Northern Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.

The wife had been planning this for a couple of months.    Downata hot springs with her family.   I really like my in-laws, and my Father in Law really knows good spots in this neck of the woods.   He’s a road explorer, just like me.  Maybe thats why she married me.

They headed out friday night.    I wanted to see some new roads, so I took the bike up saturday morning    Headed up through Heber to take care of a few work things.    The weather looked pretty bad.   I was pretty sure I would be rained on.

 

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An old cafe.  Wanship Utah.   Right Along the old Lincoln Highway.
Chalk Creek Road.   Heading to Evanston WY
Chalk Creek Road out of Coalville.   Took a right at 100 North.  A good back road to know.    A lot better than riding the interstate.    Heading to Evanston WY

Chalk Creek road turned gravel somewhere around the Wyoming state line.    It was good gravel.   Graded, and it appeared to have just rained which made it not bad.    I was enjoying this road.

Got gas, and rounded Bear Lake,  into Idaho, raining a lot of the way.

Ovid, Idaho.
Ovid, Idaho.
Camp Bartlett Turn Off

I passed camp Bartlett, and for the 10 miles up the canyon I tried to remember where I’d known that place.    I remembered, and went back.

It was 1976.  I was 11 years old.    Our scout troop was invited to camp Bartlett.     I remember going nose to nose with a kid there, a few days in.       He wanted to fight, and I pussied out, and walked away.     I remember the swimming hole, and tent camping.hiking up to where a bear had clawed a tree, and having a whole lot of fun.     I also remember how I’d backed down from that fight and it haunted me.   The last day, when our parents were picking us all up, I remember shouting that kids name in the parking lot.   He looked at me, and I punched him in the face.   Then, my whole troop joined in against their troop,   In the parking lot, in front of everybody.      Boys will  be boys.  BSA troop 189 wasn’t invited back the next year.      That’s what I remember.     Memories are funny.

The canyon up to Preston was awesome.    Really a great ride.

I found my family, and enjoyed the day.   Cooked some burgers, swam with the kids and had a great time.    My family is awesome.

Downata Hot Springs
Downata Hot Springs.

I headed out around noon the next day.   I saw some things on the way up that I wanted to see again.  I took this picture while I was searching for my keys for my bike.     It took me about an hour, and missus Zip  ended up finding them.

Bear River massacre
Idaho is pretty cool. The historical markers here are big enough that you can read them at 70 MPH.
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Lots of history here.
Mink Springs School.
Abandoned Mink Creek Idaho School.
Mink Creek School
Mink Creek School, back in the day.  
Liberty, Idaho
Liberty, Idaho. Love the American Flag on the roof.   Someone took the time to paint that.

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Evel Cow Knevel.    Logan Utah
Evel Cow Knevel. Logan Utah. I have no idea why.


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1 thought on “Northern Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.”

  1. Hi! Can you tell me more about that picture above that has the children in front of the Mink Creek School? I wonder when it was taken, or who is in it.

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