February 12 - 13, 1947

Wednesday February 12, 1947 

No cabin available so we stayed in a hotel in Moscow, Idaho last night.  Double beds $5.00 has supper there too $2.80.  Leaving at 7:30.  Rained all night ands still raining this A.M. Quit at 8:00.

Came down the 11 mile long hill (famous spiral drive) into Lewiston, Idaho.  (Clarkston, Wash. across river.)  Lewis & Clark explored and camped there.  Big lumber mill but we did not take time to go thru it.  Had breakfast at Lewiston $1.95.  Came up hill 11 miles, around and around.  Chevee boiled!

Grangeville — and then more Mt. climbing.  Sign we saw:  Warning! icy roads.  Chains needed.  Slow

Raining to beat the band, summit elevation 4,460(?) coming down Dwane counted 9 roads below us.  Twenty miles downhill and actual distance to the town is 5 miles.  

White Bird (town) 75 miles up hill to Mc Call.  Lots of snow here at Mc Call.  Still raining!  Roads have been cleared but still plenty of snow and slush. 

No cabin at Cascade so we went on.  Got to Boise at 9:30 altho our watches said 8:30.  No cabin but we got a room for $3.50 in a tourist home.  

Lots of passes had just plenty of snow.  And rocks and snow balls had rolled down in many places.  Some great big rocks!  Hiway crews must have had to be on duty all night.  We straddled one that was a little too big!

Thursday February 13, 1947 

Postcard dated Feb, 12, 1947

Dear Geneva:  When we left Ada’s yesterday the weather did not look too good & Merle & Lucy were on a side road so we passed them by.  Stayed at a hotel in Moscow,Idaho.  Rained all night.   Feb. 13.

Stayed at Boise last night.  Rained all day yesterday.  Cane through places where there had been lots of snow, roads have been cleared tho.  Came gradually up hill for 75 miles yesterday and then when you get up & over it’s downhill. Chevee boiled a couple of times.  Mother.

Leaving Boise at 8:45.  Didn’t even get into a dime store.  Using our spare gallon of gas — had thought there was enough to get to Mt. Home but nix!

Saw lots of springs and waterfalls in lower Idaho.  No snow today — nice sunshine.  Crossed into Utah at 4:45.  Have seen snow in Mts. but just like spring in the valley all day.  Have seen ever so many sheep and cattle today.  Stopping in Tremonton, Utah — we are leaking oil so will have it fixed in A.M.