Day 10
June 11th, 2007


Our first century.
Today was the first day the team rode 100 miles. I guess that is kind of a lie because I actually rode 98 miles. Some of the guys rode up and down the street once they got to Lewiston to make it an even 100 miles. The day started with an early morning departure from the dome. Jake, Andrew and I decided to ride together today because we rode into Lewiston which is the closest city to Pullman that we will be visiting. We also wore our really cool cougar cycling hats under our helmets that Ian got for us. Thanks Ian! the ride was mostly rolling hills with smaller climbs followed by small down hills. However, the final hill on the way into Lewiston was a big one, it even had an elevation sign. Going down Alpowa Summit seemed to last forever and was great relief after the long day. Upon arriving at Lewis-Clark State College Jake and I were swept away for an interview with a local paper, the Lewiston Morning Tribune. After that jake, Andrew and I had interviews with KLEW the local news station. They really loved WSU students and our cool cougar cycling caps. Today was also our first true state line crossing (excluding our short, just for fun, drive to Oregon yesterday.) so we just had to take a picture. Some of the fraternity guys that had stayed in Pullman for the summer came to Lewiston to meet up and hang out with us at the dinner/friendship visit. Amanda was also able to come. Our friendship visit was at one of the Opportunitys Unlimited location in Lewiston. They work with people with disabilities to help them learn skills needed to live on their own. The friendship visit was amazing. The center had decorated for our arrival by putting up signs and posters. After an amazing dinner of seemingly endless portions we all went outside and had a basketball game. We ended up losing by a lot.

KLEW interview