Monday, September 26, 2021 So we‘re off to Idaho and Wyoming on Monday, with our trusted sidekicks Tom and Emily C. Yes, we‘re flying into the teeth of the pandemic, fortified with boosters and test kits! Stay tuned…
Category Archives: Idaho / Wyoming 2021
United does it again!
Tuesday, September 27, 2021 Since there is just one flight a day from Denver to Sun Valley, we had to take an early flight from Newark…up at 4:45, in the car at 5:15. We made the gate in plenty of time, settled into our seats, started the takeoff acceleration….and rolled to a stop. The brandContinue reading “United does it again!”
Sun Valley..,at last!
Wednesday, September 28, 2021 Everything went like clockwork on day 2, and we were soon winging it over the western mountains. On arriving at the airport (the Friedman Memorial in Hailey, about 20 minutes south of Ketchum / Sun Valley). I was told at the Avis counter that we‘d been given an upgrade…to a FordContinue reading “Sun Valley..,at last!”
Two Trails to Titus Lake
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 The land here is stunningly beautiful. Sun Valley itself is mostly made up of sharp glaciated peaks covered with sagebrush and very few trees; the golden brown of the hillsides is accentuated with the deep yellow of turning aspens. The day dawned chilly and a bit dim, but by the timeContinue reading “Two Trails to Titus Lake”
Riverrun, past Eve and Adam’s
Thursday, September 30, 2021 Slow day; although my knee hadn’t acted up at all over the many miles in Iceland, it swelled up and got quite sore after yesterday’s walk. So discretion was the order of the day. Rory and Pravan did a walk recommended by Hal F. on a high ridge above Taylor CanyonContinue reading “Riverrun, past Eve and Adam’s”
Chocolate Gulch
Friday, October 1, 2021 Cloudy day here in Ketchum: two or three wisps of cloud in the bright blue sky. Tom and Emily were headed for the Botanic Garden, while Pravan, Sue, Rory, and I piled in their Honda for the trip north to Chocolate Gulch. What a trail! It offers incredible variety, with aContinue reading “Chocolate Gulch”
Of flows, falls, and fumeroles
Saturday, October 2, 2021 We bid a fond farewell to the staff in Sun Valley and lit out for the country. As Idaho 75 meets US 20, the land to the south flattens and opens out; we rode east underneath a huge escarpment. After around 90 minutes we started to see massive black basalt lavaContinue reading “Of flows, falls, and fumeroles”
Canyons, Critters…and Civilization
Monday, October 4, 2021 We packed and hit the trail early, headed for the northern reaches of the park. We made a couple of stops along the way; Gibbon Falls can be seen from an incredible lookout built out over the valley. Sue and Emily took in the mud pots at Artists’ Paint Pots, aContinue reading “Canyons, Critters…and Civilization”
United (almost) does it again!
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 We got up early and arrived at a virtually empty Bozeman / Yellowstone International Airport. All went well until the plane pulled back from the gate. About 20 feet. And it came to a stop. A woman who had bulled her way onto the plane ahead of us decided that sheContinue reading “United (almost) does it again!”