Bear Paw Camp to Sandpoint, Id.

Miles 46.4
Ride time 46.8
Elevation gain 1341'
Total miles 610.6
We rode out of our camp, up the dirt road out out, on our way to cross into another state. We leave the state of Washington for a very brief trip into Idaho. Everyone was looking forward to having a rest day, as we have ridden over 300 miles in the last five days. My legs are hanging in there, sore, but not bad.
The coolest thing I saw today was an Osprey nest that was on top of a power pole by the side of the road. It was kind of a short pole and the nest was huge. I saw the mom sitting on the nest and stopped to try to get a photo. She did not like us there at all and left the nest, circling and making lots of noise. We decided to move on, but it was quite a sight.
We crossed into Idaho and encountered some more wind. Then we finally made a left onto highway 95 was got the gift of a tailwind all the way into town. We crossed lake Pend Oreille, which is pronounced "Pond-da-ray". It is the second largest lake west of the Mississippi that is over 1100 feet deep. It is a gorgeous body of water, surrounded by mountains, quite a setting. No wonder people like it here.
We came into Sandpoint on a bumpy bike path, but we were glad not to have to been on the highway. We crossed the lake on the old bridge that was left next to the new one. It was great as it was wide and separated from the cars by a concrete barrier.
We got into Sandpoint and rode through the quant historical area to get to our hotel. It is a very nice town. It will be fun to explore it when on our rest day tomorrow!