Day 4

July 21, 2004

Sand Point, ID to Thompson Falls, MT

Riding with Walt from Ohio, early in the ride. In the background is a huge lake formed by the glaciers.

Hereís me at the lake!

Overlooking a lake. It was completely still and quiet with a mirror-like quality.

My riding companions for a good portion of the day.

View at the rest stop. Weíre now in Montana.

Rich ìSkiî at the rest stop.

ìEî and ìSkiî at the hotel, standing next to some contraption.

Here I am, checking out the sights in Thompson Falls Ö

The old jail house in Thompson Falls ñ converted into an interesting museum Ö

Friendly member of the local historical society, showing off some of the exhibits in the museum Ö

Ö a display showing the development of the dam near the falls Ö

Old theater in Thompson Falls. Only showing on Fri-Sun.

Another Osprey nest Ö

The story of Thompson Falls. PPL now owns the hydro-power operation.

Ö more info Ö

Ö and hereís the dam used to generate the hydro power Ö

Ö and this is where the ëpower houseí is Ö

Ö ëBig Skyí country Ö

Warning on hiking path near dam Ö

Profile and statistics (absolute altitude is wrong). Another ìrecovery dayî Ö probably wouldíve been more of a recovery if I hadnít hammered all day with Rich ìSkiî Ö Average speed was pretty high today. Temperature spikes are probably from the bike baking in the sun during a rest stop!