Day 23: July 28, 2024 - Rest day

Again I was up at 5:00. At 6:45 the moon appeared white, rather than orange, and I could see clouds in the sky, the first time in several days.

My Ortlieb trunk bag is working well. When I first got it I imagined that I might miss the XLC trunk bag it replaced and which I had used since 2014. It served me well but I don’t miss it at all.

On this trip I’ve had more frequent phone calls with friends than on my 90-day trip in 2019. I suspect that is largely due to the many rest days I’ve had.

I refined my plan to escape the smoke and now intend to rent a car in Ontario, rather than Boise. I can ride to Ontario in one or two days whereas Boise would  have taken two or three. I also intend t drop the car in Idaho Falls, Idaho, or Jackson, Wyoming, rather than Billings, Montana. Where I ride to rejoin the Trans Am route is subject to the changing smoke, but it might be as early as West Yellowstone. In that case I would be skipping routes 13 through 20 rather than 13 through 26.

As my neighbors were packing to leave they gave me some cold watermelon, cantaloup, and honeydew melon. What a treat that was! My dinner consisted of cheese and saltines my they had given me the previous day.

After dinner I took a walk to the entrance of the campground and then through the campground immediately north of this one. On my walk I saw some beautiful scenery.

I went to sleep with no word from the seller of the rack about options for fast delivery. I suspect he doesn’t do any eBay business on weekends.

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