Mesa Falls ID Trip in Bad Air

There are wildfires burning all over Montana and northern Idaho. We drove to Mesa Falls in Ashton, ID yesterday in what was, without a doubt, the worst air we have ever experienced in this region. Probably, we should have stayed home. The word is that this bad air situation and heavy haze will be around for the rest of the season. It is such a beautiful place. The photos we took don't reveal just how bad the air was as the shots were pretty much close-in.

We arrived at the Byway to the Falls at around noon and we knew that the air was getting worse as we traveled north:

Our first stop was at the Lower Falls which is pretty far from the roadway:

About two miles down the road, you take a side road down the hillside to get to the Upper Falls.  This is the best view of the Falls which are on the Henry Fork of the Snake River.

This shot shows the walkway that is used to get a close up view of the Falls:

We had visited these Falls in the first year that we came to Jackson - but in much nicer air. It was still nice to see this beautiful area again.

We then went to the city of Rexburg on the way home where there was a very nice Walmart store. Josie needed to get some Dr Scholl's foot pads to try to help with her sore knees, so we will see if they help at all. We hope so.

With all the bad air in this area, we decided to stay home today and not go out until we begin work again tomorrow...