We left Bliss after a less than blissful breakfast and
headed to Boise in anticipation of riding the Boise River Greenbelt. Unfortunately, the section we wanted to ride
was closed for construction. So we ended
up riding about 8 miles on an unsatisfying over-urbanized section. Oh well.
We still had a fun picnic lunch in the park and then headed on to Weiser.
Like so many rural towns we have been through, Weiser is in
a down-phase. Our hotel was modest but
met our needs. (Don’t ask about the town’s
only laundromat – disgusting!). But we
always seem to find bright spots, no matter where. This time it was a pizza parlor – great gluten-free
pizza and complimentary sodas.
We returned to the hotel and unloaded the bikes, so we could
repack our panniers, reducing our load for the trail. That’s when we discovered Diane’s front tire
was flat. Upon a brief inspection, Rob
found the reason: Goat’s
head thorn. (Tribulus
Terrestris). Thankfully, there was only the one puncture and Rob fixed it
in no time flat!! (Pun intended.) We’ve ridden these bikes about 1000 miles so
far, and this was our first flat. We hope maybe, just maybe, this will be our
only one for at least another 1000 miles.
We went to bed content and hopeful for our first day’s ride
on the Weiser River Trail.
Rob & Diane
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| Unloading the bikes to ride the Boise River Greenbelt |
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| Patching the flat.... |
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