What
a day! It was chock full of pleasant, fun, interesting and surprising travel
encounters.
The
Weather
The
day was sunny. It was quite cool overnight (the furnace felt really good) and
quite warm by mid-afternoon (low 90s).
The
Route
We
spent a 2nd full day on I-84 east. The 299 mile journey took us
through eastern Oregon and into Idaho. We passed by Nampa, Boise and Twin Falls.
Leaving
Baker City
We
usually leave an overnight stay with no comment. Baker City deserves better treatment. It’s a
very nice rural community. The Mountain
View RV Park is exceptional. We met many guests who return year after year.
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| This is the place. |
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| They greet guests in a fun way. |
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| Site 99 |
The
Inland Café on 10th Street
provided another pleasant memory of Baker City. We stopped there for breakfast
and found the place where townsfolk like to meet to eat and visit. Our meals
were outstanding.
Along
the Way
The
drive gave us lots of opportunity to enjoy wide open spaces. Grazing ranges and
fields stretched to the horizon. Towns were distant and gas stations were few. Mountains
presented a number of long, steep inclines.
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| Long, steep inclines |
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| Wide open spaces from I-84 in Idaho |
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| Irrigation changes ranges to fields. |
We
changed to Mountain Time at the Idaho border.
The
Idaho speed limit was a big surprise.
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| We didn't drive the speed limit. |
We
spotted a barn or hay fire on the way.
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| We saw smoke from many miles away. |
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| It was too far away to tell what was burning. |
The
Campground
We
stopped at Village of Trees RV Resort
in Declo. It’s a highly rated campground.
Each site has mature shade trees and we’re camped along the Snake River.
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| Site A-11 |
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| The Snake River from our campground. |
The
Surprise
Carol
noticed that the 5th-wheel trailer parked next to us today looked a
lot like the rig parked next to us in Baker City last night. John and Mary are
retired and live in Fort Collins. They were our neighbors last night and are
again tonight. They’re even parked on the same side of us as before. We didn’t
meet yesterday, but we sure did today!
We definitely have different destinations tomorrow.
Tomorrow
We'll be in Salt Lake City by tomorrow afternoon.
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