day two

Breakfast wasn't spectacular: eggs and pancakes. We got some water from the "merc'" because the sulfur in our motel's water didn't go down smoothly enough. And off we went.

Our first stop was at the hot springs. Here's my dad and Jim. The water come straight out was scalding hot, but as it mixed with the Salmon River it settled into a nice, bearable temperature.

We had a few breaks in riding about 58 miles to Challis. It was so lovely biking right next to the river. We got to Challis and soaked again, this time in the hot tub. Had dinner and then crashed again. (Yes, all we do is eat, bike, eat, bike, eat sleep...)

My back tire flatted, but Dad helped me fix it up with a new tube in a jiffy.