July 6, 2010

We are camped at Laird Hot Springs. We went down and sat in them for an hour. They remind me of the bubbling hot springs at Yellowstone. The water bubbles up at 142 degrees in this big pool. They have steps going down into it about 8 locations. You start at the lowest one where the water is about 100 and then work your way up to the hot end as you get acclimated. When I got out I thought I was going to faint! I am planning on sleeping very sound tonight.
We had a great ride today. Sunshine all day long. Went across the northern Rockies. Spectacular scenery. We saw 2 bears, 2 moose, about 100 mountain sheep, and a chipmunk. I learned a new biker dude skill today: how to pick your nose while riding a motorcycle. It is harder than your think because you are wearing gloves and you can't pick your nose with gloves on. Talking the left glove off is easy. You just pull on the fingers of the glove with your teeth. Once off you push the glove under your right leg with your left hand so it won't blow away. If you don't get it shoved under far enough it will be gone. I know. Now your left hand is free to clean out the bugs and dirt that has accumulated for awhile in your nose. Now comes the tricky part: getting the glove back on the left hand while the right hand is steering and keeping the throttle open. Retrieve the glove from under your right leg if it hasn't already blown away. Take the thumb of your right hand, hold the edge of the glove against the handlebars while you continue to keep the bike going.