Idaho Vandals sign #1 Ranked Recruiting Class
The University of Idaho is proud to announce the Dynasty Year 5 - recruiting class. This is the first class for Coach Idaho Coach to rank #1 in the country.
In total, Idaho signed two, 5-Stars. Twelve, 4-Stars and eleven 3-star recruits.
5-Stars:
81 Overall - ATH - Jay Thomas. 5'10" 184. Apex, NC
79 Overall - ATH - Colby Richardson. 6'0" 214. Cheektowaga, NY
4-Stars:
82 Overall - QB - Adam Pearson. 6'0' 198. Newberg, OR
79 Overall - CB - Justin Davis. 6'0" 176. Clifton AZ (JUCO)
77 Overall - SS - Matthew Washington. 6'0" 203. Brandon, VT
77 Overall - DE - Tristan Rogers. 6'0" 223. Lebanon, OR
75 Overall - ATH - Brian Henry. 6'0" 184. Williamsburg, VA
75 Overall - DE - Eric Johnson. 6'4" 235. Englewood, NJ
73 Overall - HB - Yusef Davis - 5'11" 194. Killeen, TX
72 Overall - OLB - Anthony Thomas - 6'2" 220. Moses Lake, WA
71 Overall - WR - Antonio Pryor - 6'6" 227. Salinas, CA
70 Overall - DT - Zac Mullins - 6'3" 272. Rotterdam, NY
68 Overall - TE - Willie Blair - 6'4" 267. Mason City, IA
66 Overall - ATH - Bryan Arnold - 6'3" 291. Cleveland, TX
3-Stars:
79 Overall - CB - Justin Davis - 6'0" 176. Clifton, AZ
73 Overall - OT - Brad Esley - 6'7" 298. Bellevue, NE
72 Overall - ATH - Eddie Tanner - 6'1" 186. Norfolk, NE
69 Overall - C - Cameron Henry - 6'3" 287. Ewa Beach, HI
68 Overall - WR - Kris Sanders - 6'7" 219. Westchester, FL
68 Overall - OLB - Larry Atkins - 6'3" 243. La Mirada, CA
67 Overall - OG - Anthony Gray - 6'4" 309. Millbrook, AL
67 Overall - CB - Danny Morris - 5'11" 166. Vidor, TX
64 Overall - C - Larry Moore - 6'3" 303. Chadron, NE
63 Overall - DE - Eddie Chandler - 6'2" 234. - Vero Beach, FL
63 Overall - G - Dylan Moyer - 6'5" 279. London, CN
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Day 19, Wed June 14: Sidney to Chadron Nebraska to Hot Springs and Needles Pky and Custer and Crazy Horse and Mt Rushmore and Rapid City, South Dakota. 457 km
Sidney is a small city of 6,400 in the NW corner of Nebrasa. It is located in one of the richest wheat growing areas of the state and is a major shipping centre for grain and oil products. I saw lots of trains in Sidney.
I begin my ride by heading north on 385 towards Bridgeport (pop 1,463), Alliance (pop 7,971), and the Nebraska National Forest. 20 miles short of the border, I pull into Chadron and spot Helen's Cafe. I decide to pull in and treat myself to some birthday pancakes. I end up hooking up with some locals, and when they find out it's my birthday, they buy me breakfast. They also recommend the bumbleberry pie at the Purple Pie House in Custer. Note to file.
I cross the border and encounter the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands, the second largest grassland in the USA. It's endless flat vista's of weaving grasses are a lull before I start to encounter the Black Hills on my way to Hot Springs, South Dakota (pop 3,485).
From Hot Springs, I begin my climb to Pringle (pop 107) in the heart of the Black Hills and the gateway to Hwy 87 and the Needles Pkwy., a must ride if you are on a motorcycle and in this area of South Dakota.
The Needles Highway is more than a 14-mile road—it’s a spectacular drive through pine and spruce forests, meadows surrounded by birch and aspen, and rugged granite mountains. The road’s name comes from the needlelike granite formations that seem to pierce the horizon along the highway.
I expected the scenery and winding roads in the Black Hills. What I didn't anticipate was the sight of numerous herds of grazing, wild buffalo.
I thought the Black Hills were a foothills to the Rockies or some other mountain range but in fact they are not. The Black Hills are an 8,426 sq mile isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States. Black Elk Peak, which rises to 7,244 feet, is the range's highest summit.
Near the north end of the Pkwy, I turn west on US 16 to climb to Custer (pop 1,949 and over 5,000 feet) and find my bumbleberry pie. Another birthday treat - it's worth the trip.
From Custer, I head north on US 385 to Crazy Horse memorial. I didn't know quite what to expect, but it certainly wasn't this. Atop a 6,532' granite hilltop, they are carving a full statue of a horse mounted, Chief Crazy Horse. It is a huge undertaking that has now been in process off and on for 75 years. The final completion date is undetermined, but we are talking decades. Even now, partially completed, it almost puts Mt Rushmore to shame.
But not quite. I pull out onto US 16 and head for Mt Rushmore. The memorial there is carved into the northwest margin of the Black Elk Peak granite batholith at a height of 5,725'. Started in 1927 by Gutzon Borglum, it depicts busts of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln and took 14 years to complete. Lining the walk up to the viewing podium is the Avenue of Flags depicti g the flags and entry I to the Union of all the US States and Territories. It is an extremely impressive display, and I can only imagine e what it looks like all lit up at night.
But I have other plans. I get on my bike and head NE on US 16 to Rapid City. I need a cold beer, to work on my blog, and to plan another longtime ambition - my trip tomorrow to the South Dakota Badlands.
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THE BIKE
19 September. Chadron NE.
This is one of those posts I originally planned much earlier. But all this bike riding has sort of gotten in the way of doing anything else.
My pack horse is a Surly Disc Trucker, the disc brake version of Surly’s Long Haul Trucker. It’s your classic steel touring bike. I bought it in June 2017 and since then it’s ridden all over Washington, in scattered places like Taos, Madison, Portland, Glacier NP, and Saltspring Island, and maybe a thousand miles in Watopia (which is a whole story in itself - Google it).
Photo: Brunswick, Maine, almost exactly a month ago, showing bike without gear.
It has a 62cm frame, which discourages short bike thieves from trying to ride off with it. But probably also contributes to a lot of flex in the frame - which I notice when the rear of the bike is heavily loaded and I try to get out of the saddle when climbing. It also can lead to some wobble when going downhill (it goes away as I go faster :-)).
There are three rings in front (48-36-26). And ten in back (11-36). You’d think the 26-36 combo would get me up anything, but I’m always wanting one or two more gears. I suppose by then I’d be going so slowly I’d just fall off. The bike has bar-end shifters, which I have mixed feelings about.
The bike rolls on 700x38 tires. I began the trip with a brand new Schwalbe Marathon Plus tire on the front and a fairly fresh one on back. I’m using Continental Touring tubes. I seriously fear jinxing things, but in more than 2200 miles of asphalt and gravel, I have had no flats. I have added air to each tire once or twice the entire trip!
Mounted on the bike, I have Planet Bike fenders, a Tubus rear rack, three bottle cages, and two additional L-shaped King ManyThing cages on the front fork. I have a small Lezyne pump mounted behind the seat tube and a light mount on the fork crown. I also have a mount for my Ortlieb handlebar bag and a small Knog bell on the bars.
I’m using a Brooks B-17 leather saddle. Which has worked well for me, though with this much riding, nothing is likely perfect.
The bike - without water, luggage, or me - weighs about 35lbs.
I’ll describe the bike luggage in a separate post(s).
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JUNE 30 - FAMILIES BELONG TOGETHER—ATTEND A JUNE 30 EVENT!
Donald Trump and his administration are cruelly separating children from their families.
Trump and his administration have been systematically criminalizing immigration and immigrants, from revoking Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to ramping up intimidating ICE tactics.
Join us on June 30 to send a clear message to Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress: Families Belong Together!
Find a protest near you:
International: Amsterdam, Bristol
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