Lolo Hot Springs to Lowell, ID - 94.4 miles
Another big day today on all fronts; new state, new time zone, good climb, killer downhill all afternoon... lot's happening. Woke up to thunderstorms which were loud but brief so it was nice to lay in the tent as the rain poured for a little while. By the time I crawled out of the tent it was partly cloudy and time for a hot shower... RV parks are nice like that. Another 600 feet brought us up to the top of Lolo Pass and across the state line into Idaho... no potatoes here though.
After we took our pictures in front of the sign, we headed across the street to the visitor center were we gratefully drank free hot chocolate and wifi for a few minutes before heading down the mountain. The downhill was sweet, check out dustin's blog for this day to see a sweet downhill video, I took one also but his is better.
We cruised along the Lochsa River all day and at our first stop we ate peach pancakes, (thanks Don & Will) and on top of that I slammed another triple decker. At the end of the day we enjoyed milkshakes at Ryan's Wilderness Inn Cafe thanks to Kevin's Grandma Betty!! The Clearwater National Forest Wild Goose Campground was full so we camped Rambo style on the roadside about 3 miles past Lowell. Thank goodness I didn't get any poisen ivy. The stars were amazing!
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