Sun Valley, IdahoIdaho: Sun Valley, Ketchum,
Haley June 9, 2007. We are staying at Three Island Crossing State Park located in the town of Glynn's Ferry. $4 entry fee plus $21 for RV site with water & elect. Very nice campground and it is full. Mature trees with good shade and green grass. If by chance the campground at Three Island Crossing is full there is a nice campground at a winery located at the front gate to the State Park. They were $20 for FHU and they had shade. Point being----they would be a good alternative and some would like it better than the state park since is was $1 cheaper and it had FHU.
Lava flow between Shoshone and Haley, Idaho
While in this area we had to venture in to the "interior" of Idaho. By interior I mean the mountains. We are camped in Glenn's Ferry and want to visit Sun Valley. The only way for us to reasonably do that is to take a day trip in the Saturn up to Ketchum & Sun Valley through Haley. The ride from our campground took us through Gooding and Shoshone then Haley. Between Shoshone and Haley we drove through a really rugged lava field. As you can see the road had to be cut through this lava field. It is really nasty stuff.
Opra House at Sun Valley Lodge
In Sun Valley we stopped at Sun Valley Lodge constructed by the Union Pacific Rail Road in 1936 as the first Destination Ski Resort in the United States. It was a refuge to many famous movie stars and authors. Earnest Hemingway was buried down the street in Ketchum.
Lupine at Sun Valley Lodge
Lupin that look very much like these lupin bloom in the sand dunes of northwestern Florida around Panama City Beach. Coastal lupine is the variety of lupin that blooms along the beaches of Florida, I have no idea which variety of lupine is blooming here at Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho.
Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho
This is the Sun Valley Lodge constructed in 1936.
Swan in pond at Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho
In the pond outside the front door at Sun Valley Lodge a pair of mute swans and their three young were claiming ownership.
Swan in pond at Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho
This male mute swan was challenging us from being near "his" pond.
Swan Suite at Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho
The swans of Sun Valley Lodge had a nest in this "Swan Suite". I liked the special touch. This is the second time we have seen mute swans this week.
Swimming pool at Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho
We were told that this is the most photographed pool in the world. It was one of the amenities at Sun Valley Lodge.
Ice skating rink at Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho
This is the ice skating rink at the lodge. Someone said this ice rink was once used in the Olympics. I can't remember if it was Olympics in the 1940s or 1960s. Feel free to fill in the details if you know. Not long before we took this picture professional skaters were practicing their routines.
Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho
This is the back side of Sun Valley Lodge taken from the ice rink.
Sun Valley Lodge in Idaho
While Sun Valley Lodge looks like it is made of wood it is actually poured concrete that has been painted to look like wood. Faux concrete if you will. It was done by pouring the concrete in rough wooden forms so that the concrete would have the physical features of wood. The concrete construction was intentional to make it fire proof.
River Run Ski Resort in Ketchum, Idaho
Another ski resort in town was this River Run Ski Resort located in Ketchum. It is a beautiful place as well but not nearly so highbrow.
River Run Ski Resort in Ketchum, Idaho
These glass windows face the ski lift and provide a wonderful dining area in River Run Ski Resort.
River Run Ski Resort in Ketchum, Idaho
This is the view of the lift area from that outside dining area at River Run Ski Resort.
River Run Ski Resort in Ketchum, Idaho
Ski lift at River Run Ski Resort in Ketchum, Idaho.
River Run Ski Resort in Ketchum, Idaho
River Run Ski Resort in Ketchum, Idaho
Joyce took this picture of the top of River Run's ski lift from across the valley so you can see the wide ski area accessible from the top lift.
Magic Reservoir in southern Idaho
We went home via a different route. South of Haley we turned west on US 20 to Fairfield where we turned south on SR-46 to Gooding. This route took us along Magic Reservoir and the valley where Goodale's Cut off on the Oregon Trail made another route between Ft. Hall near Pocatello and Ft. Boise near Boise, Idaho.
Goodale's Cut-Off
Goodale's Cut-Off followed US-20 where we were traveling. To me this was a much better route than the Oregon Trail Route along the south side of the Snake River. While there is some lava rock there is not nearly as much as on the south side of the Snake River. There is even some green grass along this route.
Idaho Mountains north of Fairfield, Idaho
Joyce took this picture as we neared Fairfield on US-20 looking to the northwest.
Idaho Mountains north of Fairfield, Idaho
At Fairfield we turned south on SR 46 and climbed out of the valley we had been following. Near the crest, as we climbed out of the valley we stopped in an overlook where Joyce took these pictures looking to the North. Those mountains with snow on them are around Stanley.
SR-46 looking north toward Fairfield, Idaho
That is SR-46 looking north toward Fairfield.
Locust on highway south of Fairfield, Idaho
After we left the overlook we ran through an area where locust were crossing the highway. I can see where "grasshoppers" in this quantity could cause widespread crop damage.
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