We left Coeur D'Alene about 8:30 on Monday and started our trek down ID 95 (a major state highway). The scenery was really neat -- Lake Coeur d'Alene, then fields of wheat, the town of Moscow. From there things deteriorated considerably! To get to the next large town we had to descend a 7 mile, 7% grade "hill". I prayed all the way down!!!! When we got to the bottom, we had decided to get fuel in Lewiston as the next big town was miles away, and access to fuel was doubtful. When we stopped at the gas station, Jack said that standing 4 ft. away from the trailer, he could feel the heat from the brakes.
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After fueling, we entered the Indian Reservation and drove miles without seeing much besides farm land. Suddenly we were in a wilderness area called Hell's Canyon. It seemed like we drove for hours in this wilderness. Oh no! Another 7 mile, 7% grade hill (with the promise it would get steeper in 3 miles). OMG! Once we were through that, our next decision was in New Meadow -- some campers at Wolf's Lodge suggested we take ID 55 into Boise instead of staying on 95. Looking at the map, it was a scenic loop - lots of curves and hills. Opted to stay on ID 95. It's a good thing we did. There is a large forest fire in that area, and ID 55 was closed in some areas due to heavy smoke. We didn't pull into Meridian, ID until 6:20 Mountain Time. Our campground is 8 miles outside Boise, ID. Very nice....and right across the street from McDonald's, the DQ, Subway, a grocery store and a Home Depot. Something for everyone!
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