Day 9: Halfway, Oregon to Cambridge Idaho: 58 miles

We got an early start--we were on the road by 6 AM. We had 25 miles x 8 a.m. Then we hit the dreaded Hillclimb and the heat. It took us five hours for another 30 miles. But we are safe in Cambridge Idaho. 

We met a couple of riders going west. We have never seen bicycles loaded more heavily.  They had heavy canvas bags packed with who knows what loaded many upon many. They were older than we are -- surprise surprise. they average about 10 miles per day! For my sister Fran I would say that is fully loaded! 

We were sad when we realized were in the time zone change and it's one hour later. We will miss that one hours sleep tonight. The Brownlee Dam area of the snake River was very beautiful.