After a good nights sleep had a quick cuppa tea and instant oats and took off. The smoke had cleared overnight but by the time I got to Riggins it was pretty thick. The route ran alongside the Salmon River and it was beautiful with the high cliff walls and ancient lava flows. Met Bill at Riggins city park for second breakfast of eggs, sausage and potato salad. I am getting used to this pampered sag wagon way of touring! No peanut butter tortillas and ramen on the curb here. (Not that peanut butter tortillas and ramen while bike touring aren’t completely delicious and desirable!) The river and cliffs gave way to prairie as I approached New Meadows.
Tonight we camp at Zim’s Hot Springs which was a tip from my friend Ruth. As a youngster living in Cottonwood ID, she came here with her family as a little girl. Zim’s has seen better days. It is quite dated and rustic but altogether clean. The swimming pool is 85F and the hot pool is around 103F, but varies. It is owned by Nez Perce Enterprises. So good for them. Larry, the manager is a tribal member and said the building was built in 1958 and replaced the original one which burned down. He said indigenous peoples, the Nez Perce, have been soaking in these springs for at least 12,500 years.
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