Day 10

Sandpoint,ID - Heron,MT (50 miles)

After leaving Sandpoint, we road into a town of 200 people called Hope,ID. What is interesting about Hope is it is the oldest town in Idaho, established in 1809 as a trading post. Hope is also located next to a large glacial lake. Cool.

Clark Fort was the next town along the way. There was a small shop that sold homemade baked goods and preserves, and there was a deli and other pantry items. They also had these giant cookie ice cream sandwichs, so we split one three ways - it was seriously that huge! And delicious.

At this point we were so close to Montana that we ate our ice cream and got on our way. The ride so far had been lovely, but it was only going to get better! We only ventured 20 miles into Montana, but what we have seen so far is breathtaking: the river, mountains, homesteads, and pastures. I have a feeling Montana might capture a piece of my heart.

Thinking back, an interesting thing I have noticed about Washington and Idaho is the love of espresso. Starbucks did originate in Seattle, but it seems like every town, village, parking lot or random turn off has an espresso hut. Today in Sandpoint we went to the store and there were two in the same parking lot! Funny thing is I have never once seen someone at any of the huts. It'll be fun to see if Montana is crazy about espresso too!