The whole drive south from Jackson to Bear Lake was stunning. To begin with the road followed the Snake River as it wound its way south through a mountain pass. From Alpine to Afton the road ran through a wide valley of grazing land spotted with farmsteads. Afton is the home of the world’s largest arch made of elk antlers creating an archway that covers the entire road and we had to stop for a picture. We thought we had left the geysers behind in Yellowstone, but blow me down, there was one in a field! We passed a horsewoman on a ridge, and a selection of rickety old buildings before picking up part of the Oregon Trail into Bear Lake. We took a few photos, but with a speed limit of 65 and a rather dodgy looking hard shoulder, photo ops were few and far between, but trust us, it was a great drive!
Bear Lake is huge, in fact I saw it from the air when we arrived. It is a brilliant blue from the calcium carbonate deposits and the top half is in Idaho where we are stopping for the night, and when we reach the lower half, we will have returned to Utah.
We are staying at the Bluebird Inn B&B, in a lovely white clapperboard house, in the Bear Room, filled with bearlike touches.
We had a lovely meal in the golf club nearby, with a great view of Bear Lake as the sun set.
All the guests sat together for a delicious breakfast of frittata and homegrown fried potatoes prepared by Cindy. It was lovely chatting to Marilyn and Linda, sisters who were visiting their brother and we swapped tales of life and travels.
Bear Lake is billed as ‘home of the raspberry shake’ as the area was well known for its raspberry production, although following a virus the berry business was largely squashed, but we were lucky to have raspberry preserve on our buttermilk biscuits as we were up and out too early for the milkshake bar to be open.
A last shot of the lake and we left it behind us.
Next stop … The Swiss Alps!
Off Travelling Together 