July 12

As been our custom, we left Boise, Idaho avoiding freeways.  We headed for Payette, Idaho to find the ferry crossing over the Snake River into Oregon.  We failed in this regard and the Payette County Historical Society & Museum sympathized with our efforts and suggested a book that might be helpful.

Our grand return into Oregon was the welcome sign of the commercial progress our state has over all the others we visited.

We made a side trip to Willow Creek and then onto Baker City to see the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.  An excellent center, but as we anticipated, they had no information on the trails the Parcels took from their entry into the state to Lebanon, Oregon. 

We continued on to Pendleton for an over-night stay.  Home tomorrow.  There may not be a blog entry tomorrow.