Haven't been motorcycle camping since attending WeSToc last year. Over the winter my wife was kind enough to get me some new gear. A sleeping bag was in order as I'm just not as small as I was at 17 when I purchased my last bag. For years I've also used a small single person tent that you could not sit up in. Again, I'm just not as spry as I used to be.
So Dale_I from this site and I decided to go test out some gear as he has some new stuff as well. Our trip consisted of riding from Spokane to Thompson Falls, MT via Sandpoint, ID. The setback was that I didn't get off work until 3pm. We launched shortly after and had one of the most beautiful rides around the east side of Lake Pend Oreille that I've ever been on. Great temps and sunny skies. We motored through Hope and Clark Fork Idaho and then Heron and Noxon Montana. This was all along the beautiful Clark Fork River. It didn't disappoint. As we moved along the sun was getting ever closer to the horizon which also parallels the hours of deer movement. We observed quite a few in the fields, on the shoulders, and several meandering in the road. We were on high alert and thankfully we didn't have any personal encounters with them before arriving at our camp site in Thompson Falls. Of course it was now fully dark which would be a test of how easy our new tents would be to set up. All went well and after some conversation it was time to crash. No fires allowed due to extreme fire danger, otherwise we'd have been up longer.
We were up around 7am to pack and then drop by the local restaraunt Minnie's for some grub. Wonderful grub it was and as it turns out we just beat the crowd of motorcyclists arriving by the handfuls. After meandering through the now packed parking spots of cycles and talking to many of the owners we had to get on the way. Back to Spokane through Thompson Pass and on Kingston where we picked up the super slab I90. Between those points was some of the most spectacular riding I have ever done. The mountains were 'out' and most of the ride was along different rivers that were as clear as glass.
It's now time to take that overnighter and make it into a multiple day event.
So Dale_I from this site and I decided to go test out some gear as he has some new stuff as well. Our trip consisted of riding from Spokane to Thompson Falls, MT via Sandpoint, ID. The setback was that I didn't get off work until 3pm. We launched shortly after and had one of the most beautiful rides around the east side of Lake Pend Oreille that I've ever been on. Great temps and sunny skies. We motored through Hope and Clark Fork Idaho and then Heron and Noxon Montana. This was all along the beautiful Clark Fork River. It didn't disappoint. As we moved along the sun was getting ever closer to the horizon which also parallels the hours of deer movement. We observed quite a few in the fields, on the shoulders, and several meandering in the road. We were on high alert and thankfully we didn't have any personal encounters with them before arriving at our camp site in Thompson Falls. Of course it was now fully dark which would be a test of how easy our new tents would be to set up. All went well and after some conversation it was time to crash. No fires allowed due to extreme fire danger, otherwise we'd have been up longer.
We were up around 7am to pack and then drop by the local restaraunt Minnie's for some grub. Wonderful grub it was and as it turns out we just beat the crowd of motorcyclists arriving by the handfuls. After meandering through the now packed parking spots of cycles and talking to many of the owners we had to get on the way. Back to Spokane through Thompson Pass and on Kingston where we picked up the super slab I90. Between those points was some of the most spectacular riding I have ever done. The mountains were 'out' and most of the ride was along different rivers that were as clear as glass.
It's now time to take that overnighter and make it into a multiple day event.
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