They were riding on the park's mountain bike trails. You'll have nothing to worry about on the paved trails.

Led, you know me too well. I have indeed written some movie reviews in the past, but video reviews may open a whole new set of doors for me.

Thanks for that interesting information, Keith. You are definitely my go-to guy when it comes to wine knowledge.

As you probably already know, the video was just a bit of satire. There was really nothing wrong with the taste -- but then my palate doesn't really have enough experience to know if it was a good wine or not. All I know is that I continued to drink it afterward.

We plan to ride that trail when we're camped at Hell's Gate so thanks for your report. Athough we could do without flats from goat heads! We head to Hell's Gate on Tuesday.

Yeah, I don't think I've ever seen those big letters on hillsides anywhere else but the west. One thing I know for sure is that my home state (MN) doesn't have any hills big enough to do such a thing.

BTW, I know you're a highly respected wine reviewer, your credibility might expand to movie reviews I reckon.

I'm never going to drink a Lindsay Creek wine now, very classy wine glass

Me too.

Wow. The Palouse was incredible in the spring but this makes me want to go back in the fall some year.

Hi,
McMansions, another thing that baffles me. If you’re going to spend that much money on a house, why not pay an architect to design one? The one with the balconies looks like a motel. There are far better examples of American architecture than that. Just look at the lovely downtown buildings a few photos later on this page.
Cheers,
Keith

Hi Greg,
Laughed my butt off at the wine review. I’m still chuckling to myself. It appears as though you might need a few pointers to avoid such an unpleasant experience again.
1. Smelling the cork. Does it smell like wine or something else? If it doesn’t smell like a wine you’d like to drink, be wary! Corked wine is due to a nasty bacterium that sometimes grows in corks a gives wine a terrible taste. Once you’ve tasted it, you’ll never forget it, it’s that bad.
2. Swirling. The reason for this is to coat the walls of the glass with a little wine so it will evaporate and produce more odors. Swirl, then smell is the rule here. If the odors are pleasant, drink. If not, well, you proceed at your own risk. Some winemakers are not careful at selecting their grapes, pick ‘em and squeeze if you will. Not all grapes on a bunch ripen at the same time, so you might get some off flavors (and smells). Also poor winemakers are generally not scrupulously clean in their cellars. This allows “bad” yeasts to get into the wine, producing what are called “foxy” odors. Yuck, not yum.
3. Take a small sip. Slurp in some oxygen and swirl it around in your mouth. Good? Then sit back and enjoy.
As a further note, white wine is far easier to make than red wine. If a winemaker can’t make a good white, his reds will be terrible. And if he doesn’t even know what state he’s in, what can you expect? I checked by the way. The winery is in Idaho. They say their vines are in the Palouse. You would know better than me what that means.
By the way, I’m laughing at your presentation, not your experience. But thanks for taking one for the team.
Cheers,
Keith

I'm glad to see that Asotin still has its big white A on the hillside. So far I've taken pictures of 16 of the 26 letters in the alphabet, in 10 states. I wonder if putting a the initial of your town on a hillside is unique to the western US?

Stationary? No way! I think I was going at least 60 k.p.h.

Thanks Keith. Your blessing seems to have worked. The air looks a little bit more clear today.

Thanks Marilyn. A guy at last night's campground, who lives in Couer d'Alene told me about some other bad spots on my route too. I've decided to make a few changes.