Due to campground scheduling, we headed south from the West Yellowstone area to end up by Lower Mesa Falls in Idaho. We are due to be there 3 nights and the campground is right by the lower falls but about 1000′ above them. There was no cell service but MANY mosquitos! The campground had electric but no sewer or dump. It was very cool and wet with rain on and off. Perfect weather for those pesky ones!
We took a drive to the upper falls (1 mile) to see them and hike to the lower falls (more than 1 mile):
Upper Mesa Falls
Lower Mesa Falls
Part way through our stay at the falls we had to move campsites as Marcia couldn’t get sites for consecutive days. One of the sites she got was a double spot so we stayed together in that one:
We enjoyed the time in the area, we even went down to the local town (Ashton ID) for eating and supplies. We also found a spot near a river where people fed the fish in the stream. We even saw a bunch of bald eagles. But as always it becomes time to leave. Back north we go!
Here is shot of our trailer while our friends were following us:
Oddly enough we ended up going through Island Park ID for the third time! Island Park boasts having the longest main street in the world! The actual town is 34 miles long but just over 500 feet wide. This was done during a time when liquor could only be sold in the city limits and there were lots of businesses that used that to their advantage and it appears to have not changed!
Before we got back to West Yellowstone we turned west toward our next stop. We ended up at the Lewis and Clark Caverns Campground. Right after we got there we were inundated with snow! Not real snow but it looked like snow. It was coming from the Cottonwood trees all through the campground:
There are some caverns to explore here at the park but we looked at the description of the hikes. Strenuous, crawling, butt-scooting, etc. Not quite what we were up to doing. The Chen’s went on and did it and we watched their dog for them. From their descriptions, it appeared to be a good choice not to go, but they did enjoy it!
The weather was really nice there!
