Today we made the longest leg of our trip: 620 miles from Portland to Arco, Idaho. Arco is a small town of just over 1,000 people located in the eastern side of soutern Idaho. At 18 miles away from Craters of Moon National Monument it was a perfect place to stop (in Idaho terms 18 miles is like being a block away). When we arrived at Arco I had driven a total of 1,940 miles from Los Angeles. Even though we are only one week into our three week trip, this is just over half the distance of our 3,800 drive to Cincinnati.
Much of the drive was accompianed by fantastic scenery. Interstate 84 straddles the Columbia River, which is the border between Oregon and Washington, for over 150 miles. During this part of the drive we saw waterfalls and pretty views of the river. The 84 then turns south into Central Oregon. Idaho also has beautiful scenery, which explains the "Scenic Idaho" slogan on its license plates. During the last leg of our drive we traveled down the 120 mile stretch of Route 20, a twisty two lane road that travels through the open country of farms and praries and is lined with signs saying "Elk Crossing" and "Game Crossing". I wouldn't have really minded this leg of the drive except for the fact that it was pitch black!
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| Wahkeena Falls. This section of Interstate 84 is lined with several large waterfalls. |
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| The waterfalls made this section of the drive an absolute pleasure |
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| Multnomah Falls |
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| With an upper falls of 542 feet, a lower falls of 69 feet, and a gradual drop between the two of 9 feet feet, Multnomah Falls is the largest waterfall in the State of Oregon at a whooping 620 feet. |
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| View from the bridge of Multnomah Falls. The other side of the river is the State of Washington. |
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| We just drove through that entire valley! |
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| "Deadman Pass" - For obvious reasons we avoided this area |
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| Trying to keep the blood flowing and stay sane during this never-ending drive by doing jumping-jacks. |
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| After 400 miles we made it to the border. We will come back soon! Oregon is a beautiful state with friendly people. |
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| I never thought we'd make it! Idaho is the third state on our 10-state trip. |
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| With its biggest city boasting a population of just over 200,000 you might think Idaho is boring. But we can drive 75 mph! |
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