Hagerman Area of Southern Idaho

June 5, 2007.

We are staying at High Adventure River Tours RV-Park/Store & Dutch Oven Cafe located on the southeast corner of exit 147 near Hagerman, Idaho. It is a nice RV-Park with shade and long pull-through sites. PPA with tax ran $16 for FHU.

For those of you that are not familiar with PPA (Pass Port America) it is an organization you can join for less than $50 per-year. Campgrounds that belong to PPA offer 1/2 price discounts. That kind of savings can quickly add up. While participating PPA parks generally have some restrictions on dates the PPA offer is valid, or possibly days of the week the discount is valid, or perhaps the number of days that the PPA discount will be honored the discount is genuine. Many times PPA campgrounds are new campgrounds that need help in getting established. Other times PPA campgrounds may be on the outskirts of town instead of in the "prime" location thus they need to provide an incentive for campers to stay with them. Whatever the reason PPA campgrounds generally provide a much cheaper option. PPA is the only campground organization that I think is worth the cost. PPA does not have a gimic. What you see is what you get. Once you join they send you a directory listing all participating campgrounds. The PPA directory is the FIRST directory we check when trying to locate a place to spend the night. You can join PPA by calling 228-452-9972. If you decide to join PPA, it would be nice if you gave them my number "R-0156251" as the PPA member that told you about PPA. In return PPA will give me a years membership free. I will thank you in advance for that kindness. Thank you.

Showy milkweed in Hagerman Area

We seem to be spotting these showy milkweed in many different places around the Hagerman area.

Showy milkweed beetles on milkweed in Hagerman area

While waiting for Joyce to take that picture of the showy milkweed bloom I was scanning nearby plants for monarch butterfly caterpillars since milkweed is a host plant for monarch caterpillars. Instead of caterpillars I spotted these bright, incandescent blue beetles feeding on milkweed leaves.

Idaho Patotoes Hagerman area

Lush potato fields are strewn throughout the Hagerman area aka., Magic Valley.

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument & Oregon Trail

From the road that runs through Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument you can see and walk on several sections of Emigrant Trail and Oregon Trail. The kiosk in the National Monument refer to one path as the Oregon Trail and the other one as the Emigrant Trail. I have absolutely no clue as to what the difference might be.

Idaho wind generators on a hill overlooking Hagerman Valley

Joyce took this picture of the seven wind generator located on a high mesa south of the Snake River about 10-miles west of Hagerman & the Hagerman Valley. I think you can reach these wind turbines by following the gravel road that runs through Hagerman Fossil Bed National Monument.

Idaho ranch gate near Hagerman

Earlier this summer when we were in Texas we began noticing unique gates and fences. Joyce spotted this Idaho gate and we had to add it to our "gate" collection.

Talus slope of basalt in the Hagerman Valley, Snake River Canyon wall

Talus slope of basalt that came from the basalt Canyon wall in the Hagerman Valley of Idaho. The Snake River has cut this canyon wall over eons of wear.

Cliff swallows using the Snake River Canyon cliff wall in the Hagerman Valley, as a nesting site

On the cliff wall, as we were climbing that steep grade, we spotted hundreds of cliff swallows that were using the cliff wall as a nesting site for their colony.

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