Falling For Idaho

Deciding a Sunday trip to Yellowstone was a bad idea crowd-wise, we elected to visit some of the local sites near us in Ashton, Idaho.

It was delightfully surprising to find three beautiful waterfalls within an hour or so of our camp. The Upper Mesa Falls, Lower Mesa Falls and Cave Falls (which technically is in western Yellowstone) captivated us with uncrowded up-close experiences. Despite a hazy day because of smoke in the air from wildfires, we enjoyed a tour of these local spots, as well as the Idaho countryside.

At a local restaurant in Ashton, we sampled a delicious pizza--with potatoes on it. It was called the “Darth Tater.” As an Italian, this seemed a heresy to me…until I tasted it. White sauce, bacon, onion and cheese completed this local delicacy. Oh yes, we will eat it again.

Our RV Sherlock barely made it up the 10% grade on the highway climb out of Jackson, Wyoming, en route through the Tetons. Top speed was 25 mph; I was afraid we might start rolling backwards at any minute.

We are seeing Yellowstone first starting tomorrow on this leg of the “Excellent Adventure,” hoping the smokey haze will clear somewhat later in the week so we can see the beautiful Tetons more clearly.

Hope you enjoy the photos.

Louis and Dinah DeLuca