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7/25/12, Syringa, ID - After traveling through 100 miles of National Forest, I finally reached a couple of bastions of civilization.  This morning, I came to the town of Lowell, population 23 and tonight I’m settled in Syringa (maybe a few more people).

In Lowell, I first stopped at the local convenience store to pick up a couple of supplies. While I was there, I asked about any wifi service and the lady directed me to the small resort, located on the other side of the river.

Before I could address the internet, the lads had to meet the kids (and bigger folks) staying in the RV Park.

Doc is trying to tell this lady, “If you want a little more attention, first put a treat in your hand!”

There are few things Bill likes better than a cute little girl in her P.J.’s!

I had to drive down to the other end of the RV park to get near the Resort WIFI router.  I didn’t have any problem finding a few youngsters who wanted to go for a ride in a wagon.

A wagon ride while on vacation - that’s pretty cool!

Internet service is a little slow in this neck of the woods, so it took about an hour to upload the blogs for the previous few days. While I was sending out my journal for the past few days, I had a chance to check on the weather forecast and look at my e-mail inbox.  Tomorrow, the temperature is expected to climb to 99 degrees. I’ll try and get underway shortly after 6 am to beat the heat. I only had 45 messages in my inbox, but I didn’t have time to answer any mail.  I’ll have to chip away at that in the next few days.

With the blog out with the rest of the world, I crossed back over the river and continued on my way. I had lunch at a riverside picnic area located a few miles downstream.

As I work my way down the river, there is now getting to be a lot of privately held ground and less National Forest. As I was passing through the small burg of Syringa, Scott stepped up and asked if I would like to stay at his place for the night. With the temperature climbing, I readily agreed and pulled up to his place for the night.

In Lowell, ID, the confluence of the Selway and Lochsa Rivers.

Back across the Lochsa River to the highway.

Scott has been a tremendous host.  While the horses were filling their bellies with grass, I was filling mine with Steak. As the team is grazing on Scott’s lawn, they feel rather suburban tonight.

A short day travel away, is the town of Kooskia. In town I should be able to pick up a few groceries and some grain.  Even with an early start, I probably won’t get far past town before I call it quits from the summer heat.