Fully loaded and ready to go, I said farewell to Sheila.
Thanks for the photo!
I briefly stopped at Rusty's shop to say until next time and he hooked me up with some dehydrated tomato powder and spice blend for my tortellini. Can't wait to try it!
Early in this bike journey I quickly learned that getting from point A to point B wasn't that important. I embraced the ride, the adventure. But that isn't even the point either. It is all about the people you meet, the connections you form. Sheila and Rusty made a lasting impression on me. Just before I left their house, I took a card from a stack they had in their guest room: pay it forward. The back says:
Do something good for someone this week.
It's a great daily reminder.
I departed Idaho Falls on flag day, which is a pretty neat scene. Most of the houses had flags out front. See the banner photo from yesterday.
Back in the farmland, and on the road, the day was fairly uneventful.
The wind was blowing against me the whole time between 10 and 20 miles per hour. I tried riding as long as I could, but I only made 38 miles. And that took nearly five hours.
Just look at that pitiful speed.
Oh well, such is life while riding a bike.
The first spot I tried to setup camp was off a dirt road but I soon reached an area littered with Department of Energy no trespassing signs.
Yeah... I'll stay out of there.
I found another spot south of the road in the sage brush that looks decent. Apparently the area is home to the Idaho National Laboratory, complete with a nuclear reactor.
The banner photo shows three massive buttes off in the distance from my camp site.
We'll see how this goes.
Joe