5-15 to Boise National Forest, Hot Spring Campground

Followed the aptly-named  Sawtooth Scenic Highway through the Sun Valley area and over snowy Galena Pass,  up the especially beautiful Salmon River Valley and through the town of Stanley. We were there many years ago and took rough forest roads due west. Those roads do not show on today's maps, and just as well. We've done our share of taking roads not intended for our 2-wheel drive SUV and travel trailer. We took the road more travelled by, and stopped at a likely looking National Forest campground. Lucky to get the last good site on a Saturday afternoon. In the woods, overlooking a rushing Payette River, and warm weather. Who could ask for more? Actually, there was no more; in particular, no water on the site and no dump station for waste water. But OK for two days if we were careful with water use.

On Sunday we drove a few miles to get a cell signal and tuned in for an online church service. Gracie and I later took a hike up the easy-looking hill in the woods behind the campsite, which turned out not to be easy at all. in the afternoon we went over to the riverbank where I enjoyed a soak in the hot spring there. The river was several magnitudes too rough and fast to consider canoeing.