Kiki Bikes Across America

Saturday, August 1st – Wendover Campground, ID to Kooskia, ID

Woke up at 5:30 and got rolling early so we would have time to check out the Jerry Johnson Hot Springs 8 miles down the road, so we rolled out of the campground around 6:30am and got to the hot springs around 7 or so and started to hike in. We found all three hot springs and took a dip in the last one which seemed to be the biggest one. It was neat and a first for me – I’ve only ever been in a hot spring where they made it a pool, like a swimming pool. That was in Peru last year on the way to Machu Picchu.

Jerry Johnson Hot Springs

We left the hot springs around 9:45 and continued downstream on Route 12 – a scenic road that runs by the river all through Idaho. It was nice except for the fact that there was a lot of traffic (RVs, and people on vacation) as well not having any shoulders really, so that was a bit frustrating. We stopped in the early afternoon in one spot to dip our feet in the river and cool off a bit – the temperatures during the day were over 103 degrees. The last 15 miles were pretty tiresome and we were exhausted. I think it was probably just the heat and trying to readjust to such hot temperatures. We ended the day of riding with some 85 or so miles and stayed in Kooskia’s city park – just camped out without tents under a pavilion.

For dinner, we wound up buying some pasta, alfredo sauce, and rotel and mixed all of that together and ate an entire bag of pasta! We were hungry and polished it all off. Off to bed around 10pm in hopes of getting an early start in the morning.

Chase enjoying the dinner we just made with our stoves