Day 16 - 69 Miles to Cambridge, Idaho

Tuesday, June 10 - biked 69 miles, 888 total miles. Breakfast was at a café and I was hungry – pancakes, eggs, bacon, hash browns, and coffee (shhh, don’t tell my doctor). It was hell today, Hell’s Canyon to be exact! I wandered about Hell’s Canyon most of the day including a premature entry into Idaho at 11:30 (official entry at 1:30, good-bye Oregon!) & a climb along the Snake River before stopping a motorist to find I was on the wrong route. It cost me an extra climb and 2 miles of cycling. Good thing I asked as it was a dead end some 10 miles down the road. Not much wildlife as the animals were hunkered down from the cold but saw deer and sea gulls. Snacked on a bagel with peanut butter, snickers, and a banana. Getting out of “Hell,” had a long climb, 11 miles of headwind in granny gear (low gears). Had a good day overall, but a tough afternoon. It was freezing over & the temp kept dropping (41o @ 25 mph = brrrrrrrrrrr). I was shaking from the cold coming down the mountain, so camping was not in my plan. Found a room at the Frontier Motel on Rte. 71 in Cambridge (pop. 360) where I shaved and had a long, hot shower (it’s been several days since I had one). Dinner was at Miss G’s – sirloin steak (ymmmm), baked potato, 2 trips to the salad bar, and a huge piece of chocolate cream pie. It’s 45o and falling, going to be a cold night. Weather dependent, I’ll head out on Rte. 95 in the morning. Pray for a tail wind!