the wandering chick
...Idaho
outside Driggs
Fox Creek Road off Highway 26
Off Highway 33, Teton Scenic Highway
Highway 26

It seems any place I go, I want more time. And Idaho was no exception.

There is a wonderful scenic drive that leaves Idaho Falls on Highway 26 east toward Swan Valley. Before too many miles, the Snake River makes its way into view and stays by your side for awhile, posing for a perfect picture. In the fall, the harvested wheat fields are a golden yellow all along the way, a sharp contrast to the hazy purple colors of the mountains of the Snake River Range on the left and the Caribou Range on the right.

From Swan Valley, a left will take you on to another scenic route, Highways 31, 33 and 32, the Teton Scenic Byway, up to Ashton. The town of Driggs offers the best view of the west face of the Teton Mountain Range.

And from Ashton, it's just a short drive to the Upper and Lower Mesa Falls, not to be missed.

The pictures on this page were taken along these routes.

The Snake River
sheep graze off Highway 31
sheep graze off highway 31
The Teton Range
A creek that crosses the scenic byway
an old abandoned shack off the teton scenic byway
The Tetons
The Tetons, west face
The Lower Mesa Falls
The Lower Mesa Falls
At the Upper Mesa Falls
Upper Mesa Falls
The Upper Mesa Falls
Upper Mesa Falls
The Upper Mesa Falls
The Upper Mesa Falls grounds
The Upper Mesa Falls
The pictures below are of the falls of the Snake River in the city of Idaho Falls.
Idaho Falls
A viewing platform at the Upper Mesa Falls
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls
The temple in the background is that of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints.
Idaho Falls

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