We had a fairly long drive from West Yellowstone to the southeast corner of Idaho to another National Forest Campground for 3 nights. It was a bit higher elevation again as we were close to the top of a mountain pass. The campground is small with only about 25 sites but has some group areas and is near some 4-wheeler trails so apparently the numbers in the area can swell up to 150-200 people in the area.
On Friday afternoon we drove 90 minutes north to Lava Hot Springs and spent a couple of hours soaking in the hot springs. The coolest pool said it was 102-105 degrees F. Still too warm to be submerged for too long but it was a nice evening to be out. We didn’t venture into the hottest pool – it was 112 degrees! We didn’t take our phones in so I pulled a picture from their brochure.
Yesterday (Saturday) we made a trip down to Bear Lake in the afternoon. It is a large lake the is half in Idaho and half in Utah. We drove part way around – the rocky beaches were busy since it was the weekend. When the lighting is right, the lake is very turquoise in colour. We made a stop in Garden City, Utah at LeBeau’s for one of their famous raspberry shakes and some French fries and then headed back to the campground.
Soon after we got back to the campground, it started to rain. We had heavy rain along with a thunderstorm and then a period of pea sized hail. So glad we hadn’t decided to barbeque for supper!
This morning we headed back north and into the Tetons. Although there was forecast for more cloud today, it actually ended up fairly sunny most of the time and we had some nice scenery along the way. We drove for quite a while through valleys and along the Snake River. Eventually we saw the majestic Grand Teton Range. We plan on returning in another day or so for a loop drive for more views. The park is definitely smaller than Yellowstone. We have 4 nights in our National Park Campground at Colter Bay.
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