Ep 2 - Boondocking Idaho - Waterfalls, Black Magic Canyon & more - Haven't Seen It Yet
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- Опубликовано: 3 дек 2020
- In this four-part series, we take you on our September 2020 boondocking adventures in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. We will show our free camping spots in the Teton, Sawtooth and Bitterroot mountains.
Our previous video, episode 1, includes two boondocking sites in the Teton National Forest overlooking the beautiful mountain range. Our first site was in the Upper Teton Overlook area (43.76322, -110.55410). The second was on Shadow Mountain (43.71159, -110.58433).
In this 2nd episode we cross the Teton pass from Wyoming into Idaho and went in search of a camping spot in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest along forest road 253 (correction from video). We selected a spot about a half-mile from the end of the road. It was tucked under some trees on a nice flat lot, complete with horse hitching posts that we were able to use to hang our inflatable kayak to dry. (43.52853, -111.18739)
The next day, I looked outside and saw dozens of sheep stampeding down the hill to the creek, then headed our way. As we watched in amazement, not dozens, but hundreds of sheep overtook our campsite. This was clearly the craziest thing we've ever been part of while camping.
As we drove out of the mountains and looked down into the valleys below, it was no wonder why people choose to live in these quaint towns. Communities like Swan Valley were so picturesque with great views all around.
Downtown Idaho Falls was our next stop, with views of the waterfalls on the Snake River. A family friendly park now runs alongside the river and falls.
Shoshone Falls is referred to as "The Niagara of the West" and for good reason. Its 900 feet width and 212 feet height beats Niagara Falls by 45 feet. Tourists have visited Shoshone Falls as early as the mid-1800s when travelers along the Oregon Trail would detour to visit the Falls. Locals called for the creation of a national park around the falls, but Congress never approved the proposal. In 1932, Federick and Martha Adams donated the land to the city of Twin Falls for a public park. In 1933, the State of Idaho donated land to the west of the original park site to the City of Twin Falls.
Four miles to the west of Shoshone Falls you will find the Perrine Bridge. This truss arch bridge is part of US highway 93 and spans the Snake River, 486 feet below. The bridge is known around the world as one place you're free to BASE Jump year-round without a permit.
Two miles to the east, halfway between the Perrine Bridge and Shoshone Falls is the launch site where daredevil Evel Knievel survived his unsuccessful attempt to launch his rocket motorcycle over the mile-wide Snake River Canyon on September 8, 1974. Today, the launch site can still be seen in the distance but is nothing more than a large dirt ramp. Fans of Evel Knievel have erected a monument to commemorate his attempt. This monument can be viewed near the city's visitor center on the SW side of the bridge.
We headed just north of the town of Hailey, finding forest service road 097 to the west. The site was large, surrounded by towering hills and backed up to a nice little creek. (43.54512, -114.44382)
Backtracking south about 50 miles we stopped at Black Magic Canyon. Over the years, water has shaped the basalt rock lava flow into some cool looking sculptures that can only be described as spectacular. The canal is still used for irrigation and it is best visited in the spring and fall. Read the signs and make the call to the Big Wood Canal Company who controls the water flow to make sure it's safe to venture into the canyons.
Our next adventure was to head north of Ketchum through the Galena Pass to see if we could find the old Silver King Mine. After a long, slow, rough drive on Forest Service road 204, we realized the mine was on private property and inaccessible. But we did stumble across the old historic Sawtooth City, so the trip wasn't a bust. This is all we could find of what remains of this town.
We've been watching Marc Guido's Grand Adventure RUclips channel for quite a while and at the end of his intro there is this shot of his campsite on the North Fork Big Wood River. We wanted that site. When arriving, we found the site has changed was already occupied. So, instead we continued down the road to the end and found an even better spot on the river (43.85250, -114.43595). Please visit Mark's video here: • Ep. 19: Sun Valley, Id... , or visit his channel at: / @grandadventure
A storm rolled through during the night with some rain and lots of wind and temperatures at 27 degrees in the morning. Little did we know what the storm left for us down the road.
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Fantastically insane footage with the sheep!!! Ha ha ha
That was a lot of fun with the sheep. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for watching!
Sheep in the road are a common sight here in Idaho. It always makes me happy to watch them
The sheep visit was a first time for us and it made us happy too! Another visit to Idaho is something we want to do again someday.
Thanks for watching.
Awesome video. Looking forward to binge watching your channel!
Thank you very much for the kind comment!
We’re just a couple that like travel adventures and sharing them with our family and friends.
Great video! Enjoyed all the views plus the stampede, the Shoshone Falls and Mr. Potato Head (for real)!!
Jennifer Lupine - thank you for watching! The sheep visit was pretty special. Yes, good catch, it was a “real” Mr PotatoHead.
@@HaventSeenItYet I like Mr. and Mrs. PotatoHead and the other toys from Toy Story... he’s fun and been around quite a while! Fun to take photos of him for your family 🤣😂
I can certainly see how people would fall in love with this territory ~ beautiful ~
Def a must see on my list ~ thank you for sharing your awesome pictures / drone / footage. ..... amazing ⭐️
We certainly fell in love with Idaho and we’re sure you will too when you visit. We will be back at some point in the future to visit some of the places we didn’t this time.
Thank you for watching and for your kind comments!
Amazing footage with the sheep. What a seriously cool experience. Thank you for sharing.
Angela Morrissey - we agree, that certainly was the coolest experience we’ve had while camping. We’re glad we had the drone to show how many there were.
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Hahaha, those sheep are so cute and beautiful! the drone shot at 3:12 is amazing! Indeed the Shoshone Falls is magnificent! enjoyed scenery and your narration. Stay safe and Cheers!👍
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This was as good as any documentary. Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
You guys make a nice video, drone work is nice. Your travel is my dream.
Thanks for the nice compliments and thanks for watching!
Terrific job, and thanks for the shout-out! You gained a new sub. Glad someone else got to experience their camp being overrun by hundreds of sheep. That happened to us years ago up on the Manti Skyline in Utah, long before we started GA. It's a true experience. Sorry that you didn't get that spot you wanted along the North Fork Big Wood River -- so they have that blocked off now? It was fun to see many things from our own back yard that we know, and learn of some that we didn't -- like Black Magic Canyon. You're off to an amazing start, keep producing wonderful videos like that one.
Grand Adventure - thanks so much for the compliment! Good luck with your new fifth wheel and the full time travel. We look forward to seeing more adventures.
@@HaventSeenItYet thank you.
I loved this. Makes me want to go there next year.
Yes, you should go next year! You’d love the scenery.
Those sheep are awesome. Love the drone video of them.
Yes, it was pretty cool to see them on our campsite.
Sorry you didn't make it to Cauldron Linn. Now that is a sight to behold! The history is amazing. Maybe next time?
Janelle Burns - we’ll definitely have to catch the Cauldron Linn the next time! Thanks for suggesting and for watching.
So much free range mutton and not a jar of mint jelly to be found!
😹, that’s pretty funny.
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Would love to get the coordinates to the caming spots love the one at the end
We've been trying to list them in the description, if we missed one, let us know. Here are the coordinates for the spot along the North Fork Big Wood River (43.85250, -114.43595). Thanks for watching!
@@HaventSeenItYet thank you so much. The wife and I love your videos. We just started boondocking in our 2016 f150 about a year ago and love to mark place to see since everything if so far from our home in Lake County IL
I cant locate FSR 25 and the Sheep Highway trail. Can you give me some landmarks or towns to aid in locating it?
It turns out it’s FSR 253. It’s odd, using the GaiaGPS app, one phone shows it as road 025, another phone connected to the same account shows 253. Looking at a paper map confirms road 253.
It’s located SW of the town Victor along highway 31.
Here’s the GPS coordinates 43.52878, -111.18735