I left Boise pretty early in the morning on the eighth and final day of my adventure. I drove on the Interstate to Idaho Falls, which is clear across the state from Boise, and then cut across the mountains to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I've been to Jackson once before, but I was very young so I stopped to take picture of the famous antler arches. There were already a lot of tourists in town so I didn't stick around very long. I headed North out of Jackson to and drove through the Teton National Forest to Dubois. It is a very pretty drive and the mountains are breath-taking! There were many signs warning drivers of Elk, Moose, and Buffalo on the road. I was very excited cause I've never seen a Moose in the wild before. Well, as my luck would have it, I didn't see any wildlife until I was almost to Dubois. I got to see an Elk. Woo dipity do. I've seen numerous Elk in my time so that wasn't anything too special to me. I did stop to take a picture. Of course. :)
From Dubois I drove to Riverton and then over to Casper. Another very boring stretch of highway. It was my first time through Riverton though and I must say I was actually impressed. Riverton is much bigger than I'd always imagined it to be and much cleaner.
I made it to Casper, which is only 1 1/2 hours from home. Whew!!! I filled up with gas and started on the last leg of my journey. When I was about 20 minutes from home I spotted a Deer with her baby. I love Fawns and their cute little spots! Of course I pulled over and took pictures. :)
I got home around 7:45, unpacked, took a shower, talked to a friend of mine, and then "hit the hay". I was exhausted and pretty happy to be home. I looked at the GPS system and it said I had driven about 3,500 miles on my adventure! WOW! That is a lot of driving!
"Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quiestest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey." ~ Pat Conroy
"No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow." ~ Lin Yutang
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