Things get better

After a late night of catching up and swapping old stories with my old friend Greg, I awoke to a nice clear and cool morning in the mountains above Bozeman Montana.  All bugs have been removed from my helmet, water drained out of my comms, and tire pressures were holding steady.  Greg headed off to work, and I rode off through the farm country, eventually making my way back to the interstate.  There were not as many miles to cover today so I backed down my speed to a more comfortable level and just enjoyed the scenery. Clear skies and beautiful landscapes we're the theme of the day.  

Coming into Missoula, I made a slight detour to a motorcycle shop. Hoping to find a new pair of gloves that fit, and a power adapter for my heated jacket that could come into play as we get further north. Didn't have any luck on with either, so I headed out of town towards Sandpoint Idaho.  

Instead of the interstate, I opted for a smaller road that wound is way through a valley following the Clark Fork River.  After a couple hours winding asking the river, I arrived at Lake Pend Oreille, the largest and deepest lake in Idaho.  

Our friends Sam and Dan live on the lake, but on the other side from where I was sitting, it took close to an hour to make it to their house.  Sam and Dan have 3 kids, and 2 other families in town visiting, each with several kids.

It was chaos, but the fun and entertaining type.  After board games and an excellent dinner, we sat out on their deck overlooking the lake and just chatted for a while.  Once the darkness had swallowed up the lake, people started disappearing off to bed.  If felt good to lay down and know that I had a day off tomorrow. Hopefully we'll have a chance to get out on the lake, and see if they can teach this old dog any new tricks. Today certainly was not as exciting as yesterday, and I'm okay with that.

KS