Wednesday, July 26, 2023
A 2 1/2 mile morning hike with Rose my 15 month old border collie. I've had her just over a year now and I'm finally getting her out of the puppy stage; she still has too much energy for me though (it's doing this 71 year old man in!). I've hardly rode my bikes this last year because of walking this young border collie.
Monday November 15th 2021 -
When the weather starts getting colder and winter settles in I slow down on the bike rides and start up with the morning walks. Because the weather reports show a cold front moving in I decided to extend my morning walk a bit and made it just over two hours and a little more than 6 miles (round trip) up in to the foothills above Mendon, The air was fresh and clear and the colors in the morning light were wonderful, just added to the morning solitude!
Snowshoeing up Sink Hollow (Logan Canyon).
Snowshoed 4.4 miles up at Sink Hollow. Total solitude, didn’t run into a single soul. Great for the mental health as well as the physical health; no cell service, no television, no Covid worries or News drama! Did the spirit good. Should have brought better food. The day was a little cool at about 20 degree F with mostly overcast skies and some snow flurries, really not bad for a January winter.
Bikepacking the Bitterroot 300 (185 miles), almost bit off more than I could chew. We started on August 6th at the Bull Run trail head on the Trail of the Coeur D' Alenes and rode 50 + miles and ended up somewhere on the Northern Pacific Trail just before Lookout Pass to camp for the night. There was a little confusion in finding the Northern Pacific Trail just outside (or in) Mullan. We did eat lunch in the Historic town of Wallace.
On day 4 we took off from Chatcolet and made it back to Bull Run on the Trail of the Coeur D' Alenes, 30+ miles. It was a beautiful 4 days and a very rewarding bikepacking trip that I was thankful to have completed. A memory of a life time!
