09-08-2010, 03:43 PM
Sunday we rode our horses into Pali
es Lakes here in Eastern Idaho. The Lakes are in the Swan Valley section of the South Fork of the Snake River. From the trailhead it is 6 or 7 miles into the lower lake, and another two miles or so into the Upper Lake. I was so busy looking at all the beautiful country I didn't worry much about the miles going in. It really is a great ride, hike, mountain bike trail. We stopped and fished the lower lake on the way in. it's kinda hard to access with out a tube (that,s going to be our next trip in.) lots of smaller cuts. We had to wait for Mrs. Moose and her kids to clear the trail just up from the lower lake, Moose and horse don't mix well. We made our way into the upper lake. It's about three to four times the size of the lower lake. The fishing is a little more tough there but the access is much better. We had hoped to stay the night but the weather was alittle rough so we decided to ride back out after lunch. The highlight of our trip out is we spotted a blackbear (accually a real brown color) about 200 yards away in the creek. We got a good look at him through out field glasses then he got wind of us and hit the road. All in all it was a great day and one well spent in the outdoors with my kids. Sorry about such a long post. I added a few pitcures from the trip.
[signature]
es Lakes here in Eastern Idaho. The Lakes are in the Swan Valley section of the South Fork of the Snake River. From the trailhead it is 6 or 7 miles into the lower lake, and another two miles or so into the Upper Lake. I was so busy looking at all the beautiful country I didn't worry much about the miles going in. It really is a great ride, hike, mountain bike trail. We stopped and fished the lower lake on the way in. it's kinda hard to access with out a tube (that,s going to be our next trip in.) lots of smaller cuts. We had to wait for Mrs. Moose and her kids to clear the trail just up from the lower lake, Moose and horse don't mix well. We made our way into the upper lake. It's about three to four times the size of the lower lake. The fishing is a little more tough there but the access is much better. We had hoped to stay the night but the weather was alittle rough so we decided to ride back out after lunch. The highlight of our trip out is we spotted a blackbear (accually a real brown color) about 200 yards away in the creek. We got a good look at him through out field glasses then he got wind of us and hit the road. All in all it was a great day and one well spent in the outdoors with my kids. Sorry about such a long post. I added a few pitcures from the trip.[signature]