Vacation Day 15

I don’t really consider travel days to be a ‘vacation day’ as lately, the airlines seem to be getting worse. I’m hoping everything will be on time today! Every morning I’ve been in Coeur d’Alene, I’ve eaten at Michael D’s Eatery. It’s a 2 minute walk from the lodge, and it’s been fantastic. I love…

ByStevenJune 22, 20240Comments

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Vacation Day 14

I started the day off at the Coeur d’Alene Parkway State Park. It was a less-than-a-mile walk to the end of the trail from the parking lot. I wasn’t sure who this guy is (there’s no plaque or anything), but after looking around on the internet I found this: It’s an old time photographer…

ByStevenJune 21, 20240Comments

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Vacation Day 13

This morning I started out going to hike up to the north Chilco mountain peak that supposedly had fantastic views. It’s about 50 minutes away, which is not bad, especially if I can get some good views. The main reason it takes so long is the nice paved road suddenly turns to a dirt road…

ByStevenJune 20, 20240Comments

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Vacation Day 12

This will be a very short post compared to yesterday as I had to drive 7h 15m to my next location, Coeur d’Alene, from Stanley. I checked out of the hotel and got one last look at the scenery. I said bye to this good dog who was very friendly. The drive didn’t seem as…

ByStevenJune 19, 20240Comments

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Vacation Day 11

I figured the snow storm from yesterday would slow the starting of my day this morning and I was right. There’s supposed to be a mountain here, but there’s too much fog! I hung out at the hotel until 8am, when I saw the fog had lifted to reveal the mountains. I first headed to…

ByStevenJune 18, 20241Comment

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Vacation Day 10

I hung around the hotel in Jackson and took my time packing this morning. I had a 5 hour 45 minute drive from Jackson, WY to Stanley, ID. On the way, almost halfway, was a place I thought would be interesting to stop at: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. It’s full of…

ByStevenJune 17, 20240Comments

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Vacation Day 9

I started out early again, around 6am, and headed to Jenny Lake to do what I thought would be a 10 mile hike and to beat the crowds. I was probably the 20th car in the parking lot, but there were a ton of spots here. I took the boat across the lake (that shaves…

ByStevenJune 16, 20240Comments

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Vacation Day 8

This morning I got an early start around 5:30am (the sunrise is at 5:41am) to grab some breakfast then head out to Mormon Row. Unfortunately the only place open was McDonald’s. I grabbed 2 sausage biscuits and headed on my way. When I got to Mormon Row, it was cloudy and started sprinkling. The…

ByStevenJune 15, 20240Comments

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Vacation Day 7

This morning I left Yellowstone around 9:30am after grabbing breakfast ($15 for a breakfast burrito!?). Thankfully I had an easy drive from the north entrance to the south entrance. Toward the south entrance, there were a few spots I hadn’t seen before so I stopped one last time and took a few pictures. I stopped…

ByStevenJune 14, 20241Comment

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Vacation Day 6

This morning I started off early again at 6am heading down to a few spots I haven’t stopped at, as well as Old Faithful. The first stop was Roaring Mountain. It looks like there are clouds on it, but those are steam vents. It’s not really visible during the day, so the best time…

ByStevenJune 13, 20240Comments