Highway 55 (sept. 22nd)

(Midday)
Flat for a few miles out of New Medows, uphill for about 4.5 and then downhill all the way to McCall.  Slightly downhill to Donnelly after that, then flat open spaces and more headwind.  After 8 or 10 miles of such, have started uphill climb again. 

Not quite the downhill run to Boise I was hoping for, but easier than canyon country.  Here it's either uphill or headwind, not both.

Traffic very heavy with people leaving resort towns for Boise.

(After Dark)
After about a dozen miles of fighting the wind on the flats past Cascade, I hit a downhill canyon run following the Payate River all the way to the Town of HorseShoe Bend  (miles and miles). The wind was still against me, sometimes light and sometimes hard, but it didn't matter.  It's like having wings.  The canyons are just as Beautiful on the way down.  Good rafting country.

Just past HorseShoe Bend was another 6 mile climb and then down hill to Boise.  I've stopped shy of the city.  102 miles total today.  And goodnight.