Day 7. East we go!! Sandpoint Idaho to Daimond T ranch Clark Fork, Montana.

Day number 7 – a week.  Sorry I am a day late, but we did not have any WiFi access yesterday.  The mileage was 40.5 miles and only 1425 feet gain today and it was a very nice ride to Clark Fork, Montana at the Diamond T ranch.  We spent about 75% of the time on tertiary roads with little traffic, nice views of the river and lake, and interesting places to stop and look around.  Add to that the day being in the 80’s and lunch consisting of a huckleberry milkshake, and it was as good as it can get.  The first slide shows it all – beautiful indeed.

 

So, the topic for today is “Camping in America”.  Slide number two shows how camping has evolved it seems.  A “Mini-Megaload” pulling a Suburban parked in the wilderness – The remote part of the Walmart parking lot!  It just does not get wilder than that for sure.  They were not up yet, but the air conditioner was already awake and exercising.  Very challenging.  

As for the wilderness, picture three shows how tough the riding is.  Those turtles just dart out of the forest and can dart out like, um, slugs.  Tough to miss.  Tough

 

The next species which has become more prevalent during the summer is the Rapidulous Wheelfourulous.  As you can see, they are like herding cats so they can ONLY go straight, left or right.  ONLY.  More research is being done on their mating rituals, and so far, it appears related to beer.  Their vocal patterns seem to be more commonly 4-cycle now days.  More to follow.  We will be looking for Rapidulous Wheelfourulous scat as we travel.  Interesting species.

Finally, as a “vitamin C addict” myself (three types;  Vitamin C, Coffee, Chocolate – in that order over the day).  I always thought there was somewhere, somehow, an “industrial grade” of coffee!?  Well, think no more – there is and here it is found.  I had already tanked up on caffeine, but those in line were just putting their arms out with a credit card in the hand, volar part up, and getting an IV boost while the card is charged.  Very efficient and time-saving.  Next time (if there is a next time) I might try a blast.