The End of the Trail....For Now
From July 30 to August 2 we were welcomed into the home of Mike and Lori in Sagle, ID, just south of Sandpoint and across Lake Pend Oreille. Mike and Lori took great care of us with fantastic meals, vehicle use, and great company. And....what great names they both have. We spent our weekend with a half day swimming at Lake Pend Oreille and a full day at Silverwood Park, mainly in the water area........but with a few roller coasters thrown in. Note Graham in the fourth seat from the front with his hands straight up in the air. Anybody surprised? While at Silverwood, the adults had a pow-wow to discuss the realities of the increasing wildfires and smoke throughout Idaho and Washington, and what it might look like if we attempted to cross Washington State. We were unable to come up with any good cycling options. The path through Washington was simply unsafe. So, we concluded that Sandpoint, ID would be the end of this summer's cross country bike tr...