Climbing out of Idaho

Today, I bicycled from Lowell to Powell. It was uphill all day from 1,800 to 3,800 ft. While I wanted to push to Lolo Pass, that was not practical, since that would not have only been a 77 mile climb, but the next campsite/motel after that was a good 30 miles further and with the time change I would not have been able to finish that before 10pm or so.

As a result after 65 miles (with no stop for lunch nor water due to the lack of facilities), I settled into a great little campsite that was free (though the shower was $2.50!). I shared the site with three cyclists headed west, and with no lunch, the burger for dinner at the cafe at the site was much appreciated.