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Driving Across Idaho

August 6 & 9, 2012: Drove from Boise to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and spent a few days exploring Jackson Hole, Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. These are some photos to and from along the way. Also stopped at Craters of the Moon.

Packed up and ready to go :)
Fairfield, ID - Population 416
Rest stop on the way
Castle Rock along the Oregon Trail and Goodale's Cutoff
Goodale's Cutoff - In 1862, Tim Goodale led 1,095 emigrants and 338 wagons across a cutoff of the Oregon Trail that came to bear his name.
On the way to Jackson Hole from Boise
On the way to Jackson Hole from Boise
On the way to Jackson Hole from Boise
On the way to Jackson Hole from Boise
On the way to Jackson Hole from Boise
On the way to Jackson Hole from Boise
On the way to Jackson Hole from Boise
On the way to Jackson Hole from Boise
On the way to Jackson Hole from Boise
Picabo, ID is located along U.S. Highway 20. It has a gas station, country store, post office, and a small airport. The community is surrounded by large ranches and irrigated fields. The 2010 US census for this zip code shows a population of 132. The name "Picabo" supposedly derives from a Native American term translated as "silver water." The name “Picabo” was made familiar by Picabo Street, an Olympic skier who grew up in nearby Triumph.
Llama in Carey, ID - Carey is primarily an agricultural city with a 2010 population count of 604.
Llama in Carey, ID - Carey is primarily an agricultural city with a 2010 population count of 604.
Arco, ID is located along the Big Lost River and is a gateway to the Lost River Range from the Snake River Plain. The most striking physical feature is Number Hill, a rocky hill with numbers painted all over it. Since 1920, Butte County High School has a tradition of each class painting its graduation year on the face of hill. As of the census of 2010, there were 995 people.
Victor, Idaho is the largest city in Teton County, Idaho. It is part of the Jackson, WY-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city, as well as other surrounding communities, has become a bedroom community for the nearby resort area of Jackson Hole, accessed over Teton Pass in Wyoming at 8,431 feet above sea level. Victor was established in 1889, and was named for George Victor Sherwood, a dedicated mail carrier who delivered the mail despite threats of Indian attacks.
Victor, Idaho is the largest city in Teton County, Idaho. It is part of the Jackson, WY-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city, as well as other surrounding communities, has become a bedroom community for the nearby resort area of Jackson Hole, accessed over Teton Pass in Wyoming at 8,431 feet above sea level. Victor was established in 1889, and was named for George Victor Sherwood, a dedicated mail carrier who delivered the mail despite threats of Indian attacks.
Victor, Idaho is the largest city in Teton County, Idaho. It is part of the Jackson, WY-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city, as well as other surrounding communities, has become a bedroom community for the nearby resort area of Jackson Hole, accessed over Teton Pass in Wyoming at 8,431 feet above sea level. Victor was established in 1889, and was named for George Victor Sherwood, a dedicated mail carrier who delivered the mail despite threats of Indian attacks.
Teton Pass is a high mountain pass in the western United States, located at the southern end of the Teton Range of western Wyoming, between the towns of Wilson, Wyoming and Victor, Idaho. The pass provides access from the Jackson Hole valley to the Teton Valley of eastern Idaho, which includes the access route to Grand Targhee Resort through Driggs, Idaho. To the south of the pass, lies the Snake River Range.
Teton Pass is a high mountain pass in the western United States, located at the southern end of the Teton Range of western Wyoming, between the towns of Wilson, Wyoming and Victor, Idaho. The pass provides access from the Jackson Hole valley to the Teton Valley of eastern Idaho, which includes the access route to Grand Targhee Resort through Driggs, Idaho. To the south of the pass, lies the Snake River Range.
Teton Pass is a high mountain pass in the western United States, located at the southern end of the Teton Range of western Wyoming, between the towns of Wilson, Wyoming and Victor, Idaho. The pass provides access from the Jackson Hole valley to the Teton Valley of eastern Idaho, which includes the access route to Grand Targhee Resort through Driggs, Idaho. To the south of the pass, lies the Snake River Range.

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