The 350-foot-high Lizard Butte is said to resemble a giant lizard basking in the sun. The cross was added over 60 years ago.
This vibrant yellow crop is probably canola flowers. Canola is a cultivated version of the rapeseed plant (in the same family as mustard, cabbage and kale) and is used to make vegetable oil and protein meal.
Orchards and vinyards
More patterns and textures
Returning to Caldwell
The airport
Our landing strip
The final approach
Survived!!
A souvenir of our adventure
It would be about a 1.5 hour drive out to Owyhee Dam. As we passed through the town of Notus, we saw the interesting Garage Cafe and realized we were indeed quite hungry (having not had much for breakfast just in case the flight had been a bit... challenging). The cafe's slogan was "the fuel you crave". Sounded good! And good it was.
Classic cars were scattered about the restaurant.
From extreme meat to zero meat, the cafe offered a wide range of choices.
I, of course, got the tree hugger.
With our tanks full and our motors once again fully running, we continued on. Even though I had mapped out a route, Sean's phone kept telling us to go a different way. So we did. At first we thought it had gotten us completely lost in the middle of nowhere, but after a while we learned we were on the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway... we wove us though many spectacular hop farms!
These hop plants will grow 15 to 20 feet high. Harvest time is usually in late August or early September.
Tools of the trade, a tractor ... and a beer truck
