Well, as the POST Title says, I drove from Baker City, Oregon to Boise, Idaho and I am in the HI Valley RV Park with the trailer all set up for living!!! Of course, I didn't just drive straight here!! What the fun is that!!! Nope, I took the crooked roads and stopped where I could to see the sights. And I mainly followed The Oregon Trail Route (only backwards!).
So, here's my trip ---
I left Baker City on Interstate 84 and drove to a place called Farewell Bend. It's a state park on the Snake River in Oregon. This is where the Snake River "bends" north toward Washington and where the pioneers stopped following the Snake River. This was where they said "Farewell" to the river!! Here's a sign and a panoramic photo of that spot ---
From here, I drove to Ontario, Oregon which connected me with the roads to get to a town named Vale, Oregon --- another small town on the Oregon Trail. While going there, I came across a view point that talked about the valley I was driving through. It told a story about a volcano that had erupted millions of years ago and over the years, the soft soil had eroded away to expose the cone of the volcano. So, here is a photo of the story board and a photo of the actual volcano cone ---
When I got into Vale, the museum I wanted to see was closed, so off I went to the next stop of Parma, Idaho. I have to mention that as I drove to Parma, the time changed because I crossed into the Mountain Time Zone! So, what was 2:00 PM was really 3:00 PM!! That meant that I had better hurry to get to an RV Park.
Anyway, in Parma, there is a statue of a lady named Maria Dorian who escaped a massacre and trudged with her children 500 miles to Fort Walla Walla. The town thought it was significant and put up this statue ---
The town also built a replica of Fort Boise which was located about five miles from this spot. I guess it wasn't located where the town of Boise, Idaho now stands!!! The fort is open only on weekends, so I didn't get to go in - story of my life!!!! Here's a few photos of the fort ---
With that and the fact that I had lost an hour of time, I hurried into Boise to get into an RV Park. I will be staying here tomorrow and tomorrow night (because I saw a sign for a World War II Air Museum - I have to check it out!!!) and will be leaving Friday to once again head East!!
So, with that, I will go for now, but I will see you all again tomorrow. Again, to quote that great comedian, Red Skelton, "Good Night and May God Bless!"
Happy Trails ---- Jon
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