Wednesday, June 20, 2012

LEWIS (MOTOR MIKE) AND CLARK'S (JACK) ADVENTURE....DAY #5...355 MILES...(1676 MILES TOTAL)

WELL EVERYONE........CLARK AND I NOT ONLY MADE IT TO IDAHO, BUT TO KAMIAH, IDAHO, OUR INTENDED DESTINATION WHEN WE LEFT HOME 5 DAYS AGO. I'M SO TIRED TONIGHT, I'M NOT SURE I CAN STAY AWAKE LONG ENOUGH TO WRITE THIS, BUT I'LL GIVE IT A SHOT.




BUT......BEFORE I GET INTO THE RECAP OF OUR DAY, I NEED TO TAKE CARE OF SOME BUSINESS. CLARK SEEMS TO ALWAYS COMPLAIN ABOUT EVERYTHING. HE COMPLAINS THAT I GET ALL THE NOTARITY. HE COMPLAINS THAT LEWISTON, IDAHO IS A BIGGER CITY THAN CLARKSTON. SO.....YOU WILL NOTICE I HAVE SOUGHT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE BLOG TONIGHT. EVERYTIME HE COMPLAINS, HIS NAME WILL JUST CONTINE TO GET SMALLER IN THE STORIES.
 

ALSO, JUST BECAUSE I'M SUCH A NICE GUY, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU HOW THE TOWN OF THREE FORKS, MONTANA GOT IT'S NAME. I SAID I WASN'T GOING TO DO THIS, BUT I WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF ALL MY LOYAL FOLLOWERS, ALL THREE OF YOU.
 

"The Three Forks is one of those rare and beautiful localities in nature, that, when once seen remains indelibly fixed in the memory. The Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin here mingle their waters, to form the Missouri River. These three tributaries of the mighty Missouri meander gracefully through an extensive valley, their banks fringed with picturesque groups of cottonwood and willow trees of various growths, with their sparkling waters occasionally seen through the dense foliage."
 

ONCE AGAIN IT WAS QUITE COLD THIS MORNING WHEN WE GOT UP AND LEFT THREE FORKS. WE CONTINUED OUR ADVENTURE, ONCE AGAIN TRAVELING NORTHWEST TOWARDS HELENA AND MISSOULA. THAT'S ME, LEWIS, RIDING ACROSS THE OLD BRIDGE, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ON THE LIST OF NATIONAL HISTORIC PLACES.
 


SEVERAL THINGS THAT PUT SMILES ON CLARK'S AND MY FACE TODAY WAS THIS SIGN (AND WHAT A FUN ROAD IT WAS), AND THE FACT THAT THE WIND WAS LIGHTER THAN IT HAS BEEN FOR DAYS.
 


TOMORROW, THURSDAY, WE'RE GOING TO VENTURE OVER INTO WASHINGTON STATE AND RIDE A SCENIC LOOP THERE, BEFORE RETURNING BACK TO KAMIAH.
 


WATCH FOR THE RECAP OF THURSDAY'S ADVENTURES RIGHT H_ _ _ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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