Stanley Basin, Sawtooth NRA
August 2, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Beautiful basin with relics of gold mining times and the company of happy grazing cows. The Sawtooth peaks stand majestically in the backdrop. Stanley Creek runs through the basin lined by lush greenRead more
Kelly Creek Rd, Sawtooth NRA
August 3, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
A short hike and a relaxed day of dispersed camping on NF 653 Road through a burned pine forest that runs parallel to a creek. Fascinating! Lots of cows and birds (woodpeckers, mountain blue birds,Read more
Sawtooth Mountains
August 4, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Leaving Stanley Road
Stanley Museum
August 4, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Cool museum with items from the area's ranching, trapping, mining, and homesteading history. My favorite exhibit is the ice box log cabin insulated with 18000 lbs of sawdust!
Pioneer Park, Stanley, Idaho
August 4, 2015 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Nice town park with a couple of homesteading log cabins from the area's pioneer era connected by a short trail. Nice playground and view of the local airport. Sunset over Sawtooth Mountains. No wonderRead more
Herd of Pronghorns!
August 5, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Wow, our older son spotted a big herd of pronghorns run across the meadow and up a hill! They were far away so I had to use my biggest zoom. They camouflage extremely well in the sagebrush desert!Read more
Redfish Lake, Sawtooth NRA
August 5, 2015 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Rain with some thunder today! Felt like we were back east for a few hours. Even saw a rainbow (no photo though).
Pronghorns
August 6, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Custer, An Intact Ghost Town
August 10, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A ghost town in the Challis National Forest, owned by USFS. We spoke to the caretaker and learned of a route to Challis through the historical road now known as the Custer Motorway Adventure Road!Read more
Custer Motorway Adventure Road
August 11, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
A fun road adventure through the Custer Motorway in Challis National Forest. Ghost towns and other remnants of the gold mining era.
Challis, Idaho
August 11, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Finished touring the Custer Adventure Motorway, with final destination in Challis. This town was also the destination for the mountain mining communities to restock supplies in the late 1800s, butRead more
Irrigation
August 11, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Without irrigation, much of Idaho and the west would be barren wasteland.
Willow Summit
August 11, 2015 in the United States ⋅ 🌫 24 °C
Too beautiful for photos! A view of Mount Borah, the highest peak in Idaho at over 12000 feet.
Swan Valley, Idaho
August 12, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Pretty scenery not too far out of Idaho Falls on our way Grand Teton National Park
Teton Pass
August 12, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We're in Wyoming! A glimpse of the Tetons and Jackson.
Entering Grand Teton National Park
August 12, 2015 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Greeted with colorful sky at dusk.
Grand Teton National Park
August 13, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Mainly just passing through. We're rushed for time to get back east. But the Teton peaks do look nice from our truck's windshield. You can see Teton Glacier from down here.
Targhee National Forest, Wyoming
August 14, 2015 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Camped on Grassy Lake Road just beyond John Rockefeller Memorial Highway, which is a part of Grand Teton National Park. These photos are taken the following day, on our way out. Interesting to see newRead more
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
August 14, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Hello Old Faithful. Even though we try to avoid crowds, we figured we should pay a visit to good Old Faithful geyser to indoctrinate the kids. This is my third time. Still fun to watch!
Bison in Lamar Valley
August 16, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Last stretch of Yellowstone before the Northeast Exit. Bison, bison, everywhere!
Beartooth Pass Summit
August 16, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Driving on Beartooth Scenic Byway, Shoshone National Forest. As high as the road goes in the Rocky Mountains. We spent some time admiring the alpine tundra and saw a pika (alpine rabbit).
Beartooth Scenic Highway
August 16, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Passed the summit, now heading downhill on the Beartooth Highway toward Montana!
Climbing up to Bighorn NF
August 17, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Embarking on a 5000 feet climb up the mountain via our truck camper to Bighorn National Forest. We were hoping to see bighorn sheep but was enveloped by fog at higher elevations. There was rain, and aRead more
Sheridan, Wyoming
August 18, 2015 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Passing by Sheridan, Wyoming. Overnight parking at Walmart
Black Hills NF, South Dakota
August 19, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Pulled over on the side of Forest Road 270-1c for a free and quiet night of dispersed camping. We did hear a pack of howling coyote and an owl last night. We also met a rancher driving on the roadsRead more