Stanley Basin, Sawtooth NRA
2 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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 greenEn savoir plus
Kelly Creek Rd, Sawtooth NRA
3 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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,En savoir plus
Sawtooth Mountains
4 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Leaving Stanley Road
Stanley Museum
4 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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
4 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 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 wonderEn savoir plus
Herd of Pronghorns!
5 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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!En savoir plus
Redfish Lake, Sawtooth NRA
5 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 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
6 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Custer, An Intact Ghost Town
10 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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!En savoir plus
Custer Motorway Adventure Road
11 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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
11 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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, butEn savoir plus
Irrigation
11 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Without irrigation, much of Idaho and the west would be barren wasteland.
Willow Summit
11 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ 🌫 24 °C
Too beautiful for photos! A view of Mount Borah, the highest peak in Idaho at over 12000 feet.
Swan Valley, Idaho
12 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Pretty scenery not too far out of Idaho Falls on our way Grand Teton National Park
Teton Pass
12 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We're in Wyoming! A glimpse of the Tetons and Jackson.
Entering Grand Teton National Park
12 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Greeted with colorful sky at dusk.
Grand Teton National Park
13 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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
14 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 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 newEn savoir plus
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
14 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 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
16 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Last stretch of Yellowstone before the Northeast Exit. Bison, bison, everywhere!
Beartooth Pass Summit
16 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 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
16 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Passed the summit, now heading downhill on the Beartooth Highway toward Montana!
Climbing up to Bighorn NF
17 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 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 aEn savoir plus
Sheridan, Wyoming
18 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Passing by Sheridan, Wyoming. Overnight parking at Walmart
Black Hills NF, South Dakota
19 août 2015, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 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 roadsEn savoir plus