Shoup to nuts

Wednesday we followed the Salmon river going north from Challis on 93 past the town of Salmon. We stopped at a nice campground right on the river where Chris and I walked around the river and later played Cathy's game of Pig with dice, she gets wild playing the game.

Thursday morning we decided to take a trip Shoup, 18 miles of back roads along the white water Salmon. Part of the road was gravel and you had to duck the sharp rocks on the road that had fallen from the mountain, we were nuts. The scenery was beautiful in the valley along the river, along the way we went past a group of elk. Shoup is basically a country store with a couple of cabins. It exists due to seasons of activity of rafters, hunters and fisherman. We were the only visitor this day, Chris treated us all with a milkshake made by Dan the proprietor.


Relaxing along the Salmon river


Wild game of Pig


This is Shoup. Nita enjoying a milkshake. According to Dan these gravity gas pumps are the only in use in the US.


The cabin comes with this chair set on the veranda.


This morning we sadly parted company with Chris and Cathy who had to return home, we had a great time with them. We stopped for the day on Flat Lake just south of Kalispell, Montana. Tomorrow we will cross into Canada which is about 2 hours from here.