We had actually already made a trip up there with a load of stuff to survive on. We were going to make more trips but now that the house sold we decided to move the bulk of it at once. Last time we drug this 1200 miles and it was kind of grueling:
We decided to get movers for the rest of it and drive this instead:
Tough decision huh?
Anyway, we would like to try a different route and so far found this from various threads:
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For me the way I like to go is 15 through Vegas, jump on the 93 through Nevada into Twin Falls get on the 85 west to the 95 north and all the way up.. I like that route personally, but the 15 to the 395 to the 95 is a good way too and possibly a little shorter.. But I can fly through Nevada on the 93,
I take the 55 or the 95 myself.. I just prefer going that way and I usually make good time. Its a very picturesque drive, and I love driving along the rivers. It seems like the 55 is faster for me, but both routs are great.
If you really want to stay in Idaho, 95 is a nice drive. If you're really trying to "make time" between Boise and CDA, I-84 to 395 to I-90 is faster...
The most scenic drive is as mentioned Highway 95 and then to Highway 55, or vice versa depending on the direction you are heading.
The entire drive is beautiful. Make sure to check out Zims Hot Springs Resort and McCall and Payette Lake. From McCall you are about a 2 hour drive , maybe 1 1/2 hours depending on traffic to Boise. I believe highway 55, between Boise and McCall, was named a few years back as one of Americas most scenic drives.
Here's another option, follow 95 from Winnemucca to Burns Jct then do
78 to Burns after which it's 395 north to Ukiah then 244 east to 84. Go
south on 84 to La Grande then 82 to Enterprise with a side trip out to
Joseph and Wallowa Lake before heading north on 3 and 129 up to
Clarkston/Lewiston. Old Spiral Hwy north to 95 and Spokane.
Yet another option would be to just stay on 395 to John Day then head
east on 26 to Austin Jct then 7 to Baker City and 84. North on 84 then
east on 82 to Oxbow. 71 south to Cambridge then 95 north.
We have property north of Coeur d'Alene, and we've been driving from SoCal to NID every summer for the past 3 years, trying out different routes. We've gone the fastest route up I-5 past Mt. Shasta to 97 through OR, then along the Columbia River to Kennewick, then up 395 to 90 through Spokane, WA, and you can make that trip in 2 1/2 days. I'd recommend taking your time, though--there's so much to see along the way, once you get past Sacramento. You can vary the trip and go up I-5 all the way to Portland and stop at Grant's Pass on the way for some river rafting, then go east from Portland on 80 to Kennewick etc. A somewhat slower, but much more spectacular trip is 395 (through Bishop) to Reno, and from there across Nevada on 95/80, then north on 95 through Boise and Lewiston. There's river rafting at Riggins on 95, and several other places in the area (Hell's Canyon?). We went rafting (just one of those tourist rides) at Grant's Pass, which was a lot of fun, but pretty basic if you're really into white water rafting, I guess. Others can be of more help here that I can, I'm sure.
You could also consider going home by way of Missoula, head south on 93 back into ID along the Salmon River, and drive through Pocatello and Vegas down I-15 back to Temecula. Either way, you're in for some fantastic scenery
I think my preferred route and one that would work well for you all things considered is this.. 15 to Vegas and about 20 miles outside of Vegas I hit the 93 all the way to Twin Falls. There I get on the 84 west and just after Boise I get on the 95 or the 55 to the 95 all the way to N. Idaho. like CFF said Riggins is a great little rafting town. If nothing else though I would take the 95 up through Idaho.. It is an amazing drive and the scenery is incredible. If you bypass the 95 going through Wa. or Mt. you will miss alot of cool stuff.
I think it might be a bit further but the sooner you get out of Cali. the gas prices go down quite a bit. Also travelling the 93 you can pretty much go as fast as you want EXCEPT in the little towns along the way.. You REALLY want to follow the speed limits in those little bergs
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The roads are good although it can be very remote in places, but there are plenty of gas stations and stuff along the way. """
We are doing a two dayathon again. We were thinking the 93 to 95 route. Anybody have a recommendation of a halfway point to stay? I am guessing it would be in the upper part of Nevada somewhere. Googlemaps wants me to go 5 to the 97 in 19 hours. If I drag it to the other side it pops it to the 15 through SLC and makes it 20 hours and if I force it to the 93 and 95 it jumps to 24 hours. Is it really that much different?
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