Elk Mishap in 1955 Idaho

[CT10ring]

Boise is getting big. The last time I was through there I thought I'd made a wrong turn and ended up in a big city. Now north of there and you're talking. Places like Cascade and McCall are the size I long for.

I moved to ID after living in Manhattan (NYC) for 35 years.
2 extremes. Love ID. Loved NYC too.
Boise is a small town.
But yeah, there is a lot of traffic, on a relative basis.
Once I'm headed north past Horseshoe Bend (Food shop in Boise) I can relax.
I'm near Clayton. Pop 7. Best chance I ever took. . Probably shot myself in the foot w an NYC reference. Honestly, don't care. I have an open mind. and a freaking great set up at 50, 100, 300 500 yds and more. on my place, then there is Spar Canyon, Road Creek. It's a wild place. I'm all in.

 

[ronsatspokane]

I've spent a little time in NYC. Yes, you are correct, Boise is a wide spot in the road in comparison. It's kind of like Spokane, you can get out of town quickly and not have to worry about having a million other people with the same idea at the same time. At least for now. Lot of people moving into the area.

 

[Will Henry]

I drove through Boise on March 1st, this year, on our way home from Pahrump, NV. I believe this is the first time I've been through Boise since 1972. It seemed pretty big to me in comparison. My grandfather had an automotive shop in Boise for years; since before the war.
Ended up driving to Riggins to find hospitable weather and a good spot to park the trailer. Next day, I pulled the trailer up the old Whitebird grade just for old times sake. We left Idaho in 1973 but still feel at home there. It's getting crowded and busy everywhere we go now. WH

 

[Brians356]

I love the southeast, but I am starting to see the NE move down here and I want to get away. I wish I could live out in the dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, or maybe even New Mexico.

New Mexico is a dark blue state.
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[Brians356]

I drove through Boise on March 1st, this year, on our way home from Pahrump, NV. I believe this is the first time I've been through Boise since 1972. It seemed pretty big to me in comparison. My grandfather had an automotive shop in Boise for years; since before the war.
Ended up driving to Riggins to find hospitable weather and a good spot to park the trailer. Next day, I pulled the trailer up the old Whitebird grade just for old times sake. We left Idaho in 1973 but still feel at home there. It's getting crowded and busy everywhere we go now. WH

I haven't driven the Old Whitebird Grade since the new grade opened, nor the Old Lewiston Grade. When I took summer driver's training at age 14 our final exam was to drive up and down the Lewiston Grade. The instructor had his own brake pedal on his side. The smart approach was to make sure he didn't need to touch it!
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[Will Henry]

My father in law hauled logs up and down those old grades (depending on who was buying and where he was cutting). Not for the faint of heart!
Over the years, my Dad, who was a "spirited" driver, kept track of his time from Boise to Moscow but quit when the old grades were no longer part of the equation.
The Whitebird would make a great motorcycle course but the penalty for a mistake might be a little steep (no pun intended). WH

 

[300_whisper]

New Mexico is a dark blue state.
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man...did not know that. You can’t escape them.

 

[ronsatspokane]

I haven't driven the Old Whitebird Grade since the new grade opened, nor the Old Lewiston Grade. When I took summer driver's training at age 14 our final exam was to drive up and down the Lewiston Grade. The instructor had his own brake pedal on his side. The smart approach was to make sure he didn't need to touch it!
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The Spiral Highway (Old Lewiston Grade) is a carnival ride for motorcyclists. It's where I go to scrub my tires to the edge when no track days are coming available. Unfortunately it's patrolled more than it was in the past.

 

[Brians356]

The Spiral Highway (Old Lewiston Grade) is a carnival ride for motorcyclists. It's where I go to scrub my tires to the edge when no track days are coming available. Unfortunately it's patrolled more than it was in the past.

Neither of the Lewiston or Whitebird grades had proper guardrails when I was a kid in the 1960s, just wooden posts connected by steel cables. Yikes. I recall coming down the grade from Moscow to Lewiston one winter, our whole family of six in a 1960 Bel Air. The grade turned slick and we suddenly started sliding. Dad had driven stake-body trucks hauling men on treacherous Forest Service and "company" roads in the Clearwater, so no panic. Avoiding the brake pedal, he pointed the car toward the safe side, off the shoulder and into the shallow ditch. I've also descended the old Whitebird Grade in a full school bus in a blizzard. Just before the crest of the grade the bus driver locked up the wheels for a second while jovially yelling "Brake test!"
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