Days 72-74 – 9/13-9/15 – Montpelier to Pocatello, ID – 94 miles
The terrain through southern Idaho makes me think of a hand, its fingers outstretched northward, each digit a hilly ridge, the gap in between the byproduct of a small river’s patient work. Wheat and hay, recently cropped and shining brightly in the late-summer sun, fill the valley floor, interspersed with nervous cows and rambunctious horses, […]
Day 71 – 9/12 – Cokeville, WY to Montpelier, ID – 36 miles
I walked angry today. My planned route would have led me into the mountains to the west, climbing back up a few hundred feet and hopefully scoring a view of Bear Lake in the process. From there, I would have turned north, eventually dropping back into the valley with US-30 for the final push. It […]