Best breakfast |
Lolo Trail Cafe, Lolo, Mt |
Best campground |
Lewis + Clark Trail State Park |
Worst breakfast - |
Tippy Canoe Bar and Grill just before entering the Columbia Gorge |
Hardest day - |
Riding in the 105º heat on the way to Walla Walla |
Strangest foodstuff - |
Josh’s cold oatmeal and lentil tomato sauce mixture |
Best local specialty - |
Walla Walla onion rings, HM for Walla Walla roadkill |
Best Find |
Walla Walla onion road kill |
Best waitress - |
Lolo Trail Café and Orofino/Irish |
Best sight - |
Vista House in the Columbia Gorge, Clearwater River at Pink House |
Best days ride - |
Too many great days to just pick one. |
Best animal sighting - |
Two elk and hummingbird |
Best swimming hole |
Chief Timothy State Park on Snake River and Lewis and Clark Trail State Park |
Best Catered Campsite Meal |
Jerry and Josh’s cousin Dave from the Dalles shows up pizzas with fresh tomatoes and a cooler full of beer |
Best beer - |
Sampler at Walla Walla Mill Creek Brewery |
highest speed - |
44.9 mph by Bill |
Not Flats Prize |
Mr. Tuffy-0-flats, No Mr. Tuffy – 2-flasts |
Most injuries - |
Chainring tattoos-Bill |
Heaviest load - |
Peter’s Trailer |
Sleekest load - |
Michael Peshkin |
Most interesting local - |
Cowboy, or Kooskia bartender |
Big chainring day - |
The ride down Lolo Pass |
Hardest climb - |
Lola Pass (Lost Trail Pass for Steve and Jerry) |
Most fortuitous moment - |
Josh's spoke repaired by truck stop wrench borrowed from waitress |
Worst stretch - |
Lewiston traffic |
Rider of the yellow line - |
Michael Presser |
Funniest incident |
Sprinklers in the park |
Best question - |
who’s buying their wife a present |
Slow breakfast - |
Worthington or Roosevelt |
Best bathing technique - |
Jerry and Josh in the sink |
Coldest moment |
Last morning up on Lolo Pass when Jerry’s nipples hurt |
hottest moment |
Ride into Walla Walla in 105º heat |
Windiest Campsite |
Campsite on the Columbia River across from the Dalles |
total miles |
620 miles for total group to Missoula |
1000 miles for Jerry and Steve to Bozeman |