Day 12
June 13th, 2007

Ok I know I have said this already but today was possibly the most beautiful ride yet. We continued to ride east on highway 12 following the Clearwater river up toward Lolo pass. The day was a slight gradual climb which was not bad at all. The river was a great sight and kept the air cool even as we climbed and the sun came out. Marry from the Kamiah center told us that the road had developed over the years from a foot trail to a horse trail to wagons and eventually cars. This evolution of the path left us with a continual winding poorly planned road. The road still did not have much of a shoulder today but the traffic was a lot lighter than yesterday because most of the big trucks turn off onto a different road. Today's ride was once again just short of 100 miles. I rode most of the day with Brent Helsel, Mike Algazini, and Josh Donde. Our final destination was at Powell Junction. Our lodging for the night was in small log cabins at a facility called Lochsa Lodge. It was great to sleep in a real bed for a night. For dinner we ate at the only restaurant in the tiny village. After dinner we all relaxed after the long day. some of the guys started up a fire in a pit behind the main lodge. The cabins were really neat. They were originally built in 1929 as hunting lodges.