Monday, October 12, 2020 - Day 9 - Bruneau, Idaho to White Salmon, Washington

Happy Columbus Day!

Got up about 6:45:and was surprised by how dark it still was. Had a pretty sunrise and even had a rainbow 🌈 on the way out of the park and actually saw a second rainbow along the way. We did have some rain on the drive but overall the weather has cooperated. Any rain or snow had been at night and not disrupted any of our activities. The wind though in the afternoon picked up and Ron did a great job of keeping us on the road. In fact an RV that was ahead of us was pulled off the side of the road with their awning all twisted and broken. I understand how the wildfires spread so quickly if fueled by winds like this. Today we passed through Mountain Home, Boise, Baker City and Echo. We even crossed into Oregon so 3 states to go. Our whole leg today is basically on Rt. 84 W. We decided to cross into Washington a little sooner than we expected to avoid a very narrow bridge by the campground. That makes 48 states down - 2 to go. The Columbia River Gorge is impressive as were the views of Mt. Hood. We made it to the campground by about 3:30 but that's Pacific time. Ron got a well deserved Manhattan, then we showered and had an egg and sausage dinner. Tomorrow the plan is to drive around Portland and to Oregon's coast and we'll find a place to stop. It's supposed to rain so we'll see what the day brings. 

States: Oregon, Washington

Great sunrise and sunset here

One of our rainbows

Views along our way

Mount Hood

Our campsite at Bridge RV Park