La Grande to Lewiston ID
After a harrowing drive through the switchbacks in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, we finally emerge at Lewiston. Not documented, unfortunately, as I was driving … we received a police escort to the motel after we got lost; Kim asked one of Lewiston’s finest, who was apparently on a donut run, for directions and he said “follow me”. Prowling for restaurants, we met some local hot rodders with an incredible 1929 Essex-based street rod. Returning to our motel after seeking respite from the 97-degree heat by dining in El Sombero, we find that Mr. and Mrs. Parker brought their old Ford pickup here so that they, too, could enjoy Inn America’s wi-fi …
