Our goal was to make it to Baker City, Oregon without losing anything off the motorhome! It was an easy 110 mile trip and thank goodness the wind took a vacation allowing us to have smooth driving.
As we drove west from Idaho, you could see a vast difference between the terrain. We went from brilliant green farmland in Idaho to barren mountainsides in Oregon. The Snake River divides the states and near the river it is very fertile but once you get past the river the landscape dies. There were several steep mountains to pass with one 6% grade. I am very envious of how the truckers drive these roads with such ease.
Baker City, Oregon: Elevation 3451; population 9,828. This city and county were named in honor of U.S. Senator Edward D. Baker, the only sitting senator to be killed in a military engagement. He died in 1861 while leading a charge of 1700 Union Army soldiers up a ridge at Ball's Bluff, Virginia during the American Civil War. The Oregon Short Line Railroad came to Baker City in 1884, prompting growth; by 1900 it was the largest city between Salt Lake City and Portland and a trading center for a broad region. All per Wikipedia!
After our arrival to the Mountain View RV Park, we simply did nothing but relaxed!
Oregon's landscape
The landscape looked burnt, and if you watched the U.S. Open you know what I mean. But it really was burnt when we came over this crest of a mountain.
Any color, other than the color of hay, sticks out brilliantly!
Farewell Bend Recreation Area
You can see in this photo the distinct difference between the mountainside colors and a grassy area, which there really weren't too many on this drive on I-84 West.
After 12 miles of construction you are rewarded with a very lovely rest area.
A rock formation growing out of one of the many mountains on our journey on I-84. The mountainsides look so smooth, as if they were mowed, but you know that isn't the case.
We're not sure if this train runs or is just a train cemetery. We liked the art work though!
Trucks like this "long load" maneuver the mountains with such precision. A few do run off the side of the road and we have to keep our attention on them for sure!
This is how we all felt at the end of the day!
A few photos that need showing, taken from Thom's phone and/or camera!
We stopped at the Farmhouse Restaurant in Wendell, Idaho for breakfast, on our way to Caldwell, Idaho and this is a loaf of Basque bread! When our lovely waitress pulled the bread out of a big can, I had no idea this is what she was going to pull out! The price: $8.00. Did I purchase it? No. But we did get a much smaller Portuguese sweet bread!
WHAT? OMG! We got a good laugh out of this one!
Thom had his camera ready at the perfect moment! Fritzy at the end of day of travel!
Until next blog ...
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