So, we were following the weather out in Idaho City, and we're a little concerned about the flash flood warnings a few weeks ago. Not to worry, we figured, as surely it would be finished by the time we got out there. Well, the rain did stop, but not before it caused landslides and river re-routing over 15 miles we were supposed to ride the first two days. Originally, they reported on August 7 that the work would take "several days to weeks". Okay, still 3-1/2 weeks before we start. Following the Adventure Cycling blog, we see this post on August 19th:
"The Boise National Forest just called to let me know that the Middle Fork Rd./268 is still closed, and probably will be for the remainder of the riding season. They are going to be moving fast to get this fixed before winter, as it is the main (only) supply line to Atlanta during that season.
Also, there has been some logging around the junction of Phifer Creek Rd./156 and FR 129. Please use caution as it seems a cyclist was almost hit by a falling tree. This was not the cyclist's fault as there were no flaggers out blocking traffic - something I told the FS the loggers need to do. They agreed, and were going to talk to them, but regardless, still use caution."
Okay, so Cat 1 climbs, washed out roads and falling trees. What else you got? The good news is we can re-route a little to the north and actually get to Ketchum in 3 days instead of 4 (assuming we can make 54 miles with 3,500 feet of climbing on day 3). And just to make things more interesting, it's apparently now raining cats and dogs on the northern part of the route.
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