4CT Tour - Day Ten - Sunday, June 15th. 08

Tour Day: Ten
Day/Date: Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Time Started: 5:00 AM PDST
Time Ended: 3:35 PM MDST
Starting Location: Spokane, WA
Ending Location: Big Timber, Montana
Total Miles Today: 518 (5% Two Lane)
Cumulative Miles: 7027
Low Temp: 46F - Coeur d' Alene , ID
High Temp: 76F - Big Timber, MT
Highest Gas Price: $4.17 Three Forks, MT
Lowest Gas Price: $3.99 Big Timber, MT
States: ID, MT (15)

My good timing continues today as I rode through Spokane, WA on a Sunday morning at 5:15 am. Not a soul out!

Soon after leaving Spokane I crossed into Idaho.

The sun was directly in my eyes as it rose in the east, a problem I have not had to contend with until today. I decided to stop for breakfast in Coeur d' Alene, ID and let it rise just a bit.

Soon after, I found Lake Coeur d' Alene and did a short ride around one side of it.

There are not a lot of pictures because today was a interstate mileage day. I rode through Idaho's Bitterroot Range and on to the beautiful mountains of Montana.

Tonight I am in Big Timber, MT near my turn off tomorrow to ride The Beartooth Pass and Chief Josephs Highway. I made the decision to stop a bit early today, rather than tackle the next two lane mountain roads after riding over 500 miles the same day.

It should be noted I lost an hour today as I rode east.

All continues to go well.


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Travel and a change of place imports new vigor to the mind. ~Unknown~