After four action-packed days in Jackson, we heard Oregon calling our name. It was time to hit the road, but first we dropped Evan off at work to check out the amazing house he's been building all year. Designed with sustainability in mind, the house is a labor of love, and also just a lot of labor. Straw clay construction will keep it well insulated and has proven to be a long process, with the construction crew having to take long breaks in building to let the materials dry out. (This allowed Evan to take some awesome trips in the meantime). The house will also feature radiant floor heating and solar panels to be mostly off the grid, and it has a gorgeous view. It was so neat to get the tour and see Evan's handiwork!
Mind you, this was very early on the morning after our 19.2-mile, late-into-the-evening hike. After saying goodbye to Evan, Heather and I treated ourselves to a breakfast out at the Lotus cafe (great blue corn pancakes!) and took our time returning to a semi-human level of functionality. This is the awesome mirror mosaic at the cafe:
After packing up, mailing post cards, and saying our goodbyes to Evan's roommates, we were finally ready to hit the road. We made it to Idaho before hunger struck again and enjoyed the best burrito ever at a tiny little Taqueria in Idaho Falls. (Las Morenitas if you ever go there)
It was a blisteringly hot afternoon. Somewhere in Idaho, we found the solution to Bernadette's finicky fan:
Bernadette's fan effectively engaged, we flew high into the hazy skies, mesmerized by endless yellow fields with giant square stacks of hay creating a Andrew Wyeth-meets-Lego-blocks kind of landscape.
The balmy golden scene transformed to black beneath us as we landed on the Craters of the Moon...
...where we encountered a most unusual bench...
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yet Oregon was calling us home...
...so onward we flew.
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