2026 Road Trip - Day 16

Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 - Just traveling through Idaho - after 274 miles (and 12 Post Offices), I checked into the Idaho City Hotel, Idaho City, ID at 5 PM:

I was able to make a rest-stop at a Recreation Area (that seems to cater to motorbikes and ATVs):

I was able to visit the Snake River for a little bit, which is pretty cool:

A view back down from up on the ridge, looking left-to-right:

For some of today's travels, it is fun being on the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway:

At 3 PM I was at the far-upper-left of the map, and it was time to drive the 2 hours to Idaho City. On I-84 East for 1 hour 15 minutes, then up ID-21 N for 45 minutes:

ID-21 is a very cool road, following some wonderful creeks/rivers:

Downtown Idaho City, just before 5 PM (everyone has gone to The Rodeo):

I checked-in at Idaho City Hotel, Idaho City, ID at 5 PM. It worked out great:

With everyone at The Rodeo, it was pretty quiet in town:

Once again - Thank you God for this wonderful IDAHO Adventure Day!

Once again, Music for today are albums that I have not heard before (well, maybe I have heard some):

in this morning's hotel room - various - Day of the Dead (5 cds) cds 1, 2, 3, 2016 5-cds tribute album, last heard 7/29/2020 - Almost all the tracks are very good interpretations:

On The Road: The Rolling Stones - Undercover of the Night (club mix), last heard never - I guess I got this from a library. Good club mix of Undercover, marginal 2nd song:

The Waitresses - The Best of The Waitresses, 1990 compilation album, last heard never. The Waitresses are GREAT - songs like "I Know What Boys Like", "Christmas Wrapping", and "Square Pegs" define "Pout Rock" (maybe I made up that term). Did Wendy and I see them at The Bottom Line during our time in NYC?

The War On Drugs - LIVE DRUGS, 2020 live album, last heard never - I like these guys, and want to get to know their music better, so I listened to this twice. It was good:

The Waterboys - A Girl Called Johnny ep, 1983 ep, last heard in a blog never. With today's driving, I didn't give it a good listen. Wendy and I like The Waterboys/Mike Scott:

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Anthology: Through The Years, 2000 compilation double-album, last heard never. PETTY IS GREAT HIGHWAY DRIVING:

Traffic - Feelin' Good - Stockholm, 1967 (live), recorded 1967, released 2019, last heard never. From a historical point of view, a nice listen. I'm not keeping it because the songs are better on their albums:

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2026 Road Trip - Day 15

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026 - Since you're here, and I'm here, that means I lived to tell the tale.

I woke in the middle of the night, and the whole feet-end of my tent was light-up! I stuck my head outside and saw this BRILLIANT Full Moon:

Went back to sleep. Got up when it was light. Since my iPhone was down to 13%, I had turned it off last night. Of course, it wasn't any better when I turned it back on this morning. I woke still not knowing where to go. I thought I was on "the other side of the ridge", so I packed up and started up the trail:

It was slow going (no more heavy-backpacking for me), and I prayed to God for help, to get me out of this bad situation. Within 5 minutes, I heard footsteps behind me - it was a young couple coming up the trail. They asked "How you doin'?, and I said "Well, actually, I'm lost." "Where do you want to go?" "Well, I actually want to go to the 4th-of-July Trailhead." "Oh, we just came from there - it is about 2-and-1/4 miles back down this trail."

I was STUNNED. But as soon as they said that, my world changed, and I could see EXACTLY WHERE I WAS (last night's camping was at the foot of the ridge I had climbed up to!). I thanked them very much - they continued up, and I went down.

Thank you God for sending angels to save me!

Since I only had about an hour to go, downhill, I took some pictures:

It was fun seeing my early-morning friend (and him seeing me):

At 9:30 AM, back at the car, safe and sound! Thank you God:

I signed-back in The Register:

This is today's hiking map:

And this is yesterday's hiking map (from Google Earth):

Oh, well, if only I had access to Google Earth while hiking in the wilderness, I wouldn't have gotten into trouble!

I changed my clothes, and spent the rest of the day driving to the Super 8 in Boise, Idaho. I was cool driving back down the dirt road:

But then Crosstrek wanted a selfie:

Pretty awesome country out here:

After 385 miles (and 8 Post Offices), I checked into the Super 8 in Boise, Idaho at 6:30 PM

WOW - Thank you God for this wonderful Idaho-Hiking Adventure Day!

Music for today - I want to listen to some old friends:

The Beatles - Help!, 1965 album, last heard 7/29/2020 - This is my #1 songs-for-hiking album. I just push play (in my brain) and the songs (music and lyrics) just flow. Every once in a while I need to listen to "the real album", just to make sure I still have everything still in order. Listening this time, I was struck by how cool George Martin's instrumental "Another Hard Day's Night" (performed by Ken Thorne And His Orchestra) is - quick little sitar versions of songs from "A Hard Day's Night"

The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!, 1970 live album, 8/19/2019 - well, I guess this one is a keeper (HA HA HA). No time for "Stones in concert" stories:

Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story, 1971 3rd album, last heard in a blog 7/24/2026 - Great covers - "Maggie May" is my running song (which I guess it is now "hiking song"):

U2 - Achtung Baby, 1991 album, last heard 9/17/2023. I remembering this album when it came out and thinking "This is a Really Good rock album!":

Santana - Abraxas, 1970 2nd album, last heard in a blog 5/01/2025. Excellent:

Garland Jeffreys - American Boy & Girl, 1979 album, last heard 6/26/2025. No time for Garland stories:

Neil Young - American Stars 'n Bars, 1977 album, last heard 8/25/2019. GREAT album - listened twice:

Todd Rundgren - Anthology, 1989 compilation album, last heard 6/26/2024. I need to thin this with respect to another Todd Rundgren album I have:

Shameless Plug: if you enjoy this blog, you may like my other one about Hiking the 4,000 footers in New Hampshire/Vermont/Maine/New York:
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