Road Trip - Day 6 - Wyoming and Idaho

Day 6  (Oct 6)

We spent most of the day driving from Jackson WY to Hagerman ID, making several stops along the way.

Because I like weird attractions, we headed to Arco, ID to see the submarine in the park.

From there, we headed to Craters of the Moon

After we checked into our motel in Hagerman, we drove to Miracle Hot Springs and soaked in a private hot tub.

Waterfalls along the way to Miracle Hot Springs

Road Trip - Days 7-8 - Idaho and Nevada

Days 7-8  (Oct 7-8)

We spent most of the day exploring the area around Twin Falls, ID

We started with a visit to Shoshone Falls. Because of the time of year and lack of rain, the falls didn't have a lot of  water.

From there we headed to Twin Falls where we saw the Perrine Memorial Bridge,

Saw Evel Knievel memorabilia near the Evel Knievel jump site (across the Snake River)

Picture taken from bridge - left bank is where he landed and right bank is where he jumped from.

We also stopped to explore the Twin Falls

And happened to find this park that was FULL of cats!

We returned to Hagerman and visited Thousand Springs State Park and the downtown area.

Before dinner, we headed back to the hot springs. And then eventually returned to the motel for our final night in ID.

The next morning, we started our drive home. We stopped at the Hagerman Fossil Beds to see the remnants of the Oregon Trail. 

Luckily we didn't die of dysentery 

As we entered Nevada, we had a bit of rain and even saw some snow falling in the distance.

Our initial plan was to stop outside of Las Vegas or in Laughlin NV for the night, but we had fewer stops along the way (because of the weather) and decided to drive all the way home.

Colorado Road Trip (Oct 5-9, 2020)

We had plans to fly to Maine and then drive through the maritime provinces of Canada. Sadly, Canada closed the border due to Covid, so we had to cancel those plans. Since I still had the time off from work scheduled, we decided that a jeeping road trip to Colorado would allow us to minimize contact with others, but still get get to travel.

We spent the first day driving to Durango and spent the night. The next morning we headed to the San Juan National Forest outside Hesperus, CO to drive into La Plata Canyon. 

We started by the La Plata River, 

We then drove the 2WD Jeep up a 4WD trail until we couldn't go any further.

As we tried to turn around the front edge of the Jeep slid off the road, allowing us to spot a waterfall below.

After getting back on the road and backing down the trail, we drove a few other trails. 

And then drove up to Kennebec Pass.

We then left the Durango area and headed to Ouray.

Colorado - Ouray area

After spending the night in Ouray, we drove the Alpine Loop between Ouray and Silverton. 

At one point we needed to be towed while driving up to Hurricane Pass.

Despite being in October, there was still some snow left from the previous winter.

We also drove towards Animas Forks and past where we had camped several years ago.