Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Day 21: Tuesday, April 25

It rained on us a little this morning, but the sun broke late in the afternoon. There are no services between Lowell and Powell, just lots of scenery as we followed the Lochsa River. We did stop to check out the three footbridges that crossed the river on the way up. Highway 12 follows the route that Lewis and Clark took as they discovered the West.


























Powell is a very small town with a gas station, restaurant, general store, and cabins to rent. We stopped to eat supper in the restaurant and then went across the street to pick up some supplies at the store. We were trying to figure out where to camp when the owner of the store offered to let us camp on the porch of one of the cabins. He even gave us towels and access to the showers for free. I was very grateful as, here it is, our last night in Idaho, and this was the first opportunity I had to take a shower! Of course, I can't really complain since we haven't had to pay for camping the whole way through Idaho. Tomorrow we will go over Lolo pass and into Missoula for a well deserved rest day.