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A big part of owning a vehicle like the Samurai is the ability to go where most people will never venture .

We decided we needed to get out of the house , so we loaded up the MH and hooked up the Sammy and hit the road to Idaho for a couple weeks.

A MH is a great way to travel while still maintaining isolation and social distancing during these trying times.

Our goal was " the Hiawatha Trail" . It's an abandoned RR grade outside of Wallace, Idaho . It starts just across the Montana border and runs back into Idaho for 15 miles . The trail is for bicycles only , electric bikes are okay , and is 15 miles in length . It goes through 5 tunnels , with the longest being 1.5 miles long , it also crosses 7 old RR trestles all in Idaho back country.

While staying at a campground in Wallace we heard about a old logging road that ran South from Wallace to the small town of Avery . The trip was 30 miles . It took 2.5 hrs. It went through 4 tunnels , went from asphalt to gravel to dirt to ruts and barely wide enough to get the Sammy through. Crossed 3 mountain passes and drove alongside mountain streams that provided some incredible photo opportunities .

However , when we arrived at Avery the wife informed me there was no way she was going back the way we came ! Apparently what I thought was an adventure she thought was an ordeal .

I then informed her that to avoid going back the way we came , the ride back to Wallace on paved roads was 120 miles .

Guess which way went back ........ yep , 120 miles and 2.5 hrs. later we were back in Wallace .

That little 4x4 never skipped a beat .

Our Sammy let us to see parts of Idaho most people miss .