Salmon, Idaho

Nestled in the mountains

When we closed down to move yesterday morning, it took us longer than our typical time because we knew this place we have moved to didn't have sewer hookup, took our time to empty the tanks and sanitize them before we left the Teton Valley. This will be a great test for us while we are here in North Fork - have to watch our water usage so we don't fill up the tanks and have to hook up and drive over to the dump station then return back to the sight.  However - do we have a wonderful place here at Wagonhammer RV Campground.  Our drive was very pleasant - only traveled state routes and bypassed I 15 totally.  Talk about being nowhere!  For miles and miles we didn't see any homes but saw lots of cattle and traveled between mountain ranges for most of the 5 hour drive.  As we came near the town of Leadore we spotted a fox within a herd of cattle.  We criss-crossed the Lemhi River so many times we lost count - was pretty to see this swift flowing river right beside us for hours.

See the river right by us?

We are located right on the banks of the Salmon River, about 19 miles north of Salmon, Idaho in a small town called North Fork.  Nestled in a canyon between the Beaverhead Mountains and the Bitterroot Mountains, we and the other 50 or so campers are alone. Very scenic, very peaceful here, last night sitting in the living room with the river flowing by, you could hear the trickling of the water as it passes over the rocks in the bed of the river.  We saw 2 eagles yesterday, Dave got a great picture of them - Mom and her baby (Georgette and GeeGee). Haven't seen Dad (George) yet.  Our neighbors beside us, Robert and Annette, are from Idaho Falls and they escaped for a weekend to relax before he begins the harvesting season.  They come here alot, sometimes in the winter to do steelhead fishing - a big sport.  Said that often times you can see elk, mountain goats, eagles, coyotes, wolves, deer just walking along the ridge right across the river.  And so that makes us just stare out all the time looking for them - especially last evening watching Annette with her binoculars out - we started looking hard too.

Georgette and GeeGee

Lots to see here for us.  I am an American History buff, particularly Lewis and Clark's Expedition and we are near where their female Indian companion, Sacajawea, lived.  They passed through this area going out to the Pacific Ocean in 1805 and the return in 1806.  Interpretive Center in Salmon, Lewis and Clark historical sites, we want to go over the Lemhi Pass and the Lolo Pass which they traversed.