Sacagawea Trail/Nez Perce Trail/Lewis & Clark Americana

[El Jason]

We just got home from a whirlwind trip to Ogden. We opted for the scenic route home today instead of the interstate. Cool trip through some country I’d never seen. Here’s a photo dump of the windshield view.

 

[antlerradar]

Is that the highway between Mud Lake and Salmon?

 

[El Jason]

Is that the highway between Mud Lake and Salmon?

Yeah. We turned off just north of Idaho Falls, up through Leadore, Salmon, Lost Trail Pass, Sula.

The last time I was over Lost Trail was right after 9/11/2001.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Did ya stop at the little store in leadore and check out all the random shit inside?

 

[El Jason]

Did ya stop at the little store in leadore and check out all the random shit inside?

No. We cannon balled it. Long day as it was.

 

[Nameless Range]

I enjoyed this windshield tour.

It’s a good reminder that taking the long way is usually worth it in this country.

 

[El Jason]

I enjoyed this windshield tour.

It’s a good reminder that taking the long way is usually worth it in this country.

Wish we would have had time to stop a little more. I love small towns.

We left Ogden and had to go to Logan, so I saw the Bear River country for the first time too. Neat valley, I sure would have liked to spend some time reading the historical sites.

 

[Mica Man]

Believe it or not I shot a bear one spring in the frame of your third photo. I had hiked my ass off around Corn creek for a couple days looking for a bear with no luck. Surprisingly on my drive home back to Idaho Falls where I was living at the time, I spotted this bear as he was crossing the creek and was headed toward the highway. Big mistake for him but by far one of the easiest packouts I've ever had.

 

[Mica Man]

Definitely an enjoyable drive and one I try to take each time we head down to see the in-laws.

 

[El Jason]

I had hiked my ass off around Corn creek for a couple days looking for a bear with no luck.

Hard to believe corn creek didn’t serve up a bear.

 

[TheTone]

I really miss that country and wish I’d explored it more when it was close. I saw a seriously big whitetail from the highway I’m guessing near the 3rd photo, maybe it’s a new hotspot?

 

[OntarioHunter]

Did you make it to Bear Paw Battlefield? I was the ranger there once. Would have happily spent my career there giving tours and cleaning toilets. Stupid politics ended that. I will say that I do not disagree with the Supreme Court's recent ruling on affirmative action. Gender and race quotas (HR likes to call them "goals") have ruined govt employment.

 

[Mica Man]

Hard to believe corn creek didn’t serve up a bear.

I know right

 

[Bill Zent]

Picture 11.........locally known as Stiff D___ Rock

 

[Dave N]

Been on that road several times.

 

[El Jason]

Picture 11.........locally known as Stiff D___ Rock

I thought it looked a little…phallic in nature.

 

[El Jason]

Did you make it to Bear Paw Battlefield?

I’ve been there once, but we didn’t hike around it at all. We were on a tight schedule to meet a band of heathens at Fourchette Bay.

I’ve spent a lot of time at the Rosebud Battlefield. Need to visit the Big Hole Battlefield too.

 

[fishing4sanity]

I enjoy seeing new areas or roads I haven't traveled in ages, so thanks for sharing.

 

[El Jason]

I had a mild urge to turn and go over Lolo Pass. I used to travel that route fairly often, but haven’t been over it in close to 20 years as well.

 

[mtmuley]

You drove right through the Root and didn't even say HI. mtmuley