Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area was given its name by the explorer John Wesley Powell for the spectacular red sandstone cliffs that surround…
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Fossil Butte National Monument
Fossil Butte National Monument was on our high-level map, but not on our stop list. On a last-minute whim as we saw it…
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Bear Lake Utah
Bear Lake Utah is known as the Caribbean of the Rockies for it’s turqouise coloring, caused by calcium carbonate deposits suspended in the…
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Shoshone Falls Idaho
Shoshone Falls is one of several falls in Twin Falls Idaho, and at 212 feet tall is 45 feet taller than Niagara Falls….
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Blue Heart Springs
Blue Heart Springs has been on our list ever since we saw a Youtube video from some young Instafluencers and were amazed that…
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Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument isn’t on anyone’s short list of must-visit places. Located west of Idaho Falls, it’s not on the route…
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Little Redfish Lake
Little Redfish Lake is a five minute walk from our free boondocking spot in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, but we’ve passed it…
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Bench Lakes Trail
The Bench Lakes Trail is the second most popular trail in the Sawtooths. Starting at Redfish Lake, it’s easily accessible in the most…
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Boat Box Hot Springs Sunrise
Boat Box Hot Springs is the best hot spring in Idaho, and even better that it’s easily accessible along the Wild and Scenic…
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Afternoon at Redfish Lake
It’s not always mountains, snow, and crushing the altitude. Sometimes you have to sit by the lake and just chill. A Redfish Lake…
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Sawtooth Lake via the Iron Creek Trail
Sawtooth Lake via the Iron Creek Trail is the number one hike in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. At 10 miles and approximately…
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Stanley Lake Sunrise
One of our big rocks here in the Sawtooths has been to catch a sunrise over Stanley Lake. 0500 wakeup, coffee, make extra…
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Custer Ghost Town Idaho
We knew that we wanted our Sawtooths trip to be more than mountains and snow, and the Custer ghost town area in the…
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Pettit Lake Afternoon Hike
The workday is done, with no time left in the day for a big backcountry excursion we headed down to Pettit Lake to…
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Fishhook Creek Trail
We were looking for a high-value, low-effort, close-by afternoon hike when I wrapped up work for the day, and the Fishhook Creek trail…
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Craters Caves Area
We thought that the Caves area of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve deserved its own photo album. While it is…
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Craters of the Moon National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve looks like – well – craters of the moon. So much so that NASA even…
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Sheep Everywhere
We’ve had a lot of interesting boondocking spots, but the middle of a herd of a thousand or so sheep is a new…
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Leaving the Tetons
With our big rocks checked off and the weather deteriorating rapidly, it’s time for us to be leaving the Tetons. The crazy rain…
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Roam If You Want To
We never knew we needed a theme song until our old neighbor from Stuttgart passed this along the other day. Thanks, Terry –…
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Boating on Jackson Lake
While we were having lunch at Inspiration Point yesterday, Colette looked down at Jackson Lake and said "I’d like to go boating." Big…
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