Colter Bay Village to Squirrel Creek Elk Ranch, Idaho
Strava: 86 km, 814m, 4:42, 296 shifts, 79.3 kph max
The weather started out perfect. We got up late and rode over to the grocery store to buy breakfast and lunch. We ate by the lake, a super scenic spot.
Then we headed north on the highway. Our turnoff was at Flagg Ranch after 25 km or so. We had some drinks in their restaurant but I wouldn’t go back. The dirt road was a little rough but nice. A little climbing first but mostly downhill later.
We had some lunch on Grassy Lake Dam and it was funny to have fast WiFi Internet there thanks to a van with Starlink parked a ways away.
There were a couple more small climbs which we did listening to loud thunder. Soon there was a brief hailstorm and some rain, but it was over quickly. We paused under a tree and practically didn’t get wet.
As we continued, suddenly it started up again. It was the strongest, most painful hail I’ve ever experienced! My jacket mostly protected me but when a hailstone hit my gloved hand or my bare leg, ouch! It was so powerful! Of course we just kept going and within a “few” minutes the worst was over. We were left riding in plain rain. After a while even that stopped. By the time we hit the end of the dirt road it was drying out. Then the headwind hit just as Wytze got inspired to blast the last few km at warp speed.
We pulled in to the Squirrel Creek Elk Ranch and immediately had lemonade, then they showed us our cabin. Unfortunately it only has three beds, so this time Daniel has the couch or floor and gets a Bed Upgrade Credit. Andrew cashed his in for the big queen size bed. Wytze and I took upstairs. We all had showers and did laundry.
I chatted with Chaice and the owners for a while then it was time for dinner. We ate mightily then dessert wasn’t ready so we had an hour to relax before fresh apple pie with ice cream was ready.
Dessert was great, but we were all tired. It’s 8 pm and time for sleep 💤
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