54 Miles today, we get a late start after a big breakfast at the Winchester Lake Cafe. Robert gets the pancake egg sandwich and it is bigger than him. A short stack is two pancakes the size of a large serving plate and no one can finish their breakfast. The locals at the cafe are very friendly and stop at our table to give route advice and local history. We find that Winchester was named for the fact that in 1851 it was the most popular gun here. The Nez Perce Indians were creating havoc with the settlers and the army chased them around for a number of years. Today I am out front and miss the turn as it was not marked and go five miles out of my way. I stop at Cottonwood and get direction back toward Kamiah, over the farm land again a lot of wheat and peas. Because I get lost I miss my turn and come into Kamiah about 5 minutes behind the crew. Bob has just arrived and Tom and John are in the local Cafe having lunch. I decide to go to the campsite and meet suzanne for a sandwich and get stuck for a bit in road construction. They just paved this section so I get roasted on the top and bottom. The Long Camp RV place is ok, and by a fast moving river and the showers are hot. We have been joined the last few nights by Eli W. from Brooklyn who is solo riding from Portland to New York over the summer. We have been sharing our sites and food to reduce cost for all and he will probably stay with us to Missoula, Montana. He does not like to get up early, so he does his ride at his pace and meets us at camp a few hours later. Not too much excitement here, Suz makes a complete pork chop dinner on the grill for all, most excellent, we all have very healthy appetites each day.
Jim Suz an Beau
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