Last Days of Montana and Idaho

About 10 miles from the Hogan Cabin was the location of where on August 9 and 10, 1877 the Nez Perce were able to repel a surprise attack by the US Forces who were trying to force the Nez Perce onto a reservation.

The battlefield is a the base of the grassy hillside.

On the day between the two nights we stayed at Hogan Cabin, I was thinking we would have a quiet, electricity free day of sitting around reading and chilling.  Onions, who turns out to be more restless than me, decided we should drive....and ended up going to Butte, MT.

In Butte, we took a bus tour around town. The most interesting site was the Berkeley Pit.

We spent a couple afternoons at the Lost Trail Hot Springs. 

Turns out Lost Trail Pass, our turn off for the cabin is at the Idaho/Montana border.  Idaho, a new state for Onions.

On the drive to Boise, this happened.

On our one night be Boise, we arranged to meet up with Ian and his family.

Ian's wife, So Young cooked up a killer Korean dinner.

And as we drove back across the Bay Bridge into San Francisco, we were greeted by the fog.  A perfect welcome home!