Today was scenic highway day. We planned to cover two scenic highways the Sawtooth Scenic Highway and the Salmon River Scenic Highway. The problem is that the weather was not that cooperative with periodic heavy thunderstorms throughout the day.
The first highway we took on was the Sawtooth Scenic Highway. It has a reputation as a beautiful road. I do not know if it was the weather cutting down on the views, but while it was pretty and had some exciting views it did not knock either of our socks off.
The Salmon River Scenic Highway on the other hand really made a positive impression. As it sounds, the road follows the Salmon River through some incredibly beautiful mountain valleys and gorges. We were very impressed with the Salmon River Highway.
We spent the night in a campground run by an 83 year old widow, because Ton was so impressed with the quality of the reviews of this campsite and her spunk to run a campground by herself. Right as we checked in there was a big thunderstorm to put us to sleep.