Two days ago we drove into Spokane (pronounced Spo-Can, not Spo-Cain) and we thought it was a lovely city right on the Spokane river. It was much bigger than we thought and has a population of around 203,000. We drove the 20 miles (32k) west to the Washington-Idaho border and drove through the pretty city of Coeur D'Alene on the Idaho side, which is located on a 30 mile long lake.
From there we headed south on Hwy 95 and called in on a chap baling alfalfa - he said the bales sell for $2500 for 3 bales. The alfalfa was cut 2 days earlier, and they wrap it in the plastic quickly to retain the moisture - it smelt so rich and earthy. Our route took us above the lookout down to the twin cities of Lewiston (Idaho side) and Clarkston (Washington side of the Snake river) - an impressive view.
It was a warm day so it was nice to pull up in our site on the edge of the Clearwater River in Orofina, ID. Murray felt he deserved his chilled beer!Yesterday we had a really pretty drive south along Hwy 95 and kept the Clearwater then the Salmon River alongside us all the way. It was so beautiful with the rolling green fields, the water cascading over rocks and the tall pine trees as a back drop. As we were heading to an RV stop a few miles on, we passed the Riverside RV park overlooking the Salmon River and pulled in there for the night instead. There were only 18 sites, and as luck would have it, we got the last site and it was right on the water. It was pleasant sitting outside watching the chap fishing on the other side of the river.
Today we travelled on the 95 South to Boise (pronounced Boy-See), capital of Idaho. We drove through the city, and there seemed to be building renovations and road work going on in most streets including major work on the Capitol building. One thing we noticed about 60 miles north of Boise was the drier countryside compared to the lush, green of Washington (also known as the Evergreen State) and the NW parts of Idaho that we saw. The cultivated fields were green, but the rest looked quite brown and arid. Water must be plentiful though, as sprinklers were a constant feature in all the towns we passed through and at any time of day - even in the hot midday sun. We saw our first potato fields to the east of Boise. Time to go and do some research on Yellowstone NP.
Yes, well there is a saying up this way: There are really only two seasons: winter and construction!
ReplyDeleteI like how you added the river name to that picture of Muz...how clever you are!