My wife and I drove up to McCall for a late lunch on Sunday--and I am pleased to see that the Trailblazer, as bad as it is around town, just sips gas at freeway speeds with the cruise control set.
Idaho state highway 55 north from of us is a part of Idaho where almost no one lives--and on a day like this, you would be asking yourself, "Why?" There's a reason that this area is so beautiful and unspoiled...and for the same reason that much of Alaska is in that same pristine condition. I've driven through this part of Idaho in winter (defined at this altitude as "November through April and sometimes May").
Anyway, here's some pictures of the state park on Lake Cascade, about 15 miles south of McCall.
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Yes, that's snow on the peaks behind the lake.
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Trust me, that's gold in the water! (Or more likely, pyrites that I wasn't prepared to fish out to do hardness and brittleness tests.)
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Water sports paradise. This is why, in spite of the price of gasoline, there's never a shortage of vehicles towing boats north along Idaho 55.
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Yes, plenty of massive beef cattle were grazing along the lake. Skittery creatures.
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Hey, we may not be a very racially diverse state with respect to people but when it comes to cattle....
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Gorgeous wild flowers, everywhere in that part of Idaho.
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Yes, those are pelicans. I wasn't expecting them this far from the ocean.
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My wife thought these were perhaps immature ospreys. They are amazing critters in flight.
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Okay, I'm used to seeing seagulls way inland.
We ate a late lunch at The Great Escape in McCall--where all the tables (inside and out) have a lake view. On days like this, I can see why so many people in Boise have boats--and are prepared to drive north!
Each time we stop in McCall to do the tourist thing, it seems like nearly every restaurants and shops that was there the last time has been replaced with a new place. The Great Escape had good food at a decent price (considering it is a tourist area and they have this great lake view).
A lovely afternoon!
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