After fixing the sprinklers and getting the lawn ready for summer, I decided it was too nice of a day to waste any more it, so I pulled out my trusty Idaho map and searched for a local drive I hadn’t tried yet.
Sure enough, there was a dirt road about 15 minutes north of me that meandered upwards 12 miles into the mountains until it reached Spring Valley Summit (4500′) on Highway 55 between the Treasure Valley and Horseshoe Bend.
It was perfect, as I live just off Hwy 55, so I could roar down the highway following my exploration into the ‘unknown’ and test out my new timing specs (I just readjusted the distributor to 13 degrees). With new jets and the timing dialed correctly, it seems to be running very well.
Along the way, I snapped a couple pics for your viewing pleasure. In this first pic, I’m near the beginning of the drive. That’s Squaw Butte in the background, which I’ve only climbed halfway so far (prior to having the jeep).
There were a number of mines along the drive. Why someone parked a car onto of the entrance is beyond me … Maybe it’s called the Rusty Auto Mine?
