White Bird is a small town just off of US-93. It was at one time the winter camp of some of Nez Perce Indians. It is here north of the current town site where a band of 70-80 non-reservation Nez Perce Indians battled around 120 mounted soldiers in 1877. The battle ground is part of the Nex Perce National Historical Park. There is a nice walking tour of the battle ground. The battle ground can also be viewed from the White Bird Grade on US 93 at a pull-off. If you are interested in Nez Perce history it is a must see.
We stayed in the Angel's Nook RV Park in White Bird. There are three Passport America parks in the area including Angel's Nook. Angel's Nook is a park literally created in an individual's back yard. It is not very well designed. It is quiet and has no facilities. The laundry is nearby in a motel. It was dirty. What it has going for it is the very nice hosts who helped us get set up and gave us lots of good, practical information from where the only restaurant in White Bird was to be careful when picking huckleberries (watch out for bears and rattlesnakes). Hell's Canyon Jet Tour RV Park looked more than acceptable and the Swiftwater RV Park
was everything a small RV park should be. The Swiftwater Park was in a beautiful location next to the Salmon River and was exceptionally clean. We met two other campers, Vernon and Roxie, that we had dinner with at the restaurant. They were from Emmett and Vernon worked for Len who we had visited several days before. The restaurant would probably get a 1/4 star from the Mobil Travel Guide if that. Surly staff, dirty, old Santa picture on the wall, and decent food.
We crossed over the Salmon River on the old US 95 river bridge and visited an orchard that was finishing up its peach harvest. We bought some more peaches, corn, cantaloupe, and apples. Great stuff. Friendly folks. They were raising 4 varieties of peaches. I bought some of each.To go up the White Bird Grade on US 93 to Grangeville we unhooked the toad. It is probably the steepest grade we have encountered on our trip.
No comments:
Post a Comment