Hello from Twin Falls, ID

Hello from Twin Falls, ID

Saturday evening ,  November 16, 2013   (Eight travelogue of this trip).

Today we traveled about 350 miles.  We are at the Holiday Inn Express (map).

I was looking at my Holiday Inn Rewards page and noted that for 2013 I have spent 70 nights in their hotels.  That does not include the past couple of weeks.  I have attained the Platinum level which tends to get you some perks.  Tonight they upgraded us to a really nice suite.  With a little luck, we will be able to use our points for 7 nights on this trip.

We went over some reasonable high passes (for this part of the country). What is often referred to  as Cabbage Patch hill (just east of Pendleton and rated among the worst by some truckers) goes on for what seems like forever.  We hit some pretty good snow – both falling and on the sides of the road.  We saw an SUV that hit the huge rock face on our side of the road and a jack-knifed semi that hit an embankment on the other side.  There were periods of sun, but not much.  The temperature never got over 50 and with high winds and humidity it felt really cold.

Tomorrow, our goal is Green River, UT

That is all for now.