Meandering the Country

Massacre Rocks State Park, ID   June 10-15, 2021 Campsite #31 at Massacre Rocks State Park With the newest member of the Peterson clan being a month from being due, we are going to be taking our time exploring Idaho and sticking within striking distance of Salt Lake City.  We had a little practice with this last fall when Maggie was pregnant with Norah!  I’m sure you’ve heard things happen in three’s, so I find myself wondering if we  will find ourselves in the type of situation again !    View of Snake River from our campsite Our next stop in Idaho was for five nights at Massacre Rocks State Park.  Snake River winds right through the park and between the name of the park and the river, I wasn’t certain this was going to be a pleasant stay!  Well, I couldn’t have been more wrong!  For starters, we had an amazing campsite!  If you camp and want to stay here, reserve site 31! It has a beautiful view of th...

June 2-10, 2021   We have most of June slated to explore southern Idaho; however, on our way to Idaho, we had time to discover a little more of Wyoming! Last June we spent a bit of time in Casper, Wyoming but other than that, all we knew of Wyoming was what one sees from I-80.  From the interstate, one gets the impression that Wyoming is pretty much a wasteland, but that’s simply not the case!  We had seen signs for Curt Gowdy State Park from I-80 (between Cheyenne and Laramie) and found ourselves curious about this park and decided to spend a few days there and check it out.  Curt Gowdy State Park has a couple of reservoirs, with small campgrounds located around the reservoirs.  We stayed in Russell Loop Campground and pretty much had the loop to ourselves during the week.  It filled up on the weekend and we enjoyed watching young families getting out and enjoying this beautiful park.  As we sipped our morning coffee, our...