After Tahoe, we drove 8 hours across desert of Nevada and Oregon. The views were amazing -- sagebrush valleys and dry mountains, so it actually flew by (and the book on CD helped a lot too). After camping for several days, we relished 2 nights in a hotel in Boise, Idaho -- a high desert town surrounded by brown foothills we really liked. Had a fabulous meal of local, smoked trout, and of course -- potatoes. Drew wanted to see the famous blue football field of Boise state, and I enjoyed some downtown shopping (Raleigh still has a lot to learn).
Then, off to Craters of the Moon, a national monument that is quite a shocker. Reid was especially taken with the fields and sculptures of black lava rock in the midst of the Idaho desert. Formed by volcanic lava seeping up. Imagine being an early pioneer in a wagon coming across the Oregon Trail and suddenly encountering all this jagged rock. Of course, it was Native Americans who helped them figure out how to get across on local paths.
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