Once we got on the road, we drove through farmland which was irrigated. There were also cattle ranches. After turning east onto US 20, the landscape changed dramatically.
Driving east on US 20, we were climbing steadily among barren hills until we reached 4785 feet, then came the descent to 3600 ft.
For 2 hours, we drove on this desolate highway without seeing any towns & very few signs of habitation!
We lost an hour when we crossed into Mountain time zone.
Once we passed Harper, we were out of the barren hills, and saw farms with fields of corn and hay. The temperature has risen back up to 30 C.
A little later, there were acres and acres of onions growing. Apparently, Idaho and Eastern Oregon is "Onion Country USA", with over a billion pounds shipped each season! www.usaonions.com
After a stop at the Idaho welcome centre on the Snake River to get a map, we arrived at the "Neat Retreat" campground in Fruitland at 1:30.
RV washing is allowed and the wi-fi is excellent, so Marcel washed the trailer and I worked on catching up on the blog! We also have cable TV!
At 8:30, it is still 30C. The A/C is just able to keep up.
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