Finding Our Way
In our last post we were spending a few days in Elk Bend, Idaho during the Moose Fire north of Salmon, Idaho. We were unsure if we could continue north as planned to Missoula. We waited it out a few days to see if the wildfire would switch directions, get
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Our drive today took us from Stanley, Idaho north along Highway75 to just south of Salmon, Idaho. The highway follows the Salmon River through the Sawtooth Wilderness Area and the Salmon-Challis National Forest and is an absolutely beautiful drive. The landscape continues to change along the way and soon we
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Our drive from Ketchum to Stanley took us through the beautiful Sawtooth National Recreation Area. This is one of our favorite areas and we just love it. Beautiful!!!! The entrance to Sunny Gulch Campground in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area is close to the Redfish Lake area which we will
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Our drive from Twin Falls to Ketchum, Idaho took us past Shoshone Ice Caves so we had to stop and check it out. Interesting place is what we have to say but we had fun!! The caves are a lava tube which have an ice floor year round regardless of
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On our drive north from Wells, Nevada to Twin Falls, Idaho we stopped in Jackpot, Nevada for a lunch break. Jackpot is just on the Nevada/Idaho border. Cactus Pete’s Casino makes a good spot to stop, park, and eat a bit of lunch. Cactus Pete’s has an RV Park called
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Welcome Station RV Park is about 8 miles west of Wells, Nevada directly off I-80. We were hesitant at first to stay here but had read so many great reviews about the place we decided to give it a try. Excellent choice by us, we might add!! The owners were
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We departed Ely, fueled up, and headed north through McGill and onto Wells. We drove on to Angel Creek Campground, a Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest campground, about 15 minutes from Wells. The road to the campground from the main highway is not maintained (snow plowed) in the winter but there is
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From Great Basin National Park we headed west on US Route 50 which is known as the America’s Loneliest Road. We passed the BLM camping area called Sacramento Pass which looks like a terrific place to camp. We continued on west on Route 50 to Ely, Nevada with gorgeous scenery
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We drove from Cedar City to Milford, Utah for a nice lunch stop and a short walk around the quaint town. Milford has a nice park with fountains, benches, and rose gardens along with some historic buildings. Milford is also home to World Champion Saddle Bronc Riders. After lunch we
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Our drive today took us from Jacob Lake, Arizona north into Utah and on to Cedar City. As we headed north along 89A we came to the LeFevre Overlook. This overlook provides great views into southern Utah of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. We continued on to Fredonia and then
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