Rusty Crank Coast to Coast Bicycle Tour across the USA on the ACA TransAM Route

TransAm Day #50 July 16, 2018 Powell, ID - Apgar Creek Campground, ID 59 Miles Ride Time 3:38 Hours Tour Total  Miles 3614 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180716-1129-76120 I slept well in my tent last night at Lochsa Lodge in Powell, ID. I was exhausted and fell asleep in my clothes at 8pm Pacific Time. I had a little too much to drink. Along with my meal, I drank three 24oz Irish Quilter’s Death Ales. They were stronger than I realized. Plus I had a bottle of Moose Drool Ale back at the picnic table. I slept for ten hours. The birds woke me up early this morning. Rich’s tent was near mine, and he snored all night.  I had breakfast back at the lodge, and the WiFi was suddenly working. I was able to update my blog and social media to let everyone know that I was well. I learned that Blanka the Dog got the roadkill antelope bones that I sent her. She had sniffed my left hand cycling glove, but didn’t devour it like Loki. I got w...

TransAm Day #51 July 17, 2018 Apgar Creek Campground, ID - Grangeville, ID 59 Miles Ride Time 4:45 Hours Tour Total  Miles 3670 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180717-0907-01934 I slept nicely last night in my tent in the Clearwater National Forest Campground at Apgar Creek alongside the Lochsa River. Eileen was upset this morning about there being no toilet paper in the bathroom. We paid $14 for the campsite.  Fortunately there were no bears last night. I had tied up all of our food in a tree with my extension cord. I was asked what I would have done if a bear had come, and I demonstrated my terrifying bear yell. Another person in the campground responded with their own version, but it didn’t leave Scott and Eileen shaking like mine did.  I used my spork last night for the first time. I ate spaghetti cooked on Eileen’s stove with Ragu sauce. I built a fire to cook the four hotdogs given to us earlier in the day. One o...