Day 13, Cambridge Idaho-60 miles

I said my goodbyes to Inga and Tyler and rolled off the ranch and out of Dayville. I would leave Oregon in the rear view mirror today and start my journey into Idaho. The first 20 miles was slightly downhill and was quite enjoyable. The sun was out again and the wind took a day off. I made my way down to the Snake River and an area called Hell's Canyon. I rode along the Snake River for about 12 miles until I arrived at the Oxbow-Brownlee Dam. After a short steep climb up to the dam I called it a morning and broke for lunch. No place to eat so I pulled out a bag of tuna, a banana and a handful of trail mix and sat on the edge of the cliff walls overlooking the dam and refueled. As soon as I crossed the dam I was in Idaho.

I had a nasty 8 mile, 2,200 foot climb out of Hell's Canyon to deal with. It's like getting a shot when your a kid; you know it's coming but you try real hard to fool yourself into thinking it won't. It came and the grind began. An hour and half of pain and exstacy later I was rolling down the other side, heading into the valley where Cambridge was waiting.

I pulled into the town of Cambridge and found the park where I was to camp for the night. The sprinklers were all on and the park was soaked. Additionally,  I checked the weather forecast locally and showers were indicated throughout the night. I looked around for a cheap hotel and found the 40 dollar sportsman special at Buckey's Cafe and hotel! The cafe was closed and undergoing a major remodel but the three hotel rooms were still in play. No WiFi

A giant plate full of food and two trips to the salad bar at the local cafe put me back on track and I stopped into the only bar on town to get a beer. In this particular crowd of Bud drinking, chain smoking regulars, I was an alien from outer space. The owner begged me to buy the bar from him for $100,000 and some plus size girls with Tammy Faye Baker make up on came over and became my bookends. They all wanted to play drinking games but I apologized for my early morning departure and went back to the sportsman special, watched an episode of Family Guy and passed out.