October 18, 2016 Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

This morning we woke up to this view from the back window of Scout,

and this evening we had this view out our side window.  This makes it all worth it.

City of Rocks was as beautiful in the morning as it was the day before.  We dawdled around getting out of there.  On the way back to the interstate for some hard driving west we saw a sign for a back country by way and took a little detour thru a bunch of ranches with a small town every 25 miles or so. I am running out of ways to describe the beauty of eastern Idaho in the fall.  If you are ever in the area around October give South east Idaho a chance you will not regret it.

Our plan for the next couple of days is to follow US95 from Boise to Coeur d’ Alene and then head over to Grand Coulee Dam in Washington.  Heading north on US95 we saw signs for the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and our decision on where to overnight was made.  On the map we saw that Idaho power had three campgrounds on the Snake river in the canyon.  Our expectations were low so when we pulled in we were stunned with the high quality of this campground.  Expecting primitive we found paved roads, power, clean showers, and WiFi all for $14.  Kudos to Idaho Power.

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