{"id":222,"date":"1988-07-04T18:51:00","date_gmt":"1988-07-04T18:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/bike1988\/?p=222"},"modified":"2026-09-12T02:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T02:40:51","slug":"council-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/bike1988\/council-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Council, ID"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Everyone I had met warned me to start early, to beat the heat in Hell’s Canyon. Sufficiently frightened by the name alone, I started out at 5:48 am. At about 10 am, I crested the summit, barely escaping the scorching Idaho heat.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Before it got hot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This Antelope on the side of the road was the only one I saw on the whole trip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This was a common view for me on the trip. I looked down a lot to scan the road ahead for debris, and had to intentionally remind myself to look up from time to time to catch the scenery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There was a sense of deja vu as I passed through Cambridge at 12:30. Everything was closed, it being the Fourth of July. I continued on to Council, and puttered around there for the afternoon, trying to decide whether to take a motel room in town, or continue on to the campground 13 miles ahead.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Downtown Council, Idaho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On a side street, I came upon a shop called “Merry Anne’s Gifts.” That was a mandatory picture stop. As I focused on the sign, the couple that owned the store came out to say hello. I explained that my fianc\u00e9e’s name was Merrianne, and soon, we were talking as if we had known each other for years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The Heartland Inn, incorporating Merry Anne’s Gifts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom and Marianne Lawrence invited me to stay at their bed and breakfast inn. How could I refuse? Their price was $10 for a bed, a shower, and two meals. I also wanted to hear the stories of the last few days, for by sheer coincidence, Peter and Diane, Norm and Linda, and Stewart and Stephanie had all stopped there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom was quite handy with wood, having restored most of the Heartland Inn on his own. Marianne was a great cook; she made us macaroni and cheese from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were Christians like myself, and I enjoyed sharing experiences with them. They gave me advice on my upcoming marriage: “remember the word: commitment.” After dinner, they taught me the card game of Skee-bo. We ended at a reasonable hour, so that I would be able to get an early start the next day.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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