The Great American Road Trip

Greetings from the Potato state (I don’t know if that is their nickname, but it sounded good to me)! Well, the first day went without a hitch, which is what was expected. It’s going to take a couple of days to get someplace which we haven’t seen before, so the first couple of days are going to be boring compared with the rest of the trip.

We had planned to make it to Twin Falls last night, but the hotel we were planning on staying at was booked (what the heck is going on in Twin Falls, Idaho?), so we decided to stay in Boise.

The day’s drive left me with a few observations:

• Oregon is a large state. It took us 5 hours just to drive from Eugene to Ontario, Oregon. On the East coast, we can drive through 5 states in that much time
• I would say roughly 1/2 of Oregon is a lot like this:

Seriously, people think of Oregon as tall firs and waterfalls and fish-laden streams, but this is what it looks like for about 3 hours of our drive.

• Ontario, Oregon calls itself the Onion Capitol of the United States. Why just the United States? Is there somewhere that grows onions in such vast quantities that they can outrank Ontario, Oregon? These are the kind of questions you ask yourself after 3 hours of driving through the aforementioned scenery (see above)

Today, we plan to reach Moab, Utah. Maybe swing through Arches National Park. Thanks for checking in with us. Since you don’t take up much room in the truck, you can stay with us. Have a good day!