July 2 Day 13

Day 13. White Bird to Apgar campground. 83 miles

Another very early start and we road through the tiny town of white bird Idaho the started the awesome climb on old highway 95 to the top of old white bird hill.  Amazing views of the valley and salmon River we just left.  Near top of pass we got behind a cattle drive that had many many cows and Cowboys and his dogs.  We were delayed for an hour or so because of the drive but that is part of the fun.  After the cows got off the road we descended into grageville Idaho.  Cute town that was having 4th of July celebrations in downtown.  We left town traveling on stites road that had rolling hills and awesome fields of potatoes and wheat.  We descended lamb grade road that was very steep for about 5 miles.  Again I was glad to be traveling west to east.  We quickly arrive in Kooskia on the Nez Perce reservation where we stopped for lunch.  At Kooskia we turned onto highway 12 and made our way to the Apgar USFS campground on the Lochsa River.  Nice camp where we meet folks traveling the TransAm on a tandem.