Day 6- Gliding through the mts

We left Ogden in a bit of a fog, but good weather.  In fact, except for a few showers here & there, the weather was great all the way.

Into Idaho, the landscape changed & it was a bit more like Wyoming. The mountains became rounder and there was a lot of flat prairie.

Mark had been to Twin Falls to see a ski buddy, Kenny Templeton and talked to me about skiing there. Mark goes skiing when he can in Maine and Idaho was his first ski visit west. There are many differences in the east & the west- the icy conditions  & groomed trails east, fresh powder & the higher altitudes west. The fog definitely was a different skiing condition for him. He said you'd be on top of the mountain in fog, not being able to see below and then skiing down, suddenly the whole mountain & valley would open up below with glorious views. Quite exciting for him.

We arrive in Portland tomorrow & are staying in Pendleton, OR tonight. There is no time to tour here as we plan to take our time driving the Columbia river to see the views, but I will come back here to visit. Pendleton is a real cowboy historic town just several hours west of Portland! It's part of the Oregon trail.

The Pendleton Woolen Mills are located here, the Pendleton Roundup is held in Sept. (billed as the USA's best rodeo!) and they have these fascinating underground tunnels that were dug by the Chinese between 1870 & 1930. They ran their businesses underground-ice plants, laundries, butcher shops as well as illegal saloons, bordellos and opium dens. Anyway, loads to see!

Can't wait to be in Portland tomorrow. Had fun on the road, but ready to just be there.