Start Location: Laurel, MT
Ending Location: Kellogg, ID
Miles Today: 463
Trip Miles: 3463
States Visited: 7
National Parks Visited: 2
Low Temp: 59.0° F
High Temp: 89.8° F
Min Elevation: 2716'
Max Elevation: 6431'
Route Map:
Voyageurs 2025 Day12
We're down to the final leg of the journey. Today's ride was 463
miles which is the longest day we have had in quite a while. It
actually went pretty well. The weather started out on the cool side but
eventually warmed right up. We had a few cooler dips in the temperature
when we went over a pass like the Continental Divide. We got a few rain
drops going over the Divide but not enough to even get wet. We were on
I-90 the entire day and traffic was only slightly heavy when we
went through population centers like Butte or Missoula.
The
scenery was pretty plain with the exception of the last stretch of I-90
in Montana and all of Idaho so far. Still more construction but nothing
that really slowed us down since no one was working over the weekend.
There
must have been some kind of motorcycle event going on because we saw a
lot of motorcycles heading east today - no idea what or where. We also
saw a lot of campers, motor homes, and just vehicles loaded down with
recreation stuff.
We are staying at Fairbridge Inn and
Suites which sounds more prestigious than it actually is. It's clean
and comfortable but probably the most expensive room we have had in
quite a while. When we started looking for rooms we totally forgot
about this being a holiday weekend and Idaho a mecca for outdoor
activities. We saw this in the price of even middle level rooms.
