We rode 55 miles from our son Seth’s place near Twin Falls to 1000 Springs Resort Campground near Hagerman, Idaho, today. It was a relatively easy ride, with low miles, no significant climbing, and a tailwind most of the day. But I haven’t been on a bicycle for three weeks, and I feel like dirt. This campground has a very nice pool and many hot tubs fed by a hot spring. Cliff and I sat in one for about 30 minutes. The water coming into the tub was 165 degrees, and there was a cold water spicket to cool it down. We rode along the banks of the Snake River all day, and the scenery was nice. We also rode through a lot of Idaho farmland with dairies, feedlots, alfalfa fields, corn fields, and potato fields; the dairies smelled especially good.

Tomorrow is another 55-mile day, but we do have some climbing. I hope ten hours of sleep will make me feel better in the morning. We will be in Homedale, Idaho, tomorrow. I am riding with a heart monitor on, and so far, the heart center that is monitoring hasn’t called or texted me that anything is malfunctioning. I am sitting in a comfortable booth, reading and writing in an eating place next to the swimming pool. Included is a picture of some eating rules in the facility. I don’t think I have ever seen such a strange restriction.