On our way to Rock Springs, the van started acting strange and I had a feeling that something was amiss. I was following Ken in the van as we were expecting some snow (yes, snow!!) and we felt it was safer to drive the van separate. I had a walkie talkie and signaled to Ken that we had to pull over as the van would not move. Ken didn’t realize we were not following him anymore until at least a mile up this lightly populated road. Since a place to turn a 40’ rig around was scarce, Ken opted to use the “back up all the way” method to get to our van. Hehooked us up and acted as our tow into Rock Springs. We found a great mechanic in Rock Springs who could fix the transmission and have us back on the road in 6 DAYS!! The only campground in Rock Springs was a KOA which had a lovely view of the highway along with some big metal drums. The spots were tight and the cost was $50 a night! No thanks! The weather front we had been reading about was approaching and we made the quick decision to travel 140 miles to Bear Lake State Park. After all, we had six days to spend and Ken had heard Bear Lake was a beautiful place to camp.
We arrived around 7PM and had a bit of difficulty finding the state park. Our search took us around Bear Lake which is known as the “Caribbean” of the area due to the lake’s deep turquoise blue color. Amazingly beautiful. We found Bear Lake State Park on the Idaho side of the lake and decided to set up camp. There were literally no humans to be seen and we were the only ones in the whole park. We found out that the park had opened just 3 days before! We fell in love with the place. Idaho really does an amazing job with its State Parks.
Ken & Sallie,
Thanks so much for sharing you family vacation with me. It brings back smiles to me. When I was 10-14 when we’d car a van with motorhomes and campers up to Alberta Candada and back with my grandfather, uncles and friends. I will always cherish those memories and I’m sure your kids will as well. Well done!
Enjoyed your comments and pictures. Wish I was back on the road, have started to pack for next winter. What beautiful scenes and since I have been taking painting lessons I think I will paint some of these pictures. The one with the tree and egg next might be my first try. It is so nice to hear from you and I miss you guys and was just thinking about where you might be at this time and voila, there was this posting this morning. Please keep safe with your travels and keep us posted. It is always a pleasure hearing from you. We have told many of our friends about your ventures and we will let Collin and Maryanne know where you are what adventures you are up too. They are the ones with the big, big, huskey. We lost our little Freeway she almost made it home by 2 days. We still smell those great home made potato chips.
Jacqueline and Don
Hey Ken and Sallie
What a fantastic Blog. We had a great time visiting with you and your family in Arizona. Our kids sure miss yours. We are currently in Utah.
Brian, Eleesha, Brianna, Kailey and Kyle.