{"id":15530,"date":"2022-05-20T05:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T04:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creamteam.be\/index.php\/2022\/05\/20\/transamerica-day-17\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T23:32:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T22:32:23","slug":"transamerica-day-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creamteam.be\/index.php\/2022\/05\/20\/transamerica-day-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowell to Lochsa. TransAmerica day 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>106km. 717m ascent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another grotty day ahead. Although it didn\u2019t start raining immediately it did start earlier than forecast \ud83d\ude13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"15523\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creamteam.be\/?p=15523\" data-orig-file=\"\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Piers Eyre-Walker&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1MarkIII&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Idaho&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1652890491&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;creamteam&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;TransAmTrail&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TransAmTrail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Idaho&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"\" data-large-file=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/creamteam.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220518-usa-transamtrail-6282.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15523\" srcset=\" 1024w,  300w,  768w,  1536w,  2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today was 1 long ride upstream and surprisingly hard 105km with no chance to freewheel. Even though the grade was seldom greater than 2% it was a slog <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"15524\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creamteam.be\/?p=15524\" data-orig-file=\"\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Piers Eyre-Walker&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1MarkIII&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Idaho&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1652890766&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;creamteam&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;TransAmTrail&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TransAmTrail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Idaho&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"\" data-large-file=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/creamteam.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220518-usa-transamtrail-6283.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15524\" srcset=\" 1024w,  300w,  768w,  1536w,  2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rusting gently <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"15525\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creamteam.be\/?p=15525\" data-orig-file=\"\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1652956862&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0014749262536873&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8822\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"\" data-large-file=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/creamteam.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_8822.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15525\" srcset=\" 1024w,  300w,  768w,  1536w,  2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Great white water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest compensation was the fantastic rapids we passed. I had hoped to see mor canoes and rafting but we only saw 2 kayakers all day <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"15526\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creamteam.be\/?p=15526\" data-orig-file=\"\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Piers Eyre-Walker&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1MarkIII&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Idaho&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1652953523&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;creamteam&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;TransAmTrail&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TransAmTrail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Idaho&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"\" data-large-file=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/creamteam.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220519-usa-transamtrail-6314.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15526\" srcset=\" 1024w,  300w,  768w,  1536w,  2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was really glad when we eventually reached our little cabin for the night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"15527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creamteam.be\/?p=15527\" data-orig-file=\"\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1652989517&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8839\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"\" data-large-file=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/creamteam.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_8839.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15527\" srcset=\" 1024w,  300w,  768w,  1536w,  2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Our cabin in Lochsa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cabin was great, no sanitation, no running water and only a wood burning stove for heat it was still great<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"15528\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creamteam.be\/?p=15528\" data-orig-file=\"\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1653029556&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_8840\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"\" data-large-file=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/creamteam.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_8840.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15528\" srcset=\" 768w,  225w,  1152w,  1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Bagel toasting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>106km. 717m ascent Another grotty day ahead. Although it didn\u2019t start raining immediately it did start earlier than forecast \ud83d\ude13 Today was 1 long ride upstream and surprisingly hard 105km with no chance to freewheel. Even though the grade was seldom greater than 2% it was a slog The biggest compensation was the fantastic rapids&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22],"tags":[14,70,54,64,20],"class_list":["post-15530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trans-american-bike-trail","tag-bike","tag-cabin","tag-holiday","tag-river","tag-tat","category-22","description-off"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15346,"url":"https:\/\/creamteam.be\/index.php\/2022\/05\/04\/transamerica-day-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":15530,"position":0},"title":"TransAmerica day 1","author":"Piers","date":"2022-05-04","format":false,"excerpt":"Overnight in a typical motel with zero sound insulation. 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