Another Perfect Day!!

For some reason last night I just could not go to sleep. I went through my bedtime meditation 4 or 5 or 6 times, I don't even remember. I just couldn't turn my brain off until around 0400 this morning. I had reset my alarm for 0700, but the lovely guest who stayed in the room before me said the room clock alarm to 0600 😔. So I was up.

It didn't take long to load the bike, grab some breakfast, and hit the road again. I didn't need any of my cold weather gear this morning, but I did start with my heavy gloves because of the wind chill at 80 miles per hour in 45°F.

It was another beautiful perfect day for riding! I took the Snake Canyon Valley Scenic byway, which was just fantastic. If you like IPA beers and are interested in where the hops come from, then you're going to want to take that route.

When I got to the top of the byway, I dipped into Oregon to grab a couple of photos including a Tour of Honor stop in the very first little town right on the river.

After my photo at the Idaho State Capitol building in Boise 😁, I tore down I-84 east until I got to Mountain Home where the Air Force Base is. Then I turned onto US-20 (GORGEOUS!) up into the mountains possibly foothills. Whatever you call them, the big ones were covered in snow, but the pass was open and the temperature was still in the high 60s at least. [BTW, it was 80°F in Boise😱!]

Mountains have a way of creating their own weather, and these were no different. However a little bit of rain and clouds in 60° weather is quite different than that same small storm in 40° weather. So I wasn't worried if I got caught in a little bit of rain today.

And I did at my last Tour of Honor stop, but not for very long and just a few drops. I had turned North on US-75, which took me through several small towns that were connected to make one huge long town with 25 to 45 mph speed limits 😔. It took almost an hour to go 20 miles, so I didn't get to my photo location until after 1700. That's when I hit the little bit of rain and decided to just grab a hotel somewhere down the string of towns.

Unfortunately, I don't think most of the resorts are open yet, or they've closed because there's not enough snow for skiing but yet it's still too cold and too early in the season for the summertime crowds. Either way, there weren't very many accommodations to choose from that had rooms available, so I I'm staying at the Fairfield 💲. But oh well. I'm indoors with a couple of adult beverages and a nice comfy fluffy bed with lots of pillows to make up for the sleep I did not get last night.

I only have just over 900 miles to get to Nebraska and the weather is still holding 🤞. I won't make it all the way tomorrow because I'm planning to go into Jackson for a special photo, then through Casper, which is where I may wind up staying.

Hope to see you on the road! Remember, NO WHINING! ✌️

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2026 starting odometer: 46667
Starting odometer: 83106
Ending odometer: 83636
Daily mileage: 530
2026 miles total: 36969Read more