We top Riverside hill with traffic and he gets away, two lane to one.

He open up a bit and I tail him fairly close. Riding pavement home I ran across a HD in a restricted speed zone. She thought she was too old to make another trip south, but I got her thinking, when I told her about Gonzaga Bay. She had taken the RV train thru Copper Canyon. I quick stop for a pic, but met an older lady who was talking about Mexico. It was much more obvious 50 yrs ago, when I first came up here riding a Schwinn (Holy Cow, I am old). A large dredge went a long way thru this area. This old fat man was getting tired so I took this side road downhill to the south.ĭredge tailings on the Palouse. Watch for slippy mud in the corners.Ī really nice rugged road. Yancy Creek was great hard pack forest road.

This bypassed the ski bowl area which could be gated.Ĭharlie Creek. Some local advice sends me up Charlie Creek to Yancy Creek onto the Palouse Divide Road. The road comes out at Emida, so a soda break is in order. Still real green, but a different ecology. The acreage, I mentioned, is not far from here. Back to the hwy and catch Sanders Road, which is a main road over to Emida. I planned a route from the bottom of the hill but both roads were gated. Moved here when the new hwy was built over the county line. Good road (school bus route) 5 mi from hwy95. I can get you 10 acres of beautiful bottom land for $100,000 or less. MMM Park and Skyline drive in the distance. I head NE out of town on Pigeon Hollow Road Not much left in the way of business, but always a Post Office. He also tended it till about 1970.Īfter some lunch it was already 2:00 pm, so I headed up the highway to Farmington.įarmington is mostly an assemblage of homes. He donated the land for Mary Minerva McCroskey State Park. Old Farmers will recognize this name.Īt the edge of Garfield is Virgil McCroskeys home.

Woops, the computer just locked up, but I saved my report. A number of new houses on the Idaho side. So, after wasting a couple hours I backtracked to the farmlands and headed west. Over and under trees, kelly humps, mud holes, etc. I got into some fairly rugged riding, for an old fat man. I found a few skid roads, but all dead ended. Since I was alone I decided to explore and see if I could find a route over this first range of mountains. I cross the hwy to Sawyer Rd then Freeze to Deep Creek. It looks like a new one has been put in since I was young. The Palouse River, just east of Palouse, the town. I went north on 95 to a jump off spot at West Cove.

Cool and clear in the morning and warmer in the afternoon, but not too hot.

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