We had a relaxed start to the day. We left our campground at 9:30. Linus and Katie like to stop a lot it seems so we only covered 7 miles by 11:00. We finally got on track after that and got some miles in. We had an option on roads to take just outside of Clark Fork, Idaho. We chose the Heron Rd option since it promised less traffic. It was a good choice…. for Idaho. After about 10 miles we came to the Montana border. We were met at the Montana line with a gravel surfaced road. Not exactly what we were expecting. I proceeded slowly and cautiously with my narrow-ish tires. Luckily, the gravel ended after 2 miles and we were back on pavement.
We took a turn onto hwy 56 which followed the Bull River. It was stunning
And to my brother Jim, it looks to have some fishing potential too. It is a good looking meadow stream.
Hwy 56 embodies what bike touring is about. Nice scenery, low traffic, and a moderate grade to the road. WOW! It was a nice 50 mile day and we all felt really good at the end of it all.
We camped along Bull Lake and I mean right on the lake shore. A truly great camp site.