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November 2026 25 lunch me. Wallace was originally a mining and logging town but is now quite gentrified and locat- ed under I-90. Many of the buildings are now on the Na onal Register of Historic Places, and it has become quite the tourist des na on with plenty of tasty eateries. Also, according to the good people of Wallace, the center of the universe is right in down- town at the corner of 6th St. and Harry Magnuson Way, with a sign and everything. So, they've got that going for them. A er a really tasty lunch, I got back on the route which paralleled I-90 west back to Kellogg. The scoot back to Kellogg was quick, and my return was early enough to see the KTM 690 Rally reveal and, of course, I want one. XPLOR suspension, 5.3-gallon fuel capacity, and a rally tower with shield make the 690 Rally truly "Ready to Race". Next on the agenda was Happy Hour and the Chris Birch demonstra on. Watching Mr. Birch and friends use the adjacent pump track as their 1390 play- ground was quite a treat. These guys were riding on and around all the obstacles, trying to pass each other along the way. You're going to have a hard me finding be er entertainment than that. These guys could flick around those rigs like they were BMX bikes. No, we're not all created equal! Friday night dinner was also outstanding, and this me I signed up for a "Ride With the Pros" tour on the blue Epic Loop, which was 130-something miles on the north side of I-90, with Taylor Robert guiding our group of 10. Saturday started sunny and cool, and a er a fine breakfast and brief rider's mee ng, our group sad- dled up to follow Taylor for the day. Once again, we headed west for a few miles before heading north along the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River on a mix of asphalt and gravel. Eventually, we turned le up the Steamboat Creek drainage, and things got