Ontario, Oregon!
Today was a beautiful day of riding. Sunny, not too hot or cold and not much wind. I crossed growing suburbs west of Boise before getting to rural roads that zig zagged me back to the Snake River. At end … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Idaho
Boise, across the gap to the capitol
Today was a somewhat longer day. Sunrise isn’t until 7:30am so each day I’m getting out a bit later. Also there was a moderate headwind in middle of the day. There is a gap between Mountain Home and Boise where … Continue reading →
Mountain Home, easy riding
Today was a short easy ride. From here there is a gap until Boise that I plan for tomorrow. I left the Snake River and climbed ~500ft up to this larger town. Early morning departure as the school buses were … Continue reading →
Glenns Ferry, along the Oregon Trail
Today was an easy ride that ended up losing 1000ft as I came along the Snake River further downstream. I also had multiple signs related to the Oregon Trail as apparently early pioneers were along the same route. Towards afternoon … Continue reading →
Buhl, famous potatoes
It is potato harvest time. I saw many “Spudnik” trucks heaped with potatoes and a few places they were harvesting. I also saw hay/clover trucks. My route today was a mix of rural roads, interstate frontage roads and crossing Twin … Continue reading →
Burley, to the Snake River
Today was an easy ride and the third day of a sequence to reach the Snake River. I expect somewhat larger towns until Boise, though there may also be a little interstate riding through sparse areas. I enjoyed my Airbnb … Continue reading →
Malta, across to Idaho
Today is the second day of three crossing from Utah to the Snake River Valley. This is a remote area without much population but I found a spot in Malta that is a good stopping point. It was cold last … Continue reading →