I promised
at the end of my last post that the following post would be a summary of our
recent 5+ week camping expedition. Well,
I lied. Not intentionally, though. As it turns out, I didn’t have it in me to
summarize a trip of nearly six weeks in just one post. I needed two.
So, welcome to Idaho - Part 1!
Last year, at the height of the COVID pandemic, Alan and I spent a
total of about six weeks camping at State Park campgrounds within our home
state. Because we’re self-contained with
our own kitchen, bathroom and sleeping quarters, our only necessary contact
with others occurred when we checked in at the gate or office of each
Park. There were, of course, gas and
grocery stops, but we would have made those same stops if we had stayed at
home. So, we felt completely safe in our
State Parks and had quite the enjoyable camping season in 2020.
This year, Alan and I obtained COVID vaccines early in the spring,
but we remained concerned about traveling since so many attractions hadn’t yet
fully opened and we were still uncomfortable with restaurant dining. We examined our bucket list looking for an
appropriate destination and came up with . . . Idaho! Even though the number of COVID cases in the
state was rising, we knew that we planned to keep to ourselves as much as
possible, plus mask up and use sanitizer whenever we needed to access groceries
or gas. We agreed that we were both
comfortable with our decision and happy with our destination. The focus in Idaho would be on the
magnificent scenery and outdoor activities that would allow us to enjoy it, and
we ended up with a perfect combination of camping and biking.
