Driving around Orofino, Idaho

Orofino ("fine gold" [ore] in Spanish) is a town in and the county seat of Clearwater County, Idaho, along Orofino Creek and the north bank of the Clearwater River. It is the major city within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. The population was 3,142 at the 2010 census.
Nearby is the historical "Canoe Camp," where the Lewis and Clark expedition built five new dugout canoes and embarked on October 7, 1805, downstream to the Pacific Ocean. Some four miles (6 km) north of town is the Dworshak Dam, third-highest dam in the United States, completed in the early 1970s. Nearby is the Dworshak National Fish Hatchery, started to try to compensate for the loss of migratory fish upstream after the dam was constructed.
Originally the name was two words, Oro Fino, applied to a gold mining camp established in 1861 two miles (3 km) south of Pierce; it is now a ghost town. When the United States government opened up the Nez Percé reservation to non-tribal settlers in 1895, thousands of European Americans rushed to lay claims to land. Clifford Fuller set up a trading post on his new homestead. The town (Orofino-on-the-Clearwater) was established the next year. The railroad, later part of the Camas Prairie Railroad, was constructed from Lewiston in 1899.
Orofino is home to state institutions: Idaho State Hospital North and the Idaho Correctional Institution - Orofino. These two facilities are located adjacent to Orofino High School, which includes the junior high or middle school grades. The school mascot is a "Maniac." This is one of only two high schools in the country with that nickname.
Orofino hosts an annual July 4 celebration, as well as the Clearwater County Fair and Lumberjack Days in late summer. Each spring, Boomershoot, an annual precision rifle event, is held nearby.

[@freddillard6775]

Even closer to my old stomping grounds of Pierce, Idaho. About 32- 37 miles away.

[@Punisher6791]

This is my hometown. Haven't been there since 2014

[@kasaislovakia8880]

I'm living there currently 😂

[@youcanthandlethetruth6976]

@@kasaislovakia8880 How is it there? I've been thinking about moving to Idaho, I'm originally from the Midwest.

[@deenibeeniable]

@@kasaislovakia8880 Does 12 to Lewiston get closed very often in winter?

[@magicone9327]

deenibeeniable never from weather

[@terrybane6206]

A very nice drive. I appreciate being able to come along.

[@gatorpics09]

Thanks for coming

[@BoltBoy21]

THANKS FOR COMING TO OROFINO BROTHER

[@debbieturnbull23]

Thanks

[@gatorpics09]

Welcome

[@robintachell5504]

Love my town still after so many years of being away. Might move back and spend out my days at the ponderosa restaurant.

[@valentinobambino8294]

fun trip! Thanks for sharing

[@gatorpics09]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertmueller2023]

Is that where First Step Internet is based?

[@kathydrennan3843]

Love Orofino. Grew up there.

[@Merp219]

Same

[@branchandvinesshop]

Was looking for shops on Main street.

[@deenibeeniable]

Does 12 to Lewiston get closed very often in winter?

[@tinkycarebear]

No it does not it is opened year round. Even when it is a solid sheet of ice

[@deenibeeniable]

@@tinkycarebear thanks!

[@BoltBoy21]

WHEN YA GET HERE NEXT WE’LL HIT UP THE FISHIN HOLE

[@BoltBoy21]

HEY BROTHER NEXT TIME COME VISIT ME

[@johnduffant9694]

Music sucks

[@johndoe-lr9if]

I like the music, but then again I'm into EDM... which of course, not everyone is

[@dutchbrotherfan1284]

What is EDM?

[@johndoe-lr9if]

@@dutchbrotherfan1284 Electronic Dance Music

[@Merp219]

Hope you enjoyed the ride ❤