Archive for 'Road Trip' Category
Wild West Adventure: Old Towns and New Friends
16 September 2007Monday
By the time we got to the room the night before, we were so hungry from our hike up and down from the hot springs that we quickly and silently inhaled a frozen pizza (Digiorno, not delivery), but we still awakened famished. We took turns showering and packing up the cars to the sound of […]
Wild West Adventure: I think I can I think I can…
15 September 2007Sunday Evening, Hot Springs
Kenny had told me we’d be soaking in hot springs, but I hadn’t seen any near Salmon on the atlas. I quickly discovered why.
At first we missed the turnoff. It’s not marked, and though those two had been to it before, a fire had destroyed the landmark they remembered. Once we got […]
Wild West Adventure: Fishing & Shooting
14 September 2007Finally! I’ve been in some pretty remote areas this week, but I’m finally getting the rest of Sunday posted today.
Sunday Afternoon
The route took us into Challis National Forest . Once we left Ketchum towering evergreens grew on either side of the road, and a brook trickled past. We descended gently until the road evened out […]
Wild West Adventure: Transition in Idaho
11 September 2007It’s getting more and more difficult to get connected. Today I’m posting the rest of Saturday night, and Sunday morning. We’d gone from desert to mountains in one day. More to come.
Saturday
We reached Hailey just as the sun was starting to set over the mountains. After a few stops at inns with no vacancies, we […]
Wild West Adventure: There’s monsters in that there valley
9 September 2007Saturday, September 08, 2007 4:57pm
We just entered Idaho . I’ve now been in six states in as many days. I-84 leaving Utah and entering this state has exits specifically for ranches, and the interstate is flanked by them. Beyond the fields barren from fire or grazing are dun colored mountain ranges. Occasionally there are expanses […]
