{"id":2900,"date":"2023-09-23T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T22:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/?p=2900"},"modified":"2023-09-24T16:32:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T21:32:30","slug":"malta-across-to-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/2023\/09\/23\/malta-across-to-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"Malta, across to Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was cold last night. Not quite freezing but I was happy the bunkhouse had a portable heater. I waited until an hour after sunrise to depart and it was 38F so colder before then. The campground\/bunkhouse was nice. They even had a food truck where I ordered a breakfast (ham, eggs, mini cinnamon roll) before starting out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2040\" src=\"http:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155839_9565.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155839_9565.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155839_9565-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155839_9565-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155839_9565-1157x1536.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a few miles I crossed the second Snowville exit on I-84 and set off on smaller roads. As with yesterday this was a very lightly traveled road but good condition and nice to ride. There was a gradual 900ft rise over 15 miles to the UT\/ID border and then a gradual drop again. Clear and sunny skies and it warmed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155841_1045.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155841_1045.jpg 2040w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155841_1045-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155841_1045-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155841_1045-1536x1157.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is actually a gas station in Malta. It and the convenience store are closed on Sunday. The restaurant is closed on Sunday and Monday. So the sign seems about right for reliable services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155842_2152.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155842_2152.jpg 2040w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155842_2152-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155842_2152-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155842_2152-1536x1157.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This first area had some irrigated fields and also this large hay operation. This is normally a very dry area but you can still see a puddle from the last two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155843_3138.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155843_3138.jpg 2040w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155843_3138-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155843_3138-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155843_3138-1536x1157.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 25 mile mark was both the top of the hill and the Idaho border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155844_4054.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155844_4054.jpg 2040w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155844_4054-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155844_4054-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155844_4054-1536x1157.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Snow on Black Pine Mountain. A dusting from the last storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155844_4965.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155844_4965.jpg 2040w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155844_4965-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155844_4965-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155844_4965-1536x1157.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As I descended towards Malta, I came past irrigated fields again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155845_5935.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155845_5935.jpg 2040w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155845_5935-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155845_5935-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Resize_20230923_155845_5935-1536x1157.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Population 225 but just enough services to stay. I found an Airbnb trailer. This lets me charge my electronics, fill water and otherwise be ready for a morning departure. Tomorrow is a shorter distance but still nice to have a spot in this small town.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"activity-header-9907334704\" class=\"wp-strava-activity-container\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"activity-details-table\">\n\t\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Elapsed Time<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Moving Time<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Distance<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Average Speed<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Max Speed<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Elevation Gain<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Calories Burned<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Elapsed Time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">06:50:46<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">hours<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Moving Time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">05:02:16<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">hours<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Distance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">49.52<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">mi.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Average Speed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">9.83<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">mph<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Max Speed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">14.94<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">mph<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Elevation Gain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">980.97<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">ft.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Calories Burned\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-info\">2,931<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"activity-details-table-units\">kcal<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<img class='wp-strava-img' src='https:\/\/api.mapbox.com\/styles\/v1\/mapbox\/outdoors-v11\/static\/path-2+ff0000(%7Dkc_Gjt_oTBjWGd~%40C%60q%40AbUE%7CM%60%40lHlD%7CMtE%60SQrO_CtJuFjLoBpJs%40l%60%40g%40ve%40UjTm%40vk%40w%40xs%40%5Dh%5D%5Dpz%40Lbq%40F~b%40DvX%40nRDjRDp%5EDxQHhh%40F%60%60%40Jll%40PzdAt%40x_BFdg%40%40jWH%7CWHte%40BnTHxYVt%7DAJ%60p%40HxWH%7Ck%40J%7Ce%40Jjg%40Dl%5BNjr%40DrSDzXTfqADfTJle%40Fr%60%40Hh%5CDxRH~d%40FbYH%60c%40H%7CZB%60JLpj%40Br%5BwAhg%40eCpu%40aA%60%5CuA%60c%40kAh_%40m%40jQm%40zPuAbc%40kB~l%40yCn~%40yBvq%40e%40%60O_Cts%40a%40hN%7B%40dX%7BAx%60%40sA~VsCdS_JnTy%40zAsJhRcDlGkT%60b%40mAxBoD%60HyN~XiTbb%40eFxJuFrKsFfJeOtSiHlJoBfCaO~RwUf%5B%7BS~XiKvI%7B_%40xViFlDsR%7CLsS~MgR~Lug%40j%5CyObKeFdDcOtJcF%60DeFhDkJdGyg%40p%5CwKbHkEpCkJdGgMhIgJhGgInFiRzLeOtJiQlRcEbFqH%60JmXz%5CyYn%5EyLhOaIxJoOjRoOlR%7DGzIwNpRiNxQoE%7CF_Q~TuHzJwH~J_L%60OmIxKeJrLuE%60GuDfFkc%40tk%40yOpSaFrG%7BMhQoMzPsLtOm%5C~b%40kRvVeErFsGfIeNjLmKfFqMjDgS%7CD%7BKxBqUnEeQfD%7Dg%40%60KsMhCuDt%40wKtB_QhDgGnAgKtBmMbCqP%60D_P%60DuQnDe%5BfGqCh%40eUlEsNrCwUxEuMdCeRtDkEx%40iOzCkNnCkd%40%60JyOxCgQjDgKrB%7DRxDqE%7C%40%7BTpEsQjDqc%40xIg%60%40vHqS~DgUpE%7DWjFoF%7C%40eKn%40gR%3Fy%5BBeW%3FuH%40wM%40wI%40kZ%3FcADsHEuZ%40aJ%3Fqc%40B%7DS%3FaE%3FiKBaJB_H%3FkGCyEBkAl%40SEkDa%40cWD%7BL%40)\/auto\/480x320@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoibWV2ZXJtZXVsZW4iLCJhIjoiY2xlYnZmNG13MDZ1ejNvcWpmdTM3M2pzZyJ9.pq0yENqixV7SGEHuCpgmcw' title='Morning Ride' \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/2023\/09\/23\/malta-across-to-idaho\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-idaho","category-utah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2900"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2915,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2900\/revisions\/2915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}