Eric and Frank go west part 3

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Sunday morning we are heading for Lolo pass...In Idaho....Lolo pass is located just south of Lolo Montana. Riding west on route 12 was a blast, fantastic scenery, great pavement and perfect weather. Route 12 was over 100 miles long of sweeping corners climbing to the pass and continuing on southwest to Kooskia Idaho. We rode for many miles alongside the Salmon River and before long we arrived at Kooskia Idaho for some gas and lunch stop where we learned that the town is described as a small drinking town with a big fishing problem. We had a nice lunch at the local dinner and continued south through Hell's Canyon stopping for the evening at a small motel in New Meadows Idaho.










Monday's ride was changed so that we could enjoy a few more of the many canyon roads in the area. They are just too much fun to ride on, and we also avoided some of the miles of boring interstate we were planning on riding originally. Frank had learned about a natural hot spring that he was interested in checking out from the owner of the hotel the night before. It just happened to be right alongside one of the canyon routes we had selected. Frank was able to check out the hot springs while I chose to grab a nap under a shade tree. We enjoyed another great day of riding with perfect weather and very little traffic. Idaho is a perfect place to ride and with all the friendly folks we met along the way made it even better. We ended up in Twin Falls Idaho after another long day of riding for some sleep.















Tuesday's ride took us south from Twill Falls Idaho on route 93 south to Wells Nevada. We headed east from Wells Nevada on interstate 80. I was surprised to see that Nevada was rather mountainous on the roads we traveled on. I thought Nevada was all flat and desert I was wrong. We continued riding on into Utah on interstate 80 east and stopped at the famous Bonneville Salt Flats for a rest stop. After a short break, a few pictures and a cold drink we were ready to ride on heading for Salt Lake City where we picked up route 40 east stopping for the night in Heber Utah. We had one of our longest day's rides and were very tired from the ride and dry heat of the Utah flatlands.