Deja vu, Canada Again

Monday Evening June-15 Lunedi Sera 15-Giugno

Last night it rained so we had wet tents to contend with. After contending we left at 8:05 for some scenic riding before heading back into Canada and back out again after 50 miles or so. I stopped at a site that explained about log flumes which were wooden troughs used to float logs down a mountain. All of these old historical jobs certainly looked like hard work. On the way to Canada we passed through Colville, WA. We entered from the west and as soon as I saw the first building on the left I thought that I had been here before but could not remember when. I also knew that around the curve there was something interesting on the right. Going around the curve I saw, on the right, a lumber mill with a big crane lifting about 20 logs or more at a time. That was the something interesting. The road out of town to the east went up a hill in a residential district. Very familiar! Then further into the mountains we passed a campground and it all came back to me. We stayed at that campground on our way to Alaska. Then we rode into Colville for breakfast. I also saw other sites that brought back memories of the Alaska trip including a store where we all stopped for ice cream. We finally get to the border crossing and we are into Canada again with no problems. And a little later we are out again, back into the USA in one of my favorite states, Idaho. We want to stay in the area of Bonner’s Ferry but there are no campgrounds with shower facilities yet because of the cold weather. We call a motel and they have a room with a kitchenette for $60 a night. That is too great a price to pass up so we are holed up in a nice motel for the evening. A couple of beers and Subway sandwiches and we are all feeling quite content. 307 miles today.

Clint on the log flume replica