Idaho – It’s More than Potatoes.

We spent every minute in the month of July in the panhandle of Idaho.

On July 1st, we crossed the state line from Montana into Idaho near Bonner’s Ferry, which is almost as far north as you can go without crossing into Canada.

This trip saw a return to three locations that we especially enjoyed last year. Two weeks in Sandpoint, Idaho at the cute campground at Springy Point which sits smack dab on the shore of Lake Pend Oreille, followed by two weeks at Heyburn State Park south of Couer d’Alene, and then five nights at Winchester Lake State Park. As you can see in the map, it’s just a fraction of this beautiful state.

We’ll tell the story of July in the pictures below…

A great homecoming sunset over Lake Pend Oreille.
There’s a great grocery in Sandpoint, Yoke’s. Love this approach!
This happy guy was standing outside the high school in St. Marie’s, Idaho. Note the “SM” on his belt buckle — cute, yes? :-)
Some sort of fungus — it was about 8 inches in diameter.
I cannot get enough of these sunsets — they rival what we see and love in the southwest.
I stepped out of the camper one night to just look at the sky. I saw what I thought was lights from a house on a hill across the lake, but realized it was the moon rising. And it was orange — there are no fires here, which would otherwise account for the color. Really beautiful.

I try to eat pretty healthy. But I saw these things and just couldn’t resist.

Check out the description of these chips. I Googled it, and it is indeed a Canadian thing. They were magically delicious.

Love Canada!

When I went back a couple days later to get another bag, the shelf was bare. And there was no shelf tag — it was as if they never existed at all. If I didn’t need a reason to go to Canada before, I do now :-)

WE INTERRUPT THIS BLOG POST FOR A POP QUIZ.

HOW MANY GEESE IN A GAGGLE?

No, not just one!
Maybe this is closer…
I’d say THAT’S a gaggle!

I do a few hours of computer work every day,  between this blog and other activities I’m involved with. Most days, my office can’t be beat.

So many pine trees, they deserve their own sign.

There is so much more to this beautiful state that we haven’t seen — the Sawtooth Mountains, for instance. More reasons to come back again. Idaho is called “The Gem State”, and it’s easy to see why.

It was really nice to experience some of the same places we saw last year. There’s always a thrill to experience the new, but the familiar is always good too!

Tomorrow we will leave Idaho and turn our travels westward.

Sally says, “I am going to open a franchise to capitalize on Tongue Out Tuesdays. I’ll use the same business model as the trivia nights at bars — I think it’ll be a big money-maker”.
Trax says, “Yes, Mom, I am resting on the picnic bench. You can run and get my dinner kibble any time”.

Thanks for following along on our travels!

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2 comments

  1. Never been to Idaho…maybe “someday”…LOL Maybe when you come to MO you can bring some of those chips along with you!!! Stay safe!!!

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