Day 12 June 21, 2016 Winchester, Id. to Kamiah, Id. 48.3 miles

Another tent (pole) story today! And another gorgeous day with more rolling hills and wheat and canola fields,and snow-capped peaks to the south, which we learned were the Seven Devils. On a quiet highway we met a really nice guy who used to race in the US Cycling Federation in addition to having lead an interesting life. (He mentioned something about protecting Reagan in the 80's, among other things. He talked our ears off!) He congratulated us when we said we were riding cross country (as a number of people have).

When we stopped to eat in Kamiah, a young guy from Houston pulled up, and he had ridden over 90 miles that day, including the 8 miles of climbing we had done the day before! Guess we have some work to do! But we'll never be of that caliber because we're too busy having crises. When we got to the KOA campground and began to pitch the tent, we discovered the tent poles were missing. Dave rode back to Kamiah while I checked the maps to see if there were enough towns with motels between here and Missoula. But, miraculously, he found them on the shoulder of the road. 

We pitched the tent by the pond confident that we had found a better way to carry the tent poles, and fell asleep to the sound of bullfrogs croaking.