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2015 National Forest Tour Part 2

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2015 National Forest Tour Part 2

2015 National Forest Tour Part 1 – Read More > Caribou-Targhee National Forest I continue with my 2015 National Forest Tour part 2 leaving Craters of the Moon National Monument on my way to Idaho Falls. What a long boring drive through the desert. The most exciting thing other than Craters was the town of Arco and Graduation Mountain that looms over the town. Which is interesting in its self, in a different sort of way I think?  maybe a little? Arco on the other hand “was the first community in the world ever to be lit by electricity generated Read more »

2015 National Forest Tour – Part 1

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2015 National Forest Tour – Part 1

12 days, over 1200 miles, one National Park, a National Monumont and Five National Forests, I’d say my 2015 National Forest Tour was a success. I wanted to see Idaho, so I did just that, I got out and traveled. Boise National Forest I left Boise July 23rd 2015 and headed for Stanley on highway 21, past Lowman Idaho I pulled into my first campground of the trip. Located along the Payette River this campground is a nice stop when your not in a hurry. Mountain View campground is a fee based campground, $15.00 a night but with my disability pass, cut that price in Read more »

Sawtooth Mountain Range

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Sawtooth Mountain Range

Leaving the hot climate of Boise Idaho, I was certainly looking forward to getting into the mountains. As I drove down into the Stanley basin I was confronted by the Sawtooth Mountain range. What a beautiful site, and I was to spend the next four days in this area. The days were cool and the fishing was great, what more could I ask for. The Sawtooth Range is part of the Rocky Mountains, located within a few miles of Stanley, Idaho, in the Western United States. Much of mountain range is within the Sawtooth Wilderness, part of the Sawtooth National Read more »