Monday June 30
Start: Kamiah, ID
Destination: Lewiston, ID
Day total miles: 83
Journey total miles: 3265
(I went back and adjusted the mileage to make it all add up. Having 2 GPS units early on was not working and gave me some crazy results)
Towns passed through:
Kamiah, ID
Green Creek, ID
Ferdinand, ID
Craigmont, ID
Winchester, ID
Culdesac, ID
Sweetwater, ID
Lapwai, ID
Spalding, ID
Lewiston, ID
The recommendation from Kamiah to Lewiston is to take Rt 162 out of town and not follow the FLAT river route of Rt 12. Up early, eat a hearty breakfast and then climb 2000 ft as the first challenge of the day. Yeah. It was just a long road up (i am sure I could come up with some song lyric or phrase here, but then it would be stuck in our heads). It was just a long haul up a pretty steep section of road to the peak. Then there were the rolling hills for about 10 miles. Not a big deal and the scenery was better after the climb.
There were lots of fields of yellow. Looked pretty cool:
Far away shot
Closer and
Close-up.
The old guy at the farm supply/gas station/convenience store told us it was canola. Lots of it out here.
The route took us to Rt 95 (US 95, not Interstate 95 but same speeds and craziness) which was not too inspiring. But not bad for riding. Definitely feeling the difference between Sunday with no hills and today with lots of them. Get to Winchester bypass and forced to decide, take the recommended route (Winchester road or stay on 95, which is where Winchester road eventually ends up. Decided to stay on the map route and take Winchester road. Great decision.
This winds thru the little town of Winchester and then out into the country side for a pleasant ride, not too much in the way of hills, but a pretty bumpy road. Then, up ahead is a sign for a winding road the next 8 miles and another warning that trucks should use caution. Around the bend I go and onto a long winding road down. Think of what you see the riders do in the Tour de France. It was great. Overlooking a huge valley below, no shoulders or guardrails. Just curves and downhill. I stopped to take pictures or it would have been just a long no peddle for about 1/2 hour. Some of the views:
The pictures don’t do it the justice it deserves.
Once at the bottom, then back on 95 for a long flat ride to Lewiston.
Traveling at Mach 0.012 
Mom said you had a blog. I just typed in your name and it came up.
I just spent about an hour reading through your posts. I enjoyed all the pictures. In Scotland they grew canola and called it rape. I have seen it here in china also.
The food sounds delicious. I am glad you are having a nice time.
Love, Linda