Not much going on today. I was on the road at about 8:30 with gusty winds but not quite worthy of Nanuk. As long as the sun was shining, it was really quite a nice ride, but short. I only went about 150 miles today, so I took my time. It never fails to amaze me by all the irrigation going on with these big sprinklers on wheels. For a hundred miles, on both sides of the road, you could see fields being watered. It looked it could have come from both underground wells or the maze of canals that criss-cross this area.
Got to the Holiday Inn where I’ll be spending the next couple days a bit early. Since I had nowhere to go, and nobody to see – I went to a movie. Spiderman 3 was entertaining, but not as good as the first two. As I came out of the theater, I almost couldn’t find my bike because the smoke was so thick. Turns out there was a huge fire raging on the top of a nearby mountain and the wind was turning it our way. It even got TV coverage.
When I got back to check in, there were cowboys everywhere. It looks like the state bird here is the pickup truck, and they all had 5th wheel hook-ups in ‘em, so I knew something was up. Sure enough – the Idaho High School Rodeo Finals start tomorrow. This should give me a change of pace from riding my bike. It might even be close enough to walk to, and after sitting on my butt for the last 4 weeks, I can use some exercise.
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