Aug 3rd - Jackson, WY, to Massacre Rocks, ID

​We woke to cloudy skies again making it a good day to leave Jackson. We climbed over the steep Teton pass and crossed into Idaho. The weather improved on the other side of the mountain and we began noticing green potato fields. The camp host at Jackson Lake blamed Idaho irrigation for the low water levels in the lake.

As we crossed Idaho, it got drier. We were soon into sagebrush and juniper trees. We passed the Shoshone reservation at Fort Hall and soon arrived at the campgroud at Massacre Rocks State Park, near the intersection of the Oregon and California trails. Once again, Angie had reserved one of the best sites in the campground. We parked on a hill overlooking a bend in the Snake River. There were two islands in the river and a sheer, high canyon wall on the far shore.

We walked down the hill to a shore access in a back eddy where the dogs had a great swim. We set up our camp chairs around the fire ring, where the view was best. Hank laughed at Angie when her chair tipped over sideways on the uneven ground. After dinner we built a big fire and waited for the stars to come out.

We saw the dippers and Draco and Cepheus. As Hank leaned back in his chair looking for Casseopea, his chair fell over backwards and he hit his head on the picnic table bench. Karma. No serious harm done.