2009 STN National Meet Day 2


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Day 2: Lewiston, ID to Hailey, ID Morning came, and I watched Mary and Scott perform their daily maintenance by lubing the chains on their respective VFRs. Appropriately enough, Dave later dubbed her "Queen of Maintenance." Idaho was a bucolic masterpiece. The gently rolling hills covered with different crops provided a backdrop perfect for riding along. In fact, the view was somewhat like the default Windows XP background. We tested a road near Hells Canyon. At the top of the road, people running a bicycle race stopped Dave and Scott from riding the road. However, at the bottom of the road near White Bird, there was no such roadblock, so Mary and I rode up the twisties. Near New Meadows, ID, we passed the 45th Parallel. This meant that we were halfway between the North Pole and the Equator. However, lunch in New Meadows was pretty slow and not that great either. Dave hereby proclaimed that we would be stopping at Subways for future lunches. The road along Payette River was a lovely twisty road, but we were riding along after a rain storm. While we were cruising at around 40-45mph, it would have been a little bit more fun with dry roads and 50-55mph. Dave went adventure-touring by clambering down to the banks of the Payette River. Later in the day, we discovered more cold and wet roads. At least, it wasn't raining, something Ron had gone through just 40 minutes prior. At the end of the day, we met up with Ron (XLR8) in Hailey, although his hotel room had been given to someone else. Fortunately, the hotel clerk kindly paid for his room in Bellevue. Hungry fellows that we were, we went scoping for food. However, the first brewpub we went to had some very LOUD music that required a cover charge to listen to in that room. Dave was showing off the saddlebags that could stow all his gear. After peeling off all our gear, we went inside where the door person also told us that there weren't any tables left. We rode off in search of better service and better food with Squid #1 leading the way. The second brewpub had great staff, decent beer, and ok food. That pub is owned by the same person who owns the pub in McCall, so we knew it'd be pretty good. Dinner came and went, but the rain only came. We sprinted a few blocks back to the hotel and out came Johnny Walker for a few rounds of jabbing at me for making the hotel selection. You try finding a hotel online in Hailey, Idaho...	View Larger Map Spiky grass Redbird, FJR, VFR Bucolic Idaho STN photographers Self photography Hells Canyon Hells Canyon 45th Parallel near New Meadows, ID 'bird at 45th Parallel Adventurer Dave on the banks of the Payette River Cold, wet pass But with beautiful views Valley vista Valley vista Squid #1 Onto 2009 STN National Meet Day 3...
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