The beginning of our 2010 Fall Big Adventure

We started our Fall Big Adventure at 7:00 AM on Tuesday, September 7. I wanted to get an early start, I was going to make it to Montpelier, Idaho the first night, 570 miles. Then we have a short day tomorrow and meet up with our friends in Rock Springs and then head to Dutch John, Utah for some flyfishing on the Green River.
We left home watching a beautiful sunrise, unfortunately the photo below didn't capture it well. Driving through the Swan is always on adventure and today we only shared the road with many deer, no bear, elk or moose. As the sun was peaking over the mountains and waking up the Bob Marshall Wilderess area, I thought back to all the great hunting trips we had over the years and the many great memories.
We stopped at Clearwater Junction for a break and then we were off again. Getting on I 90 at Garrison and stopping in Deer Lodge for fuel. Turning south on I15 and heading south until we hit US 30  in Idaho. Then 30 to Montpelier.
South of Dillion on the Beaverhead the fly fisherman were busy, busy, busy. Drift boats, rafts, pontoons and wade fishermen, this river was packed.
Idaho got their share of stimulus monies, road construction was everywhere.
It's getting late and I'm sure tomorrow will be a long day, time for bed.
 In the driveway with a beautiful sunrise, to bad it didn't turn out.

Clearwater Junction

   Bannack, Montana pretty wild town in the 1800'sSouth of Dillion, next to the Beaverhead.

Coming over a pass heading to Montpelier. Smoke in the distance, must be a fire near Jackson or Yellowstone.

Harvesting was in process everywhere