Day 5, July 11, 2021. South to the Palouse Country, 140 miles. The day started well for me, I am out in the parking lot at my usual hour, before 6:00AM and one of the local club members came by and gave me an early bird prize, a darn fine Remington knife. How about that?
Off we went, in 65 degree weather, so nice, south on country roads this time, no redlights, just good old two lane roads through the farmland. The little towns are just that, very little. Gas pumps are few and far between, no gas stations, just self serve gas pumps. These pumps were in Rosalia, WA. Took a while but we finally figured out how to make our visa card work.
70 miles through the wheat fields and little hamlets and we arrived for lunch in the city park of Oakesdale, WA. The tour furnished deli sandwiches for lunch and we enjoyed them in the shade in the town park, very pleasant.
After lunch, more country roads through the wheat fields, getting warmer. Next rest stop was at the Mt. Hope Church, a country church all by itself out in the country.
This was a potty stop, or I should say an outhouse stop, genuine outhouse circa 1900,,,,,
Don't know what the problem is, but this has been going on most of the afternoon and evening, not one of our people.....
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Too many miles in HOT weather. I give you guys credit. Glad that wasn't one of our group under that Model T......Lucy
Washington is a blue State, Idaho is a solid red State.
My brothers worked in those wheat fields when they were in high school. Your day in Coeur d’Alene was a glimpse of Rich’s home, not as sleepy as it was in the 50’s and 60’s. To bad it’s so hot up there.
We enjoy reading your blog about your trip. It reminds us of our road trip through that area on our way back from CA a few years ago. Have fun and be careful with the heat. We plan on doing a road trip to CA in about a month or two. Hope to see you then. Will Ed and Linda
Mt. Hope Church is so quaint! (The outhouse — not as cute, lol)
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