We left Declo, Idaho, about eight thirty in the morning and continued to follow the Snake River. Potato fields and more potato fields,all grown in land watered by melting snows from the mountains of Wyoming. Lava fields and columnar jointing along with great examples of reverse topography came and went,(reverse topography is when lava flows on older rock and eventually erosion removes the surrounding landscape leaving the lava as a cap rock on a butte).
Reaching the Grand Canyon of the Snake it wasn't bad as the road climbed gradually alongside the river and its a pretty drive. We reached Palisades Reservoir and it was surprising how far it had been drawn down. It was nearly full when we left in early June and now the boat ramps and shore were high and dry.
Crossing the border into Wyoming we neared Alpine and luckily Game and Fish wasn't checking boats so we didn't have to stop and show our canoe documentation. We had it anyway but its one of the hassles with all the invasive species).
Passing through Alpine we saw the Local Art Shop where our work is sold and thought of Barbara. She grew up in Homer and had told us tales of when her Dad mined for gold. Renita thought she saw Mike and Loretta's truck. Later, after we set up, they stopped by and they are staying here for another week so we invited them over for a salmon barbecue and time to trade Alaska stories.
It was a pleasant surprise to see them as we had written about their sign at the sign forest and here they were, at the same resort. We set up on our place and we are not moving for a whole month! A beautiful sunset came as the smoke from the fires bent refracted light into a beautiful shades of orange.
I am so reminded of the book,
The Hobbit or There and Back Again. You never know where the road will take you, once you start down it, this time it was Alaska. We traveled to a place that was beyond our expectations. Clear skies.
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