-The scenery made a definite change from the mountains and pines to pure desert. As we drive through SE Oregon, here we rarely see a tree, but the landscape is beautiful none-the-less.
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| Southeast Oregon |
This area is open range, meaning cattle graze wherever they like and these guys seemed to like the shade in this highway rest area where we stopped for lunch.
The night of 8/15 we made a last minute decision to look for a park that showed up on a highway sign – 20 miles North of Weiser, Idaho located on the Oregon, Idaho border. 20 miles later, and at the end of this 16 mile stretch of long dead end gravel road, was Steck Park, a Bureau of Land Management Park on a pretty reservoir boasting the best crappie and bass fishing in the state. We paid the enormous camping fee of $4.00, and had a great afternoon and evening in this scenic setting.
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| Getting to Steck Park - 16 miles of gravel road |
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| Not many potholes, but cows to dodge |
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| Steck Park Campsite |
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| Reservoir at Steck Park, Idaho |
As we drove across southern Idaho, we were amazed at the beauty. We’re gonna come back here for sure – there’s so much more to see and things to do.
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| Idaho |
This pic shows one of the many natural hot springs in Idaho. Look hard and you can see the steam rising form the naturally heated water bubbling out of the earth and running down the hillside to the river.
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| One of hundreds Hot Springs |
We checked into the campground early ((10:00 A.M.) at Craters of The Moon National Monument, then walked over to the visitors center for a 30 minute movie, then after lunch we took the 7 mile loop drive and stopped at some the trailheads to stroll through the lava flows. We hiked to the top of a cinder cone and got some breathtaking views of the area.
From here we'll be off to Teton's and Yellowstone in Wyoming after a brief stop in Idaho Falls, Idaho for supplies and e-mail...............
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