IDAHO

Off to Idaho we go for another SOTF outing, driving through lots of land, crops and cattle in Eastern Washington. So much open space. This side of our state is polar opposite from our west side forested and mountainous terrain. It has its own beauty as we appreciate the soft rolling hills and variety of colors of the crop land. While driving, there is little to no opportunity for taking photos, so I grabbed at least one during a stop to stretch our legs.

Our destination for this night was Hell’s Canyon State Park where Susan had reserved a campsite for us. We had no idea what to expect and were so pleased to find a delightful campground on the Snake River. 

An observation about our entry into Idaho: gas is about $1.00 cheaper than at home ($3.74 is the going price here); the trade off could be that it was 89 degrees when we got to Lewiston!  Way too hot for us. At least late evening temps dropped to the 50s to make it comfortable enough to sleep.

We arrived early enough to take a short walk this evening to enjoy this piece of the Snake River Trail that runs into the park. It was a simple out and back walk where we got peeks of the river with some little trails leading to it, and several families sharing their camping outing together. The campground is a delight with lots of trees and lots of room between sites, and the river running right next to it.

The following morning Susan agreed to do a shortish bike ride along the trail to Lewiston - we were camped just outside of town. We play the game of “when was the last time you did something for the first time?”. For us that would be today, riding the Snake River Trail along the Snake River in Idaho ;’). This X in the sky must have been telling us we were in the right place - at least for this day. You are here.

We no sooner got on our bikes and started riding from our campsite when we came upon the Canada Goose families. They were so patient that we stopped to be patient as well. Once they realized we were waiting, the parents guided their babes across the trail to leave it clear for us. We didn’t even have to ring our bell ;’-). 

We thanked the families and continued on our delightful ride. Here are some photos from our adventure on the Snake River Trail.

Maybe an erratic rock?

A little bay off the river.

Soft rolling hills.

As we neared town, Susan spotted the Krunchy Chicken place and wanted to stop here to bring some with us for lunch. It was a great idea and we enjoyed our lunch at another State Park along our way - Lake Winchester State Park. I didn’t get any photos there but it was another delightful State Park. On the road to the park we saw the biggest flag either of us has ever seen. And we thought Camping World had the biggest flag.

Our return to camp took us on a couple of surface roads and I got to see these horses. Not a good photo, but a great metal sculpture. 

Back at the campground Susan made a stop to watch a couple of fly fishers who she said were fishing with a Spey rod — Spey casting she said.. OK.

We packed up the van, including our chicken lunch and headed on to our eventual destination of White Bird, Idaho. That is about 200ish miles north of Boise. 

From here it has gone a little down hill, but I will reserve more comment until later! We are now in White Bird at the Swiftwater RV Park. More about that will come later.