Archive for 'Road Trip' Category
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 […]
Wild West Adventure: I am camper, hear me roar
9 September 2007Saturday, September 08, 2007, 11:36am
Today’s post includes both Thursday and Friday.
Thursday
I am now a bona fide camper. I’ve slept in a tent at the bottom of a canyon, I’ve scrambled up the side of a mountain to watch a sunset, I’ve gone two days without showering. OK, technically I gingerly picked my way […]
Wild West Adventure: Careful What You Wish For
6 September 2007We arrived in Denver Tuesday night around 11pm. My friend Tish greeted us at her door, put us to bed with a glass of wine, and sent us off in the morning with a bagel and orange juice. Things were definitely improving.
