Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Our room in Orofino had a beautiful view. By 6:00 AM, a fly fisherman was standing hip deep in Clearwater River. This man was out a little later in the morning.
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Orofino Creek runs into Clearwater River near the Orofino Bridge. Lewis and Clark traveled in canoes one this river in their epic adventure to the ocean.

Orofino is a town of about 500. Orofino was named for fine(gold).

The hotel caters to sportsmen during the hunting and fishing seasons.

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The drive to and from Orofino was beautiful and some places spectacular. Photobucket

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Driving north along the east side of the lake the road Cour d"Alene, 13 miles past Harrison, we stopped for lunch here.
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this was the view across the road.

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I didn't get enough pictures of Idaho.

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