A BIT OF IDAHO

With no solid destination in mind for this night we meandered slowly and took in a few sights. There is the Trail of the Course de Laines that I have written about in the past — perhaps my favorite bike trail —- but we would not be biking on it this year. Before entering Idaho we drove through Coulee City for a snack and another view of The Columbia River. The Columbia is a long body of water — if you recall earlier we camped on the Columbia on the Washington coast and now we are in eastern Washington. 

Here we passed by Banks Lake before heading further east to Idaho.

Deciding that we deserved dinner out this evening, Snake Pit came to mind. There is quite a history of this place in Enaville, Idaho that goes back to the 1800s when the railroad was being built. That was the heyday for the Snake Pit and this whole area. We have eaten here several times in the past, and when we were here two years ago it was closed due to the owner being ill. Someone new has purchased it and has brought it back to life

We did not opt for the Rocky Mountain Oysters as we have no stomach for bull testicles!

The building, being from the 1880s or so, is not looking to bad .. except maybe for the steps!

A corner of the inside of the Pit...

I tried to get Susan to order the moonshine, but no..

A seven mile drive from the Snake Pit brought us to the Bumblebee campground in the Panhandle National Forest. The pit toilets and hand pump water made it a little more rustic than we had had so far, but our ‘geezer pass’ made the half price (10.50 instead of 21) quite attractive ;’-). One night is all we needed and our van is self sufficient so we were all set.

The Ranger gave us a warning of a thunder storm due to hit us this late evening. That didn’t happen, but it rained in the night. Heading to Montana tomorrow.