The stunning, natural beauty of the Sawtooth Mountains was the main reason for our first trip to Idaho. We stopped in Boise first, then headed to Stanley which is about 3 hours away. NOTE: because there is only one main grocery store (Mountain Village Mercantile) where inventory has to travel far, the groceries there can […]
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We took a half day trip from Stanley to visit highlights from the Craters of the Moon National Monument. It is just a little over 2.5 hours from Stanley (and about the same from Boise as well). Craters of the Moon National Monument is an extraordinary place filled with ancient volcanic rocks and mysterious caves.
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We’re exploring Idaho this week! We started in Boise and made it to Stanley yesterday. Our first hike in Idaho’s Sawtooth Range mountains was the Bench Lakes trail (which we would highly recommend). It’s a set of 5 progressive lakes you can hike to, 3 of which utilize unofficial paths to get there. We had
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