Day 9- Warm Lake to McCall

Morning at Warm Lake

 

The boys leave Warm Lake after breakfast at the Lodge. Alan and Bill climb 1,300 ft. to the top of Big Creek Summit at 6,594 ft. then take the SAG to McCall and a very upscale Holiday Inn Express. Alan adds a little drama to the day by leaving his Dopp Kit in Warm Springs, having to drive back to retrieve it.

The plan for tomorrow, Thursday, is to SAG the 30 miles to Cascades and then ride the 34 miles to Boiling Springs campground. (Have you noticed how everything in this frozen tundra is either "warm" or "hot" or, now, "boiling"?) Then, divide the 60 miles remaining back to Idaho City between Friday and Saturday. And then the long drive home to Tallahassee begins Sunday. They should be off-grid until Saturday and even Idaho City is not much of a grid as they only get cell service because of the two repeaters at the Visitor Center and the hotel.