Home Again

We woke up to frost on the ground and clouds all around us this morning at the campground in Heber City. Brrrrrr. Must be time to get on the road and head home.

Dan is like a horse heading to the barn so we left at 9:45am and drive straight through to Denver. We arrived in Lakewood at about 6:35pm.

Karen took the picture through the window of the motorhome just west of Idaho Springs, Colorado. We did see some beautiful fall colors on the drive from Utah and snow on Rabbit Ears Pass.

We completely unloaded the motorhome at home and the stuff is scattered about the house but, except for waking up at 6:30am, being home is good.

Spinnaker Run

For those of you who don't sail, a spinnaker sail is one you hoist when going downwind. That is what most of the drive from Boise to our stop in Heber City was like today. It sure helps on the gas mileage.

The picture shows the conditions we encountered in the Heber City area and the blue band at the top is from the windshield.

Our campground has free Wi-Fi but it is very slow. Maybe not free because it cost us over $32.00 for the night, just about the most expensive we've had on this trip.

Mostly cloudy

Mostly cloudy

This day’s driving took us from Lewiston, Idaho, to Boise, Idaho. It rained most of the way and we even saw our first snow on the ground at some of the higher elevations. We drove down US 95 all the way to Interstate 84, then east. We hit the Boise area in time for the evening rush hour. We had picked out a campground that we wanted to stay at but when we got there, it no longer existed. This is the second time this has happened to us during this trip. Are we jinxes?

Wheat Wheat Wheat

Wheat, Wheat, Wheat

This segment of our trip was all about the many, many wheat fields we saw along the way. As the picture shows, these fields were everywhere, on even the steepest slopes. There was no irrigation for these wheat fields so they must have had good moisture for this year’s crop. In any event, they make for some interesting landscapes.

We stopped at the Hell’s Gate State Park just south of Lewiston, Idaho, for the night. We drove up river to take a look at the petroglyphs at the Buffalo Eddy on the Snake River.

Apples Apples Apples

Apples, Apples, Apples

Our drive today showed us why the state of Washington is known for its apples. Everywhere we looked were orchards, orchards, orchards. Not only apples, but peaches, pears and a lot of vineyards were seen on the way from Twisp to Pasco. The road followed the Columbia River or one of its tributaries just about the whole way. All of the agriculture wouldn’t have been possible without the water from the many dams on the rivers.