Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Day 39: A Long Drive to Henry’s Lake

August 3, 2021

Vanlog, Henry’s Lake BLM land

Left the hotel at 7 AM this morning. Sometimes it’s nice to have a hotel instead of boondocking. Yesterday was a long day of driving and hiking and we needed a shower. We also knew these upcoming days will be pretty packed with driving long hours so we could use the extra rest. Basically all we did was drive today—10.5 hrs straight through with a time change crossing over from Pacific to Mountain time. Brian did the lion’s share of it, mainly because the Montana speed limit is 9 mph and Jessica doesn’t feel comfortable driving the big van that fast yet. At any rate, we passed through some of the apple orchards that Washington is renowned for, lots of windmill farms, through the northern tip of Idaho, and then into Montana. We had hoped to stop at Coeur d’Arlene in Idaho for an Instagram-worthy shot of the lake but there was a huge haze from all the wildfires in the Cascades. We arrived at Henry’s Lake on BLM land around 6:30 PM. Jessica made us a nice hot dinner and we sat by the lake listening to the waves lap against the shoreline and the waterfowl coming and going as the sun set below the horizon. A bit gnatty in the evening, but otherwise a great dispersed campsite with maybe 8-10 neighbors and an awesome view of the lake. 





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