For those that enjoy Verne Simmons’ articles, John let me know that he’s published a new one that updates readers on his 1949 Cj-3A. Verne has done numerous articles about work he’s done one the jeep over the past sixteen years.

http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/1508-verne-simons-1949-jeep-cj-3a/

Ann loves her selfie stick! Here we are in front of the upper reservoir of Hells Canyon along the Snake River.

We had a good time during our recent trip to Hells Canyon. It wasn’t hellish at all!  From Boise, we followed I-84 north until it reached the juncture of US-95. We followed US-95 until it reached the tiny town of Cambridge. From there we followed State Highway 81, a curvy and hilly (some 7% grades) road. Given we were driving the motorhome our trip along that road was pretty slow. We followed it over hills and through valleys until we dropped (steep drop) into the Brown Lee reservoir (fed by the Snake River) and found the Woodhead Campground, one of several campgrounds operated by Idaho Power in the area. We didn’t look at the campground too closely, but there were trees and manicured grass among the camping slots.

An overview of our drive from Boise to Copperfield on Friday the 19th. We camped at the Copperfield campground then drove on Saturday home via Richland, Oregon.

This map shows more details about the drive from Cambridge, Idaho, to Richland, Oregon.

Above the Brown Lee Reservoir with its treeless hills.

Above the Brown Lee Reservoir looking south.

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