Arrived in Coeur d'Alene, much cooler ride, no rain

Made it to Coeur d'Alene with no hitches. Wow, it was a long day, but I don't think I've had better scenery. The first half of the day involved carving up canyons, with a river running parallel. Some of the pictures show this, but don't do it justice. The second half of the day involved working my way through some of the most beautiful farmland I've seen. Rolling hills for as far as the eye can see, with bright green crops (not sure what type, but from a distance, it looks like grass, almost.) Hours of it. Unfortunately, I didn't get a shot of this. Never quite found a pullout next to the perfect field.

Weather was a bit chillier than I had become accustomed to the last few days. It was mid to low 50's for most of the morning, and I think hit a high of 72 or so. I had my "summer" gloves, with the glove liners added, to warm them up a bit during the morning. I had the Alter-ego jacket insert (exo-sert?) panel on all day, covering the mesh parts. This pretty much made things comfortable, although I used the e-seat, e-grips, and e-windshield, as needed to modulate the temperate a bit, as needed. It was a lot quieter with the shield up. I'd gotten used to it down, for cooling reasons.

Pictures from today can be found at: http://picasaweb.google.com/ronald6w/7JUL?feat=email#

I'll try to add comments to a few of them.

These pictures don't do justice to the trip.

This is today's route.

Click here for the map.

I'll write some more later this evening, after I work out. ;)