- Itinerary
Start - 3pm Pacific (Kennewick WalMart)
End - 9pm Mountain (Boise-Meridian KOA Campground)
Distance - ~ 280 miles
Time - 5 hours including 30 min rest stop
Route - South I-82 to I-84 East, From SE Washington through NE Oregon into Western Idaho
End - 9pm Mountain (Boise-Meridian KOA Campground)
Distance - ~ 280 miles
Time - 5 hours including 30 min rest stop
Route - South I-82 to I-84 East, From SE Washington through NE Oregon into Western Idaho
- Summary of the day
Spent the morning helping the Mother-in-Law with computer issues (updating IE, reinstalling printer drivers, etc). We then went to lunch at 1230pm, got gas, and picked up some last minute items at WalMart. So we didn't get on the road until about 3pm.
It's symbolic when you cross the Columbia river - you know you're leaving your home state of Washington. It is relatively flat and simple drive to Pendleton, Oregon. Then the first set of 'hills' are visible in the distance and it turns into a steep, twisting climb that is deceptive.
By 445pm we'd reached the top at Deadman's Pass. We pushed on and on through this mountainous part of Oregon heading SE towards Idaho.
At 515pm we crossed the 45th Parallel - halfway between the equator and the North Pole.
It's symbolic when you cross the Columbia river - you know you're leaving your home state of Washington. It is relatively flat and simple drive to Pendleton, Oregon. Then the first set of 'hills' are visible in the distance and it turns into a steep, twisting climb that is deceptive.
By 445pm we'd reached the top at Deadman's Pass. We pushed on and on through this mountainous part of Oregon heading SE towards Idaho.
At 515pm we crossed the 45th Parallel - halfway between the equator and the North Pole.
After that it was a pretty simple drive to get into Idaho and also to shift into Mountain Time Zone.
We pushed towards Boise and stopped for the night at a KOA just west of Boise, the Boise-Meridian KOA.
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