Riding the road less travelled

A nice night at the Lewis & Clark Resort & RV Park..not a great resort but very adquate & friendly folks running it. As usual, a lot of motorcyclists but fairly quiet. Up at 7:00, with coffee, cookie, before we go off to the "Sakajawea Cafe" for a great breakfast! Pack up the camper & leave by 10am..not bad. I head out , with my new L&C cycling jersey, and take the recommended route over the mountain, rather than continuing down the river, which KK took, with the "rig"..anyway, it was a 7-mile climb to start and more to follow. The landscape changed from massive trees, to prairies of wheat & camas, with combines cuttin' away, and of course BIG trucks hauling the grain. When I took a break for lunch in Craigmont, ID, I had ridden 42 miles and climbed 4300', but the great hamburger & jojo's(potatoes) at the Prairie Cafe brought me back for the push down to Lewiston. About 5 miles past lunch, a sign reads."6% grade for the next 4 miles", and away I go! downhill for the next 32 miles and more rivers, the Clearwater, the Lapwai, and the Snake. Only a flat slowed me down, but I fianlly get into Lewiston, where KK is waiting at a roadside park--I did call her when I got service..two days without it! She had bought a new printer at Wally & a few other things, so off we go to DQ! Then a drive to Pomeroy, WA. to a lovely, very remote KOA..the drive ended with a 3-mile, switchback, gravel road, with no guard rails, in low gear! KK was hangin' on! We set up & KK goes out for a little spin & sees over a dozen deer, a herd of wild turkeys, a few quail & only rides 7 miles. What's next? Walla-Walla! 83 miles for me today & 4900'