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- Morning on the Salmon River – slept really well.
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- i spending some time having breakfast and watching this fellow searching for his over the river.
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- Great Camp site on the gravel – there was not any rain last night which was fine.
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- The view down the River – Up ahead the road pulls away from the river up to the Camis Prairie
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- They say some folks up here are perpared for big changes in the world – This fellow may be expecting the global warming ice cap meltnig or another Noah flood, In any case he is prepared.
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- Coming into White Bird, ID – stayed on the old hwy 95 the new section goes over the bridge above. There will be climb out of the Salmon River Canyon Today.
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- lots the yards in the farms have Iris and they are beautiful
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- up close
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- Coming out of White Bird came past this barn with the antler display on his barn.
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- Rested here and the owner came out talked. A great person who has lived here 18 years after moving down from Alasks after 20 years. He hascommercial fished around Alaska waters for 40 years. Harvey has a some definite views on things and he is prepared in a community sort of way, another one of the hopeful things that I discover in my journey.
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- Begining the the grade out of the Canyon
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- White bird Battle area with the Nez Pearce Indians They won this one.
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- These two folkd passsed me walking up the hill faster than I was pedaling
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- Starting to make some progress on the grade – the old 95 grade is a lot of switchbacks – yet to come.
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- Caught up with the walkers – They didn’t have any water and were just carring a briefcase – I was able to give some bottles with water so they could continue.
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- A lot of the highway in Idaho is open ranges around here – The travel companions are not a attentive or talkative all the time.
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- The view gets more and more spectacular the higher you go
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- This young calf started following me, so figured out I didn’ t look that much like Mom, wrong color fur.
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- The last switch back and the view down.
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- Not the end of up though – these canyons are steep and deep.
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- yes I can have only a little better feel for effort to get up and out.
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- near the top of the White Bird Hill one lane road contruction zone. The traffic is held up and let go alternately. The girl said it wasn’t far to the downhill side. How fast can you go?
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- Oh Brother just what I need more uphill to pedal as fast as I can on oneway, holding up traffic in both directions. The road department is netting the sides before spaying with concrete
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- Now I am on the down hill finally – Only about 40 cars and trucks backed up. They didn’t start waving at me until toward the end of line.
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- i Into Grangeville after 33 miles and decided to back track to the Bear Den RV park for night – great place, shower and rec room with Microwave for coffee.
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