We saw some lovely sights out the window again. We stopped at a rest stop and had some lunch. They had a trail you could walk, either a short or long loop. We walked the short loop and really enjoyed it. It gave information about the lava flow, that was not from a volcanic eruption, but just oozed out of the ground, many thousand years ago.
Then we got to some more pretty country.
I picked out a campground that was on the Salmon River. I called them and made a reservation. We had a delightful ride. And I was amazed, because we had seen some of this country before and I did not remember the mountains and how pretty things were. Of course this time it is Spring, and things are greener and some of these mountains are frosted with a touch of snow.
The weather is very pleasant for driving, about 60 degrees, no need to use the air conditioner. At Rexburg, ID we went west to Mud Lake and then turned Northwest on ID 28 until it met with US 93 in Salmon, ID.
Again, very little traffic made the drive enjoyable.
We were about 3 miles from our campground, when I glanced left and saw a huge herd of Steve was able to pull over and we took pictures and counted. There were about 25-30 elk in the herd. They were in a pasture on the mountainside. Cattle were nearby also. We were amazed! We had seen a large herd of elk previously, but that was in Rocky Mountain NP. These were just free-roaming. Then we pulled into the campground and we saw a Bald Eagle. It was soaring over the Salmon River right in front of the RV. It is so awesome to see this wildlife! And the view out the front window of the RV is beautiful and peaceful!
I would highly recommend this campground if you are anywhere
The name of it is" Wagonhammer RV, North Fork, ID.
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