Summer trip east during COVID-19!

Since our spring trip needed to be cancelled, we decided to try for a summer trip. We have often driven the same routes, so this time we were adventurous and took the road less traveled. On a narrow county road, the RV stopped while Heather was driving on cruise. That meant lost steering and brakes! God graciously provided a side road she was able to pull into. The R.V. restarted immediately and had no further issues. Roger called it a fluke!

Our path took us over 100 miles of very windy, narrow National Forest hilly roads that were heavily wooded, but not much traffic. These roads are closed during winter and the surface damage was terrific! Posted speed limit of 35, but seldom could Heather drive that. Roger got sick with all the bouncing and hair-pin curves. But it was a beautiful day and wonderful scenery! We made it to the Columbia River.

We drove along the Columbia River on the WA side and stopped at a rest area for our evening snack.

The day was very windy so there were lots of white caps, but it wasn't a problem for driving. From there we drove to The Dalles in OR and spent the night in the Petco parking lot.

Next morning, our coach batteries were dead. Roger decided we needed to go home. He still didn't feel well. But O'Reilly charged our batteries and we decided to keep on for an hour before we made a final decision. Our friends were very disappointed that we weren't coming. So, at the point we had to decide to head south or north, we turned south. By then Roger was feeling more optimistic and much better.

Driving on route #14 on the WA side of the River, we watched sail boats, windsurfers, & tugboats pushing barges.

 The road took us through 6 tunnels. It was a beautiful drive.

After crossing to the OR side we continued driving along the river, eventually arriving at our friends near Boise, ID, late Saturday. They fed us steak and berry pie with coconut ice cream. Then we had a private fireworks show!!

On Sunday we were thrilled to go to church - masks and hand shakes optional as you were comfortable. A missionary leaving for Togo spoke. The special music was a sax solo with his wife accompanying him on the piano playing "Great is Thy Faithfulness".

After church we headed to Twin Falls and Shoshone Falls. The water was flowing freely! The narrow windy road down to the falls was another adventure in a 31' RV!

Driving on into Twin Falls, we found a church with an evening service. Not only did we enjoy wonderful music, including a special 4 hand piano duet - & the organ played for the congregation, too! No masks, no restrictions! YEAH!

The pastor told us we needed to visit the Perrine Bridge which was famous because many jump off with parachutes. It's also the spot where Evel Knievel jumped his motorcycle over the chasm. We didn't find his ramp, but they say it's still there somewhere...

That night we parked at Walmart, in Burley, ID
Monday we drove to the Golden Spike National Historical Park in Promontory, UT. The welcome center was closed, but we posed by the trains outside - and the store was open!!

And on our way there, we passed the Northrop Grumman facility where they've developed and tested rocket motors for many years.

Now we're parked in Green River, UT. Internet is very sparse - even McDonald's has let us down, so we got a parking spot in a campground for this (Monday) evening.