Calgary to San Francisco
Today I drove along part of the Hell’s Canyon Scenic Byway from Joseph to Baker City. It goes through the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest where the whole area is covered with fir trees sometimes way above you and then way below. Part way along the road is Hell’s Canyon outlook where suddenly you drive out of forests to see the canyon. The canyon is the deepest canyon in North America and is stunning being more than a mile deep and ten miles wide. I intended to travel along the bottom of the canyon but poor signage and a wrong turn meant I drove along Oxbrow Dam instead just into Idaho! However it was very beautiful and I had to go a fair distance before being able to turn round. I decided not to bother with the canyon and made my way to Baker City. I stopped at the Oregon Trail site where you can see the ruts made by the wagon trains on their long journey west. Baker City came into being in 1861 during the gold rush and many of the buildings date from the late 1800’s.
ANDREA MILLS
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15 Apr 2020
Hell’s Canyon
July 22, 2018
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Joseph
Today I drove along part of the Hell’s Canyon Scenic Byway from Joseph to Baker City. It goes through the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest where the whole area is covered with fir trees sometimes way above you and then way below. Part way along the road is Hell’s Canyon outlook where suddenly you drive out of forests to see the canyon. The canyon is the deepest canyon in North America and is stunning being more than a mile deep and ten miles wide. I intended to travel along the bottom of the canyon but poor signage and a wrong turn meant I drove along Oxbrow Dam instead just into Idaho! However it was very beautiful and I had to go a fair distance before being able to turn round. I decided not to bother with the canyon and made my way to Baker City. I stopped at the Oregon Trail site where you can see the ruts made by the wagon trains on their long journey west. Baker City came into being in 1861 during the gold rush and many of the buildings date from the late 1800’s.
1.
A long journey
2.
Searching for dinosaurs
3.
Calgary stampede
4.
Calgary Olympic Park
5.
Rodeo
6.
From Calgary to Jasper
7.
Highway 5
8.
All the way to Whistler
9.
A lazy day in Whistler
10.
Rafting and bear hunting
11.
Relaxing in Whistler
12.
Over to Vancouver Island
13.
Discovering Mill Bay
14.
A day in Victoria
15.
Moving on to Seattle
16.
A Day in Mount Rainier National Park
17.
Moving to Oregon
18.
Powwow, lake and mountain
19.
Hell’s Canyon
20.
A journey through time
21.
A volcanic legacy
22.
Mountains, Rivers and Waterfalls
23.
A day in Portland
24.
A change of plan
25.
Arriving in San Francisco
26.
San Francisco sights
27.
Cycling the Golden Gate Bridge
28.
Our next adventure
29.
A day in Monterey
30.
Travelling along the Big Sur
31.
Hearst Castle to Lake Lopez
32.
Ropes, zip wires and boogie boards
33.
Fun at the water park
34.
Down the coast to Santa Barbara
35.
A day in Santa Barbara
36.
Next stop Malibu
37.
The end of the Pacific Highway
38.
Fun at Great Wolf Lodge
39.
National Park Time
40.
Giant trees
41.
Water holes and railroads
42.
Back to the coast
43.
Relaxing in Santa Cruz
44.
Around Santa Cruz
45.
Moving to Lake Tahoe
46.
Big lakes and little lakes
47.
A drive round Lake Tahoe
48.
Chilling out
49.
An unexpected dip
50.
A day by the lake
51.
A walk into Heavenly
52.
Back to The West Coast
53.
Shopping
54.
Jelly Belly factory
55.
Time for home
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