I marked off some new counties on our trip, finishing off California and picking up some in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
I’m quickly closing in on my initial quest goal of 100% of the West + 50% in every state. I’m already at 50% in each state, and should finish the West in 3-4 trips. Whoa!
It took me 47 years, but I finally found some.
Common scenic drive scenery in the West. I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.
We made it to Big Hole National Battlefield, the site of the bloodiest battle between the US Army and Nez Perce during the Flight of 1877.
The visit marked Jen’s 400th national park unit (she’s getting close to finishing!) and the 250th national park unit I’ve visited more than once.
I’m back in Phoenix after barreling home from Boise the last two days. While we had to dramatically shift the trip due to weather, we still got some good things accomplished. Final road tally was 5045 miles.
I’ve always found it a bit funny to call these “jumps.”
Jen flew home from Boise last night, which means (after a surprisingly fun and late solo night out last night) that I’m now making my way back too.
The dilemma: do I simply quickly barrel on back via interstates, likely staying in a hotel somewhere between Provo and Cedar City…or do I take an extra day, camp in the Wasatch Range tonight, do some central Utah exploring tomorrow (San Rafael Swale rock art, Goblin Valley, Cap Reef) then camp at Bryce Canyon, and make the final drive home on Thurs?
We started the day at the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, which was much more extensive than I had expected.
Are any of my friends using retro.app for social photo sharing?
I’ve been told there’s a growing rift in Canada, but I didn’t believe it until I saw it with my own eyes 😜
Locals enjoying one of the (several) hot springs we passed on today’s drive. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
I had to stop to take a ton of photos of the Sawtooth Mountains during our drive towards Boise. 😍
We stopped by the Sunbeam Dam site, which I believe is the first dam explicitly breached/removed to help native fish migration. (It’s a little hard to see, but the back third of the dam is missing, allowing the river flow freely on by.)
We marked off Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS for Jen yesterday. It’s definitely among my “bottom 20” NPS units, but was glad she could finally get it done.
18 seconds of bliss from the shoreline of the Salmon River, along the appropriately named Salmon River Scenic Byway. It was a downright gorgeous drive.
Really enjoyed this snack spot along the Salmon River today.
I really want to hear the story about the incident that prompted this sign above this urinal.
Well, that was a fun game. 😜 I didn’t know that coaches could agree to shorten a quarter in a blowout. Of course, my favorite 70-7 game was against that team from Tucson in 2020.
I did not expect a chance at seeing such a large constrictor here in western Montana 🤷♂️
I think we found an appropriate place here in Butte, Montana to pre-game before the ASU season opener. #GoDevils
