Friday, July 5

The guys got a much-needed long night of sleep last night. They were asleep as soon as their heads hid the pillows about 5:30pm. They had tried to go to a pizza parlor for dinner, but it was closed for the 4th. The only place they could find that was open was a small bar and grill. They were a bit upset about the service there - the very first thing the waitress did was take away their water bottles because the bar had a "no open bottles" rule. Even though they just wanted water and food, the waitress wanted to see their IDs. Then Bill realized he had left his at the hotel. They were getting pretty desparate for food, and they were thankful when shifts changed mid-meal and they received much better service.

After dinner, they hit the hay nice and early. They got on the road about 4:30am this morning. They did a lot of climbing this morning and made it over scenic Sherman Pass. Their plan is to go about 130 miles and make it to Newport, Idaho this evening.

David told me that his favorite quote of the trip so far was by Bill in regards to eating. "It's not eating, it's shoveling," according to Mr. Oyler. Below are a few pics of today's "first lunch" before the "shoveling" began.