David called about 10:30am CST to say they had stopped for "second breakfast." I'm not sure what "first breakfast" consisted of, but Bill was eating French toast stick from Burger King when they called. David's best estimate was that each deep-fried French toast stick probably packed about 300 calories. I think consuming massive amounts of food was among the things that David was looking to most about this trip...On their trip out West yesterday, they decided to reconsider the possibility of making a jaunt through Glacier National Park and into Canada. This would add about 90 miles to their route, and it would also require them to have their passports. David hadn't packed his, so I sent it out via Fed Ex last night. They have plans to stop briefly at the home of some dear Haase family friends, Sam & Dina Fisher, when they travel through Idaho in a few days, so David and his passport can meet there. The portion of the route through Glacier Park is supposed to be particularly beautiful, so I'm thankful that it sounds like they'll be able to squeeze it in.
At 1pm CST, they called to say there were about 60 miles in and had stopped at a town called Concrete, WA. They said the scenery has been fantastic - shady, forested roads with very large hills & mountains on both sides. There's snow on the tops of the peaks, and it's a beautiful sunny day. They were soon going to hit their last town before a break of about 75 miles between towns, so they were planning ahead to stock up on water, etc. I guess after that town, the climbing will begin. They'll be going over Washington Pass in the Cascades.
Below are some photos that David sent today. The resolution on his cell phone camera isn't great, but it's fun to see what they're seeing!
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