I never did make a post on my Bighorn Trip! I actually did a number of different things; after seeing my son and his family further west, I drove back across Idaho, stopping at Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls, which is a pretty cool scenic thing to do that doesn't take very long, and spent some time in the Bear Lake area on the Idaho/Utah border. We did do a couple of smaller hikes, including the Limber Pines trail in Utah and the Bloomington Lake hike in Idaho.
Then I drove to Worland and spent the night in a dive motel, before getting up early the next morning and doing some scenic canyon driving to get to the trailhead. On the way I saw some pretty cool stuff, including Fossil Butte National Monument.
I ended up not really having time to do both of the hikes that I wanted to do, but having a little bit too much time to do just one. So I dragged it out and took my time, but also ended up a little bit earlier than I hoped. Turns out that that was probably for the best. The ups and downs at high elevation really beat me up worse than normal. I guess I'm more out of shape than I was last time I did this.
Anyway, more scenic canyons on the way out to Buffalo, although I didn't take a lot of pictures until I got out of the mountains, looking back at them. And then I ended up doing one more scenic canyon in Spearfish, South Dakota before having to—sadly—say goodbye to the West and drive back East to where work keeps me chained down.
Anyway, here's some of the pictures I took.
