Thursday, July 30, 2015

Bear Lake, Idaho and Salt Lake City, June 13

We left the Grand Teton National Park and drove to Bear Lake in Idaho for the night. Next day we went to see Cathy and Tim in Salt Lake City, then started the long journey home, via Los Angeles. 

We stopped for lunch at a wetlands bird sanctuary.

 

 

Osprey mum and bub.

 

 

This town has an elk antler entryway.

 

 

We passed many dude ranches along they way. This seems to be the standard type entry gate.

 

 

The National Oregon/California Trail Centre in the small and very ordinary town of Montpelier, Idaho, once the junction for various pioneer trails.
 
 

It also has the obligatory animal statue outside.

 

 

Inside was interesting. This man took us on a 2000 mile journey on the Oregin Trail. We did it in an hour, so record time.

 

 

Demonstrating life at a camp.

 

 

Evening at the camp site.

 

 

There was a beautiful quilt show on at the centre.

 

 

All the small towns on our route had impressive Morman churches. This tabernacle is in Paris, built in 1888.

 
 

Our destination that day was this lovely bed and breakfast, The Bluebird Inn at Bear Lake.

 

 

We had a view of Bear Lake from our room.

 

 

Bill on the little bridge.

 

 

Their garden was really beautiful.
 
 

They even had bears in there.

 

 

Next day, we knew we were getting close to Salt Lake City when the red rocks started to appear.

 

 

At Cathy and Tim's home for lunch before our flight. Lovely to meet up with them at their house again.

 

 

The view over Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake from Cathy and Tim's house hasn't changed!

 

 

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