day 10

sorry this is going to be short. my access to the internet runs out in a few minutes.

i started out going through glacier national park. it was pretty cold in areas where the sun was blocked by the mountains, yet warm where the sun had been shining for a while. the glacier formed mountains were quite impressive. i took the "going to the sun" road up trough logan's pass.

after glacier national park, the rest of the ride to coeur d'alene was almost anti-climatic. not that the scenery and roads weren’t nice, but it just didn’t compare to what i rode through in the morning. that and the fact that it was in the mid 90’s by early afternoon, half way into the ride.

at the campsite i met mike. he rides a bmw as well, except his is the gs adventure version, made for going off-road. he is on his way north to take a 10 day tour down the continental divide trail. he is from phoenix and came north on some of the same roads on which i will be heading south. he gave me some tips on roads to take, places to stay, and things to do. i have not checked out his web site yet, but it is www.mikesworldtour.com.

tomorrow, instead of heading south to boise, i may head west through the cascades in washington. the following day i would visit doug and annie in west richland, then off to seattle to meet alex on friday.