We Wish All Days Were Like This One

28 miles to Sandpoint.  Temps were cool enough for arm warmers this morning!  But, this afternoon had a little heat and humidity.

What a great route along the Pend Oreille River, unfortunately that meant a little headwind.

Pend Oreille River

Osprey nest

We have seen a few of these platforms and some have had nests on top.  Earlier in the week we saw ospreys in one of them.

Part of today's route was bike path.  It was pretty rough but nice to be out of heavy traffic.  As we crossed the river going into Sandpoint, there was a Burlington Northern Sante Fe train crossing going the other direction.

We arrived by 10.  This hotel receives the kudos of the day for having rooms ready by that time!

As soon as we dropped gear off and changed into non-bike clothes and shoes we were off to the local bike shop for repairs then adventuring through town to see the sites and shops, including the Sandpoint City Beach.

While in town we heard of evacuations in the area due to wild fires.  We'll continue to keep an eye on that.

Tomorrow we'll move into Montana with a 95 mile day to Libby.  Day by day we're closing in on the final destination.