Author: Larry Kooper

Boise, ID to Winnemucca, NV Another beautiful day! Took a car tour of Boise. First stop the Boise Depot, a Spanish-style railroad station. The Union Pacific knew how to build beautiful stations. Next stop the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial. They have a statue by Greg Stone of Anne, but I don’t like it.…

Ketchum, ID to Boise, ID Beautiful morning. Clear blue sky, pine trees, birds singing. Took a two-mile hike on the Heidelberg Hill Trail near town. Two places on the trip I have liked enough to go back to – Buena Vista, CO and Ketchum. Went to Three Island Crossing State Park in Glenns Ferry, ID.…

Jerome, ID to Ketchum, ID Cool day, low 60s. Minidoka National Historic Site Drove to the Minidoka National Historic Site. No directional signs anywhere on any road. Is it because people who live here are still sensitive about it and want to keep it hidden? Minidoka was one of the camps where Japanese-Americans were imprisoned…

Perry, UT to Jerome, ID I broke camp. Golden Spike National Historical Park Saw a highway sign for Golden Spike National Historical Park (GSNHP) and on the spur of the moment, I decided to go there. I’ve been interested in that place for a long time. It’s in a very isolated spot, Promontory Summit, on…

Green River, WY to Perry, UT Overheard at McDonald’s in Green River (one female staff member to another): “Don’t call me bro!” Left Green River, past more splendid rock formations. And taking I-80, the actual direct route between NYC and San Francisco. At Fort Bridger State Historic Site Went to the Fort Bridger State Historic…

Casper, WY to Green River, WY Went to downtown Casper. It’s chock-full of great vernacular architecture like gas stations. Went for breakfast at Sherrie’s Place in downtown Casper. Full of locals. Food and service were top notch. Overheard: Lots of houses in Rock Springs have abandoned coal mines in their basements. The historic trails fascinate…

Cheyenne, WY to Casper, WY My first stop was the Fort Laramie National Historic Site. The grass really smelled sweet there. Of course, I hit the visitor center and watched a great NPS video. Fort Laramie was established at the confluence of the Laramie and North Platte Rivers. It was a rest and provisioning stop…

Silverthorne, CO to Cheyenne, WY Father’s Day. Left a Happy Father’s Day to my Dad on Facebook. In the elevator I saw a dad with two adorable boys and wished him happy Father’s Day. Sweatshirt weather. Loving it. Left Silverthorne. Went through the Eisenhower Tunnel, which takes I-70 under the Continental Divide. (I was recrossing…

Buena Vista, CO to Silverthorne, CO A sunny and cold morning. 42°! Drove to Leadville, the highest city in Colorado at 10,151 ft. Took a walk down the main drag, Harrison Ave. Families with little kids, runners from a race, tourists like me, and maybe a few locals. Sat on a bench and watched the…

Pueblo, CO to Buena Vista, CO Left my hotel in Pueblo a little later than normal. Thought about what Blake said about kissing the joy as it flies. I am feeling joy, but I know it’s not going to last forever. I can’t hold onto it, so I kiss it as it flies. I listened…