What a day. We are leaving Leavenworth, WA early to continue our way on Hwy 2 via Cashmere and Wenatchee, going a little North and then to Coulee City on the south shore of Banks Lake, and then through never ending wheat fields into Spokane, WA. We find our way easily to the Apple store, get the so much needed power cable and after a quick lunch in the River Park Square are off to the Harley Davidson dealership as I'm loosing oil pressure ever since we left Leavenworth this morning. The guys at Lone Wolf HD are very helpful, and after checking the bike and adding some quarts of oil, normal conditions are restored. Whilst at the shop we learn that returning back onto Hwy 2 toward Newport, Sandpoint, Bonners Ferry toward Kalispell is not a good idea as the road is getting resurfaced and the gravel which is put down has already caused some damage to bikes and cars. We are told to avoid that stretch under all circumstances. So we decide to follow the Coeur d'Alene National Forest and Lake by joining the Interstate I-90 to St. Regis, MT where we stop for the night. All in all a good day, lots of miles, but high temperatures and no clouds in the skies made riding a bit exhausting, and on top we lost a hour in the day as we moved from Pacific to Mountain time. But the bike sounds again as it should be, and we are rolling, and tomorrow we turn North again and find Hwy 2 to continue. For now, we had cut a little off the Lincoln Hwy, we had to avoid a little on the Roosevelt Hwy, for me, the score is equal.
Unfortunately no pictures today, we were somehow occupied with other things.
Statue of "Leopold" a 1890 photographer at Higgens Point, Lake Coeur d'Alene
Lake Coeur d'Alene, ID
" I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in." John Muir, John of the mountains: The unpublished journals of John Muir
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