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North America » United States » Idaho » Grangeville August 3rd 2018

This has been a spectacularly beautiful three days, and I really wanted to share it! However, we were in a big valley along the Lochsa River and there was no cell coverage or WiFi. I will try to hit the three day high points in this blog. On Aug 1, Bruce and I left Missoula early and headed south toward Lolo. The first 10 miles was retracing my earlier route into Missoula. We used the same bike path to Lolo, and then turned west on Hwy 14 toward Lolo Pass. About 25 miles into the ride, and eight miles before the top of the pass, we stopped at Lolo Hot Springs for a dip in the 104 degree water and a quick bite to eat. It was a little tough to get back on the bikes ... read more
Just can’t help but take more pictures
Lolo Hot Springs is about 105 degrees
Three Rivers Cabins

North America » United States » Idaho » Grangeville August 7th 2017

HALALAHOTSOOS AND THE SPACE ALIENS When Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery stumbled out of the wilderness in the fall of 1805 they were on mighty wobbly pins. The fellow who found them was a Nez Perce Chief named Twisted Hair. He brought those starving creatures to his camp on the Clearwater River in Idaho, and fed them up. As they rested from their privations they began to tell through sign language the story of their journey. Twisted Hair had a young son named Halalahotsoos who sat in wonderment as the story unfolded. He knew those strange creatures were not from anywhere around his country and they must have strong medicine to have made it this far. No Nez Perce had ever seen white men before. Surely they must have dropped into their midst ... read more
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