One last sightseeing...

June 29 – We were on the road about 8:45 and the plan was just to drive to Arco, ID for the night.  We stopped for fuel at a Flying J but they were blacktopping some of the bays and we couldn’t get in.  Then we found a TA Truck Stop further down the highway and it was much easier to get in and out of. 

It was a rather boring drive although we saw a lot of farmland along the way.  We

Fertile farmland with lava fields 

discovered how Ore-ida potatoes got its name as we crossed the river from Oregon to Idaho and realized that in the area they grow potatoes in both states so that’s how they named their company!

We stopped briefly for our lunch and got back on the road and didn’t make another stop until we were in the Crater of the Moon National Monument.  We’d been there before so we didn’t go to the visitor center but they have several pull offs along the road where you can see the massive lava fields.  It’s an awesome place to visit and you can’t imagine until you drive through it how many acres of lava fields there is.

Kelly at the lave beds

I was glad to see Arco as it’s been a tiring 6 weeks of travel and now we are just one day away for remaining stationery for 2 months.  Mountain View RV here is very nice, not huge but well kept.  The campgrounds out here are MUCH more expensive than we are used to as their seasons are pretty short.  There’s an RV from Florida across from us and a 5^th Wheel and truck that were at the same campground as us last night.  Wonder if they’re headed to Valley View tomorrow!

We had a nice rest and later Bill washed the front of the RV.  Oh, we adjusted the passenger mirror 3 times today and it’s still not right.  Once we have the slide in tomorrow we will try again!

Since we got in earlier than normal, I roasted a huge chicken breast and sliced it into medallions and drizzled with sweet and sour sauce, roasted asparagus and heated up leftover mixed rice.  Later we finished off our 1^st half gallon of huckleberry ice cream.

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