Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota trip report
Family of four - my husband is 47 and I’m 44 along with our boys, ages 15 and 14. Overall trip was 14 days and according to the rental car, 2,497 miles! All hikes were determined by talking with local rangers and asking “where would you go for easy to moderate hike, no more than 3 hours, that is off the beaten path”. Our first time to this beautiful part of the country (previous trip out west centered on Utah, AZ, Nevada and Colorado). Day 1 – Fly to Salt Lake City from Boston. Early flight, arrived in SLC local time at 10:30 am. Three hour drive to Hampton Inn in Twin Falls, Idaho. This was a super long day, but since our room wasn’t ready when we arrived we decided to keep touring. Drove to Shoshone Falls – gorgeous waterfalls that are higher Niagara, although not as spectacular overall. Really nice view of the snake river and the adjacent canyon. We then went to the Perrine Bridge, which was at one point the highest bridge in North America. You can walk across the bridge and base