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Challis

August 14th, 2024 Early on a Friday, I headed up the Salmon River. As I entered the canyon between Salmon and Challis, I observed a cow elk and several yearlings grazing the grassland along the shoreline. The sun was peaking over the mountains to the east and shining brightly on the grassy golden hillsides toContinue reading “Challis”

Back to Idaho

August 8th, 2024 For my last evening near Hamilton, I decided to go into town to get a few last supplies at the Safeway, and then pig out on a pizza at Kodiak Jax. Parking was sparse and I ended up in a spot with a 2 hour limit. I thought that would be plentyContinue reading “Back to Idaho”

Lake Como

August 6th, 2024 I camped at Lake Como USFS Campground near Darby, Montana to start the month of August. This is a small 10 site campground by the Lake Como Dam and appears to be newly improved. I needed to attend to some maintenance during this stay. I placed an order with Amazon, which deliversContinue reading “Lake Como”

Beavertail Hill

August 1st, 2024 After leaving Warm Springs, I backtracked through Missoula and a little east on Interstate 90 to the Beavertail Hill State Park. My friends from Minnesota were coming through on their return trip from Alaska, so we rendezvoused for a couple of days of camping to compare notes, visit, and hike. The parkContinue reading “Beavertail Hill”

Warm Springs

July 27th, 2024 I made my way down Montana Highway 200, following the Clearwater River to Missoula. It is the largest city I have passed through on my spring and summer loop. There is an REI store there, so I used some of my free dividend dollars to purchase a couple more pairs of SmartwoolContinue reading “Warm Springs”

Seeley Lake

July 23rd, 2024 I drove south along the Swan River and over the divide to the Clearwater River drainage. I camped at Lake Alva a little north of the tourist town of Seeley Lake, Montana. Most people here were taking advantage of the string of lakes on the Clearwater River to escape the heat wave.Continue reading “Seeley Lake”

East Side Story

July 19th, 2024 You can’t pull a trailer over the Going To The Sun Highway to get to the east side of Glacier National Park. You must loop down round the south side of the park on Route 2. That is alright, as it is a scenic route along the Flathead River and then overContinue reading “East Side Story”

West Side Story

July 18th, 2024 The holiday rush was over and I left Idaho, headed for West Glacier in Montana. I started out early in the morning (5:30 a.m.) as I had about 4.5 hours of driving, plus would lose an hour crossing from Pacific to Mountain time zones. There were also a couple of places IContinue reading “West Side Story”

Sam Owen

July 10th, 2024 I hitched up and drove through Sandpoint on the way to my next campground on the east side of Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced Ponderay). Sam Owen is a Forest Service campground near the small harbor town of Hope. It is probably the most popular campground in northern Idaho. This is probably dueContinue reading “Sam Owen”

Small and Large Towns

July 2nd, 2024 After my stay in the Lower Salmon River Canyon, I again moved north. I headed up Highway 95 through the rolling hills along the Idaho and Washington border. The land was covered with fields of hay, Timothy Grass, and bright flowering Canola. After crossing the Clearwater River, I pulled into my nextContinue reading “Small and Large Towns”