All the Way Home

After leaving Hyder continued our way home. We did not have many stops planned on the way home, so we had some long days of driving.

We left Smithers, BC and drove south to a place in the woods south of Prince George, BC. Eva was feeling sick, so it was a hard night. It rained with lightning and thunder all night, so none of us slept well.

We drove all day the next day and camped outside of Merritt, BC. The next day we were able to cross into the US at Osoyoos, BC. At the border they took our fruit, chicken and eggs, so we stopped at Walmart in Omak, WA to get the oil changed in the van and to buy some more food. That night we camped near Othello, WA.

The next morning we drove to Pendleton, OR to take the factory tour at the Pendleton Woolen Mill. It was interesting but I was expecting more.

From Pendleton we turned back north and drove to Lewiston, ID so we could camp at Hells Canyon State park. Our camp was on the Snake River and we had an enjoyable night at camp.

The next day we stopped at the two museums at the state park and then drove to the Heaven’s Gate Overlook of Hells Canyon, just outside of Riggins, ID. To get to the top of the mountain we had to drive 18 miles of rough road to the overlook. The road was not too bad, but the overlook was disappointing. I was expecting a better view of Hells Canyon and the air was pretty smoky so the views were not that good.

We drove south to just past McCall, ID and spent our last night in the mountains above McCall. The next morning we were up and drove to Boise for gas and then the rest of the way home. We arrived home at 8 pm.