Saturday June 17, 2023, 45 miles (72 km) - Total so far: 567 miles (912 km)
Today’s Route:
Today was promised to be all downhill - a nice recovery ride. The ride out of Winchester started out downhill but turned into mostly rolling hills for the first 35 miles or so. Once we hit Winona, we began a much anticipated downhill ascent into Kamiah.
We started out early today leaving by 7:30. It was also pretty overcast, so the temperatures were cooler. We had a nice breakfast in our cabin and didn’t stop for lunch - just a roadside (or field side depending upon your perspective) snack consisting of a combination of potato chips and trail mix!
Traffic wasn’t too bad on HW95 as we left early and at mile 20 we turned off onto Jentges Road which was a country road with little to no traffic. Along the way a man (who chooses to remain anonymous) flagged us down and offered us freshly picked strawberries from his garden. We talked for awhile - he was an older gentleman but a real cycling enthusiast. In fact, he shared that he used to race bikes in Southern California and was a highly ranked time trialist. His wife also raced bikes. We talked a lot about cycling, about crops and his community, and a little about politics. The population in his town, Greencreek, is about 230, and he liked it that way. He wished us a safe journey, and told us to encourage others to take up cycling.
His strawberries were delicious!
More canola fields
Roadside snack
Mountains ahead..foretelling our rides to come.
Views riding into Kamiah
Strawberries from today’s Good Samaritan
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