Friday, June 30, 2006
Day 7
Sandpoint to Thompson Falls, MT - 88 miles
Today was a constant up and down day. We ended up only 400ft higher than the start but with 5,600 ft of climbing. I saw a lot of white tailed deer and almost got ran over by one. It came within 5 ft of hitting me in the side. I came across a little fawn about 2 ft tall on the rode and shooed him off so he would not get ran over.
Today I spent some time riding with Jorie, a 22 year old college student, and her father. She has been doing bicycle trips since she was 14 and road a 4,000+ mile trip last year.
My other riding partners, Cheryl and Tom, had a little problem today. Tom cut to close to Cheryl's front wheel and caused her to crash. She lost some skin but otherwise is ok.
We were staying at a highschool again and I got to talk with some of the girls that were in a basket ball tournament. It is really neat to hear some of the small town issues compared to our big city things. I can sure see why some of these kids have a hard time adapting to a big university environment.
Today was a constant up and down day. We ended up only 400ft higher than the start but with 5,600 ft of climbing. I saw a lot of white tailed deer and almost got ran over by one. It came within 5 ft of hitting me in the side. I came across a little fawn about 2 ft tall on the rode and shooed him off so he would not get ran over.
Today I spent some time riding with Jorie, a 22 year old college student, and her father. She has been doing bicycle trips since she was 14 and road a 4,000+ mile trip last year.
My other riding partners, Cheryl and Tom, had a little problem today. Tom cut to close to Cheryl's front wheel and caused her to crash. She lost some skin but otherwise is ok.
We were staying at a highschool again and I got to talk with some of the girls that were in a basket ball tournament. It is really neat to hear some of the small town issues compared to our big city things. I can sure see why some of these kids have a hard time adapting to a big university environment.
# posted by Jack Turner : 10:22 AM
