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Part Eight of the Great Western Road Trip is HERE
Part Nine of the Great Western Road Trip is HERE
Part Ten of the Great Western Road Trip is HERE
Part Eleven of the Great Western Road Trip is HERE
Part Twelve of the Great Western Road Trip is HERE
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So we all hugged and cried and hit the road East the next day.
Well we headed North toward Coeur d'Alene so we could pick up the interstate there.
But we drove about an hour and a half North before making a stop outside of Plummer, Idaho........
Just had to go in and poke around this shop on the Nez Perce Reservation if for no other reason but because of the awesome bison statues outside. lol
Not only was this a Smoke Shop but there was a huge section of beading supplies, leather pieces, fabric, sewing supplies and feathers, etc. for making native costumes.
There was also a large area of hand dipped candles for sale......
There was also hand carvings and other indigenous made goods. Hubs bought a book and a package of white sage.
I spent a little time in the front, the actual smoke shop. Buying cigarettes on the reservation don't carry the federal taxes they do when bought on the outside and they can sell things that aren't legal(at that point in time)off the reservation lands.
We continued north into Coeur D'Alene, passing by the Casino entrance.
They had many vapes(vapes were relatively new and a hot commodity back then), a wall of cigars as well as CBD and lovely handmade glass bongs as you can see in this shot.
I bought my kids some vape juice and my brother some cigars.
The Nez Perce Reservation/Tribal Lands aren't one continuous piece of ground. There are many pieces of land spread out over the state of Idaho that belong to this tribe.
And then continuing into the town of Coeur D'Alene, all the while traveling along the shores of Lake Coeur D'Alene.
This lake is massive. We were weaving in and out of tribal lands and then crossing over a part of a finger of the lake on this journey.
Saw these Snickers bars and though of Kim..........lol!
We passed an exit for Lookout Pass. I believe it's the only interstate exit with the number of 0.
Lookout Pass is a ski and recreation area that straddles Idaho and Montana. It is the highest point in the rocky Mountains between Seattle WA and Missoula MT.
Then we drove a bit further and we were very close to an uncontrolled wildfire.
I prayed for them all to be safe while sitting in our car, being driven away from this danger.
Awhile later we were clear of the fire area and saw this sandy bank along a river. I believe this was part of Clark Fork.
Info HERE.
Not sure what this "D" signifies. Might have been in Drummond MT which is near the Clark Fork near Butte.
Almost to Butte.....
We stopped in a Perkins off the Interstate as we wanted something quick and easy so we could hop back onto the road since we lots of miles to cover still before stopping for the night. The lunch rush was well over and the place was pretty deserted but the service was still glacial. I got a salad with honey mustard dressing, not being very hungry since I was riding in a car all day. I had to remove a bunch of croutons from said salad as it was just lousy with them! Crouton overload isn't a bad thing unless they are not crunchy.
phobia about caverns stemming back to my childhood and being traumatized by being forced to go into the Luray Caverns by my parents. Can't do those ever since(and my mild claustrophobia sure doesn't help on that score either).
Approaching Belgrade Montana, a blip on the map(at least back in 2017)along the Interstate. This is one of the only motels in the area and/or only one of them that weren't crazy expensive.
I don't believe we ate dinner that night. Hubs was too tired from driving so we settled into our room and got a good night's sleep.
Sluggy
Cracker Barrel croutons are my favorite. I suppose they use their sourdough bread to make them. I always ask for extra.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures! If I ever retire (inflation is making me think it won’t be anytime soon) I hope to take a long road trip out West. Cindy in the South
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