Idaho – Riveted

Camping at the Bolstad Homestead

Laura Domela — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 00:13:13 +0000

Here we are at Kyle's family's place this morning in Bigfork, Montana (from the hexacopter):

Our Airstream is the one on the far right, by the airstrip, and Kyle's Airstream is on the left near his family's house (and that little cluster of dots over on the far right edge is Kevin, Kyle, and me):

We had such a nice visit with Kyle and his parents! We left late this afternoon and got to Coeur d'Alene and will spend the night here, work in the morning, and then make some more progress toward home. It was a gorgeous drive! (Okay but seriously, what is WITH the lack of cell service on that HUGE chunk of I-90? It's an INTERSTATE, right??)

We got to our campground and saw that we were parked right across from a cute little gazebo lined with surfboards. I looked on the map and saw that it was "Spa 1" and "Spa 2." Score!! We got parked and walked over to make sure they were still open (it was only 7:30pm) but sadly, there's a paper sign taped on the door: "Closed after Labor Day" Bah!

We went for a walk instead and now will sip some wine and do some work.

Village of Trees RV Resort

Laura Domela — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:44:48 +0000

Here's a photo of our campsite in the Village of Trees:

No Helmets in Idaho

Laura Domela — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:41:19 +0000

We got an early start this morning and after some breakfast, we left our nice spot in the parking lot of the Wildhorse Casino and continued East.

Somewhere in Idaho it started getting pretty smoky (nearby wildfires).

Quick change of drivers just outside of Boise (95 degrees):

We decided to stop in Burley, ID for the evening to get some work done tonight and in the morning since tomorrow is a workday. We're at Village of Trees RV Resort (actually in Declo, ID, 5 miles or so past Burley). They have full hookups, nice trees, are right off the highway and near the Snake River; they have a cafe that you can call and they'll deliver to your RV, and, the real reason we chose this place: cable t.v. for tonight's episode of Breaking Bad.

When we pulled in, a bunch of bikers were just heading out and one guy stopped and with a thick Australian accent asked if he could snap a photo of our Airstream…said there weren't many of them where he was from. I should have snapped a photo of him back…he was all in leathers with the hair and overall look of a guy who'd been on the road awhile in the hot sun and smoke.

I noticed many of the motorcyclists we've seen on the road today haven't been wearing helmets so I looked up the laws for that on my State Lines app. Yep, not required in Idaho for anyone over 18. Then, since we'll be in Utah tomorrow I decided to check out those state-specific laws as well. Know what I found out? (Besides also no helmets required for bikers?) No alcohol may be served (none) on Election Day! Guess they don't want people getting all hammered and voting for the wrong guy.