Friday, July 1, 2016

Heat

Wednesday June 29th, Boise ID to Mountain Home ID, 53 miles, 1600 feet of climbing

Mercifully today was a relatively short day of 53 miles.  The objective was to get to the hotel before the afternoon heat.  Mountain Home, our destination, was forecasting a high of 103 degrees!  I got to hotel at about 1 pm.  The ride from Boise to Mountain Home was not spectacular, with mainly wide open high desert brush.  We rode again on I-84 for a few miles.  Mountain Home is a small town with a population of about 14,000.  There is an Air Force base several miles from town,  I am a bit anxious about the ride tomorrow, 97 miles to Twin Falls , as the oppressive heat is expected to continue.

Wide open desert brush between Boise and Mountain Home

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