Monday, August 25, 2014

Selkirk Tour - Day 9 (Newport, Washington)

Today was a relatively stress-free day of cycling. I rode along the Pend Oreille River the entire day (couldn't see it about half the day though) on a country road that paralleled the river. The highway was on the west side of the river and LeClerc Road, the road I took, was on the east side of the river. There was very little traffic (almost none) for the majority of the day. It wasn't the most eventful day but I made good time with no significant hills. I bought a sandwich early in the morning and some things for lunch since I wouldn't be going through a single town on the way. That was probably also why I made such good time today and ended up riding 52 miles.

Last day tomorrow! I have around 35 miles to ride and hoping to get an early start. Taking backroads again tomorrow and imagine I'll make pretty good time since I won't have to save my energy for another day of riding. After I finish up I'm going to start making the long trip back to Omaha and will spend the night in Billings, Montana which is about seven and a half hours away from Sandpoint. Here's the route and photos from today.

 

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There were about five more that ran into the trees before I could get the photo.

Last day tomorrow!

 

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