We spent an awesome day in Island Park and Ashton! We headed out to Quake Lake to see the big horn sheep that hang out in the fields through the winter. It figures that we picked a FREEZING day to go, so the sheep were all smart, and hiding in the trees. We only saw a couple from far away, so we need a 'do over' when the temps aren't -16 degrees, with a 'feels like' of -30. 😲
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| Get a look at those crazy temperatures! No wonder we didn't see any sheep! |
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| I've never been to Quake Lake, and it's somewhere I'd love to go back to in the summer time though. |
Next, we parked at Pond's Lodge and snowshoed along the Buffalo River. This was our first time doing this route, and it was fantastic! Such a gorgeous loop. Don't worry, the sun came up and the temperature wasn't quite as ridiculous as it was an hour before. Still frigid, but nothing dangerous.
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| Steph ditched work for the day to join us. |
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| I love frosty trees! |
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| There were so many trumpeter swans in the river! |
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| These ones were going single file in the only thin section of river that wasn't frozen. |
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| This is where we crossed the river and started back on the other side. It was my favorite spot. |
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| 😍😍😍 |
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| We followed a groomed road through the trees most of the way back to the truck. |
We got back just in time for lunch at Pond's Lodge before heading to Ashton for our next snowshoe route.
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| Yum! |
Steph had never done the Bear Gulch Rail Trail in the winter, so we had to stop there and do that one. It's one of my favorites. I love following the river from high above it. So pretty!
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| It was nice that the snow machines had packed down the trail. It wasn't like that last time we did this. So much easier this time. |
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| The old train tunnel. |
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| I love following the river! |
We had to stop at 511 Main for a treat on the way home.
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| This Idaho brownie was perfect after spending the day enjoying what Idaho has to offer. There is no place I'd rather live. |
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