Biking Across America - 2001

Week 8: July 28 - August 6
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	July 28:  The bridge across Lake Koocanusa.
	July 28:  A typical cliff on the road along the Koocanusa. (I'm standing at the base.)
	July 28:  Stone carving on the top of Libby Dam.
	July 28:  The back side of Libby Dam.
	July 30:  Bull Lake on the road out of Libby, MT.
	July 30:  Steve enjoying the scenery along route 58.
	July 30:  View of the Railroad bridge on Lake Pend Oreille.
	July 30:  Another view of lake Pend Oreille, Idaho.
	July 31:  An Idaho lumber mill on the shores of the Pend Oreille River near Washington State.
	July 31:  An Osprey nest on the road to Ione.
	July 31:  Crossing over the Pend Oreille River to get some food in the town on the other side.
	July 31:  Relaxing in camp on the shore of the Pend Oreille River in Ione, WA.
	August 1:  A misty morning on the shores of the Pend Oreille River.
	August 1:  One reason why the pass closes in the Winter.
	August 1:  Somber rest stop very close to the top of Sherman Pass.
	August 1:  Stretching during a break as we climb Sherman Pass.
	August 1:  At the top of Sherman Pass, the highest pass in Washington State.
	August 2:  Wind-powered bicycle (concept vehicle).
	August 2:  Old bikes hanging from the rafters in a "mercantile" on the way to Okanogan.
	August 2:  The town letters of Okanogan, WA.
	August 2:  At the top of Wauconda.
	August 3:  At the top of "The Loup".
	August 3:  An alley in Winthrop where we stopped for "Cowboy Calzones".
	August 4:  Cutthroat mountain looms ahead of us as we climb Washington Pass.
	August 4:  The morning sun tries to break through the clouds behind us as we climb Washington Pass.
	August 4:  A view of the road we just traveled from the Washington Pass hairpin.
	August 4:  At the top of Washington Pass.
	August 4:  Steve contemplates a precipice from the Washington Pass overlook.
	August 4:  View of the Washington Pass hairpin from the overlook.
	August 4:  At the top of Rainy Pass, just beyond Washington Pass.
	August 4:  At the top of Rainy Pass.
	August 4:  Ross Lake as we descend from Washington Pass.
	August 5:  We ran out of quarters for the dryer.
	August 6:  Western Washington State can actually be pretty dry.
	August 6:  Crossing the last bridge.
	August 6:  City Limits just before the end of the trail.
	August 6:  Tires touch water at the end of the trek.