Sunday, September 26, 2010

Day 2, Fun in the Sun



Ready for takeoff!


I have to admit, I never went to sleep Thursday night, the night before we left.  I was far too keyed-up and, in combination with leaving a lot of stuff to do until the last second, it was a zero sleep night for me.  So Dave and Scott endulged me as a slept in a little Saturday morning.  We pushed out right at 10:00 and our first stop was for breakfast at some janky looking place, the Kountry Korner in Springdale, WA.  Turned out to be fantastic!




The Kountry Korner

Scott girds his loins for any
kind of shit those nasty
Canadianswant to throw his way.
We then continued on for over 300 miles of the most scenic single day of travelling I've ever done in my life.  The weather was perfect and I became more and more pleased with my new bike with each mile.  After some nice, scenic miles heading through northeast Washington State we came to  our first challenge:  Canadian Customs.  Those of you who know me know I've had some issues with the Mounties over the past few years, but thankfully this time we made it through smooth as could be.  Here's Scott girding his loins for any kind-of shit those nasty Canadians wanted to send his way:


What followed was just epic.  Miles, 'er, kilometers and kilometers of twisting, rolling, pavement perfection surrounded by unspoilt mountains and lakes in every direction.  Hardly any traffic, and complete sunshine.  We couldn't ask for more!  We stopped for good coffee at a natural foods store in Playmor Junction, then right after getting back on our bikes saw a 400 lb black bear run right across the road in front of us in Crescent Valley!  We spent the last 3 or 4 hours riding up the southeast shore of Upper Arrow Lake, took the (free!) ferry from Galena to Shelter Bay, across the lake at its midpoint over to the western shore, then finished covered our last 40 miles after dark and ended up in Revelstoke, BC.  First good, long, day under our belts!


Upper Arrow Lake
Upper Arrow Lake fm/ferry landing
Upper Arrow Lake ferry
Day 2 mileage:  317 mi / 510 km
Total mileage:  599 mi / 964 km

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