A River runs beside It

I guess a cyclist can't ask for much more; end one day with a 13-mile downhill and start the next day going down the mountain, with a beautiful river running beside you-all day! But first, I wake up at 7:15, to a little rain, but by the time I put the coffee & coke on, it's clear, so I walk down to the river and sip some java. KK gets up and we go back down there and just enjoy the morning. Back up to camp to cook breakfast & start to pack up, and it starts storming again, but not much rain, but a chilly 65 degrees. We head out on Rt 12, the Lewis & Clark Nat'l Highway, me with my goretex on and KK driving the "Rig"..so, back to the downhill..I ride 40 miles & meet KK for lunch & I'm still going down..not drastically, but a steady 16-20mph. we have lunch by the river, still the Lochsa, but real quick it's the Clearwater, (with lots of fly fishermen) and I continue riding & KK just reads and enjoys the setting. I also stop at the National Historic Ranger Station & visit a little. When KK catches me at 57 miles, I'm STILL going down, but I get in and we drive to our next campground in Kamiah, ID--the Lewis & Clark Resort & RV Park...what else! It's pretty nice, but resort kinds overdoes it, but we do have showers & a pool, so after we set up that's where we go..to cool off, as it's 91 here at only 1250'. Then we go out for a spin, into town and some more historical markers. (Sidebar-this is the spot where the Corps emerged, almost starved, from the Lolo trail & encountered the Nez Perce Tribe, who helped them regain their strength for the final push to the pacific.) Another marker at this site was about a missionary, named Asa Smith, (!) who tried to live among the Nez Perce and teach them religion, but couldn't stand the tough environment here and went, in 1841, to Hawaii. A nice ride and of course, more bars & casinos and a car wash! (of which I used later). Plus, on our way back to camp, there was an apparent forest fire going,and we saw planes, choppers & lots of smoke. Supper at the camp & some catching up on the WIFI. 63 miles & (get this!) 310' of climb...KK 6 miles. If I had ridden the whole way, it would have been downhill for 110 miles!