Thursday morning we left Bear Lake Utah at about 0900. We had a gorgeous drive along Highway 89 going from Utah into Idaho and then a little bit of Wyoming and back into Idaho. Two lane roads and cute little towns.
We stopped to get a few groceries in Afton, Wyoming. What a great place! Nice to feel "normal" again. It was around 1200 or so, all the high school kids were either in the parking lot or in the deli inside. No signs on the door warning of "You must wear a mask to enter" Honestly there weren't any of those signs in Idaho or Garden City either. There were some people with masks but most without. Makes me not want to go home to deal with our locked down state! A very friendly touristy town.
We resumed our drive not really knowing our end result. We saw there was a huge lake just outside of Alpine, WY. Right on the border of Idaho and WY. If it wasn't coming up to the weekend we probably would have headed for the Tetons and Yellowstone.
Palisade Reservoir looked to be on the low side but as you got closer to the dam it looked much better. We pulled over at the scenic overlook and had a late lunch before moving on.
I know, I just can't help myself!! :)
A few miles later I saw a campground that turned out to be NFS. Huge sites and beautiful view of the mountains in their glorious Fall colors. There was a 4 mile drive to another campground and boat ramp so we took it just to check it out. Nope, not as nice and overgrown. Good for people who want the boat ramp though.
We went back down, found our campsite and paid the $6.00 for the night. $12.00 if you don't have the America the Beautiful Senior Pass. They have several sites with electricity for $11.00 a night with the pass. They were all full but that's ok. We love where we are.
We sat outside and enjoyed the evening until the winds sent us inside. A delicious dinner of left overs and just a nice night.
So we're at 0500 on Saturday morning. We're spending another night here so we're going to take a drive to someplace we haven't been. Mesa Falls. We're planning on breakfast out in Swan Valley and later we'll have lunch (tuna sandwiches) hopefully in the area of the falls.
Saw yesterday on FB our grandson Mason got his learners permit! Congrats Mason!
Time to get a move on and get those sandwiches made! Have a great Saturday!
Looks like great area to visit. If you're near Thermopolis you should soak in the Hot Springs. It will cure your joint pains.
ReplyDeleteBe Safe and Enjoy your travels.
It's about time.
It is a beautiful area! I'll have to look Thermopolis up. Thanks Rick we are enjoying ourselves.
DeleteI love the pictures of the old buildings (church,barns, etc.) Your campsite looks wonderful! The fall colors of the trees, and the golden Aspen are just beautiful. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah are on our radar to visit next year. We plan to make the trip to Winnemucca the highlight to see our family, then meander through the remaining states. We've barely crossed over to Idaho and we've been in Vegas, but the rest will all be new territory for us.
ReplyDeleteThank you I love those things too...maybe get a little carried away..LOL. I'm sure you will enjoy your visit over this way next year! How is your family settling in to Winnemucca? I love the fall colors here! We don't see much of that in our area of Nevada!
DeleteBeautiful country. In our campground now, there are many newly purchased rigs. They are all asking us questions about how to work them. LOL They are working every day from computers and home schooling their kids.
ReplyDeleteYes we are commenting on all the new units on the road! Amazing really! Believe me if I had little ones (or high schoolers even) I wouldn't be sending them to school in a mask! Especially the little ones, child abuse in my opinion! What better way than to be on the road, camping and homeschooling in this crazy world!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely trip! The old buildings not to mention the beautiful trees. I'm sitting outside in the sun while our Suite is inside being worked on so will have to check them out later to see the colours. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I don't have children in school, it is a new world for our young'uns to grow up in. I feel fortunate to be on 'this' side of 60 right now.
Enjoy!
Thanks Patsy! Hoping the repairs don't take too long for you guys! I have to agree with you about not having kids in school right now..so ridiculous!
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