In a good kind of way. I have enjoyed my 6 weeks in my old haunts visiting w/ old buds and slipping into a groove, I spent many nights @ Bill & Jenifers, had a line on a shower @ Bicycle Butler, knew where the great internet connections were, and just being where I knew where places were. The call of the road lifestyle is faint but compelling. I am living the lifestyle for traveling to experience the US. Thinking about it, if I were to stay longer it would make sense to get a job just so i could travel on weekends. I SAID THAT? Wow, time to head east.
My hip pain is almost gone and the caused fixed. I have actions to perform to keep freedom of movement. My self diagnosed giardia remains untreated. Need lab work to confirm and to prescribe medicine. Next long term stay.
Another Rick ride on High Bluff trails. Trails are bench cut into 40 to 45 degree sandy slope w/ spots of basalt chunks. Rick has the next several weeks of freedom and is venturing down towards Moab. Our adventures will run parallel soon.
My plan is to ride Missoula, MT Rattlesnake rec trails tomorrow. Last March I rode Snake Creek gap time trial back in Dalton, GA. Snakes are a possible common theme. Climb up over Lost Trail Pass on MT / ID border. lewis & Clark had things to say about their travels over the pass. Near by is the Big Hole Battle field site. Then drop down the Salmon to Stanley, ID for rides in Whites. Climb over Galena summit to drop down into Ketchum, ID & Sun Valley. Riding will be weather affected. Some snow has fallen up high however temps warmed this week. I’ll find out what is really there versus wishful thinking that it will be a bluebird day on great trails.
I am aware that i infrequently updated you all w/ my reports while living here in Spokane. Excuse me. This is familiar home and lacked excitement of new things. Many of you readers don’t live here. And then I blogged about a new person but maybe they thought it was just like day in day out and couldn’t understand my excitement. New adventures are forth coming, just down the road (DTR).
The 2 mornings this week of 14 & 16 degree days killed certain tree leaves on the tree. These leaves will never turn their fall color, just dead brown. Hard hit are the cottonwoods.
Montana here comes JP Nuts!