Lochsa River - June 22

Stites Grocery opened late, so we had coffee and pastries 4 miles up the road in Kooskia before beginning a day of biking upstream next to the Clearwater and Lochsa rivers. It was a gentle day of riding and we had a nice lunch in Lowell, although it did start to get hot later. Early on, we saw a hawk circle toward the river and then circle back with a small fish in its grip. Quite a feat for the hawk and probably quite a startling end for the fish.

We only went 52 miles and are camped at Wilderness Gateway Campground. We had to go to the next campground up -- Powell Campground-- to recreate my Lochsa River glamour photo.