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Travel · 3 min read · 01 Oct 2023

Road Trip: Idaho, Oregon & Utah

A seven-day drive through Idaho, Oregon, and Utah: waterfalls, a mountain tramway, kayaking, hikes, and everything eaten along the way.

Photo by Ben Hoskyn on Unsplash Photo by Ben Hoskyn on Unsplash*

Seven days, three states, one Turo rental car. A day-by-day log of a loop through Boise, the Wallowa Mountains, Twin Falls, and Salt Lake City.

Day 1: Thursday

Meals:

  • Lunch: Qudoba at Seattle Airport
  • Dinner: Mom's tomato fried rice
  • Stay: Airbnb in Boise, ID

Activity:

  • Flight from Ontario to Seattle
  • Flight from Seattle to Boise
  • Picked up the Turo rental car at the airport
  • Checked into the Airbnb

Photo by Zain Creations on Unsplash Drone shot of downtown Boise from Table Rock. · Photo by Zain Creations on Unsplash

Day 2: Friday

Meals:

  • Breakfast: Strawberry banana with pea protein, and a berry cashew chia parfait at Nektar Juice Bar
  • Lunch: Mom's tomato fried rice
  • Dinner: Breakfast burrito from High Note Cafe
  • Stay: Airbnb in Pendleton, Oregon

Activity:

  • One-hour session at Orangetheory Fitness
  • Table Rock hike from the Old Idaho Penitentiary site (1.5 hours total, 866 ft elevation gain)
  • Drove to Pendleton, Oregon

Day 3: Saturday

Meals:

  • Breakfast: Burger at Roosters Country Kitchen with a drink from Dutch Bros
  • Dinner: Thai food at Thai Crystal
  • Stay: Airbnb in Pendleton

Activity:

  • Drove from Pendleton to Wallowa Lake
  • Rode the tramway up to Mt. Howard
  • Kayaked at Wallowa Lake

Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash

Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash Drone shot of Wallowa Lake and the surrounding mountain range. · Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash

Day 4: Sunday

Meals:

  • Lunch: Chipotle in Boise
  • Dinner: Leftover Thai food
  • Stay: Airbnb in Twin Falls, Idaho

Activity:

  • Drove from Pendleton, Oregon to Twin Falls, Idaho
  • Visited the Perrine Bridge

Photo by Fabio Sasso on Unsplash Drone shot of the Perrine Memorial Bridge. · Photo by Fabio Sasso on Unsplash

Day 5: Monday

Meals:

  • Breakfast: TruFuel acai bowl
  • Lunch: 4 Roots Juice Bar
  • Dinner: Prohibition restaurant
  • Stay: A friend's place in Salt Lake City, Utah

Activity:

  • Visited Shoshone Falls and Lake Cleveland
  • Drove from Twin Falls to Salt Lake City

Photo by Fabio Sasso on Unsplash Photo by Fabio Sasso on Unsplash

Photo by Alex Moliski on Unsplash An alpine lake (mood shot, not the actual Lake Cleveland) · Photo by Alex Moliski on Unsplash

Day 6: Tuesday

Salt Lake City — Photo by Saul Flores on Unsplash Salt Lake City — Photo by Saul Flores on Unsplash*

Meals:

  • Breakfast: Leftover Prohibition
  • Dinner: Noodles and Company
  • Stay: Airbnb in Boise

Activity:

  • Drove from Salt Lake City, Utah back to Boise, Idaho

Day 7: Wednesday

Photo by Cedric Letsch on Unsplash Photo by Cedric Letsch on Unsplash*

Meals:

  • Lunch: Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh at SLC Airport
  • Dinner: Home
  • Stay: Home

Activity:

  • Checked out of the Airbnb
  • Dropped off the Turo rental at the airport
  • Flight from Boise to Salt Lake City
  • Flight from Salt Lake City to Ontario

Watch: the road trip


Tags: Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Roadtrip, Drones

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