Blogs from Idaho, United States, North America - page 12

Geo: 43.611, -116.393Hi All - Sean kicking things off here. To be fair, we are going to hike part of the Haute Route; not the whole thing. That would just be crazy :-). However, we are going to be content (and likely more comfortable) with taking in some of the highlights of this historic trek including the tranquil Champex-Lac, the remote Cabane du Mont Fort, the mountain luxury of the Hotel Weisshorn, and (hopefully) views of the Matterhorn from Zermatt where hikers thrive and cars don't drive. After months of planning and preparing, we are off to test our bodies , our minds, and our pocketbooks in a country with world renowned mountains and pricey 2-star hotels. We have put in some training to prepare for the journey in hopes of having a moderate level of ... read more

Geo: 42.5562, -114.47We drove about 500 miles back across Nevada and into Idaho....it took about 9 hours including stops. Not much to see along the way.We are sitting in the RV listening to the USA/Portugal game since we can't get it on TV. I think we are gonna make a pass through Yellowstone National Park tomorrow.... read more

Bill and I have had two adventure filled days travelling in Idaho and then through Yellowstone Park in Montana and Wyoming. After spending the night in Twin Falls, Idaho we got up early and arrived at the Shoshone Indian Ice Caves, just outside Shoshone, of course. This area of Idaho is very much influenced by the historic Shoshone tribes who made their home along the Snake River. In the early 1900s the tribe was moved off their land to a reservation. These caves are spectacular to tour. The fee was 10 dollars and worth every cent. I expected underground caves with hieroglyphics instead; we travelled through a lava field and entered the largest cave by stone steps. The cave was accidentally discovered in1860 by a young child. So what is an ice cave? According to the ... read more

Spent today at the EISF (the Eastern Idaho State Fair) in Blackfoot, Idaho. What a kick. Barns and arenas of horses, pigs, sheep, goats, 4-H activities of sewing, photography, sugar art, building, you name it. Ate at the Fair, and came back to rig just in time for a storm to kick up wind and rain, thunder and lightning. Very glad to be home and dry. We pull out of here in the morning for Salt Lake City.... read more

August 16, 2013 Friday We packed up and left our campsite at 9:00 a.m. It’s a beautiful, blue sky, sunny day and 64 degrees. Head East on I-84, passing Boise and Twin Falls and lots and lots of corn fields again. A stop in Jerome, Idaho for lunch and then back on the road. Lots of open prairie lands and sagebrush. Smoke from state fires all around makes for a real hazy looking sky on the horizon. Except for a few ranches here and there the land is very devoid of humanity in this part of Idaho. At least what we’re passing on the highway. We’ve crossed the Snake River twice now, maybe one more time? I guess that’s why it’s called the ‘Snake’ River. At our last site we were less than a mile to ... read more