Road Trip - Wrapup

So, we left Coeur d'Alene on the 14th, traveling south on Hwy 95 to Lewiston, Idaho where we crossed the Snake River and stayed in Clarkston, Washingtion. For those who have never been to Lewiston/Clarkston, the towns are located in a deep gulch. There are tons of signs on the road down warning about steep grades and brake failure. And it's hot. When we left on Sunday morning, it was 87 degrees at 9:30.

While we were in the area we took a little drive over to Spaulding, Idaho to the visitor's center at the Nez Perce National Historical Park. The park is huge and encompasses sites in multiple states. The visitor's center does have a nice exhibit of Nez Perce history and artifacts. We had a good visit but it got a little crowded when a huge bus pulled up with an ElderHostal tour.

On Sunday we continued south and west to Pendleton, Oregon. Pendleton is like many small towns where Sunday is a slow day. We did drive into town to see the rodeo grounds which will host the 100th Pendleton Roundup next month. And we visited Hamley & Co.. We also spent a couple hours at the http://www.wildhorseresort.com/ after dinner.

Today was a long pull home. We stopped for lunch at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles. My last trip to the center was probably ten years ago. Mom and Dad had never been, so it was good stop. Then we ran into paving on I-84, which made the trip longer than it should have been.

The bottom line is we had a good trip. In eleven days we drove 1400 miles in three states in the motorhome. We put another 700 on the car in four states doing side trips and short runs to town.