Alene, ID
Grumpy Grandpa's Great Bicycling Adventures 