I was getting into my new routine with the van and most of the time (not always) I remembered where I stored stuff.  And being in such a small space I felt like I was stumbling over myself at time, but those times were getting less and less.  And my dog and I were getting our system worked out.  Thankfully she was learning to understand that she needed to jump off the bed/sofa when I wanted to change the function.  The first couple of mornings when I wanted the change the bedroom to a living room/kitchen, she did her best to imitate a dead dog, not letting me easily change the bed to a sofa.

I was somewhat in a travel mode, not an exploring/adventure mode.  My goal in Idaho was to explore the general area northeast of Sun Valley – east central Idaho.  But I wasn’t in so much of a hurry that I didn’t stop on the way getting there.  

The Black Magic Canyon on Hwy 75 was a fun short stop.  Be sure you visit the canyon on the east side of the highway.

Next to the Black Magic Canyon was a forest service sign giving directions for the Shoshone Ice Cave.  I took the turn and this is what I found.  Huh? A brown forest service type sign directing me to a commercial enterprise. I turned around but not before capturing a photo of the tacky dino being ridden by a native American. The weirdness got me laughing.

Onward I ventured camping along the way. I hiked to the Fourth of July Lake in the White Cloud Mountains.

West of Bayhorse I walked a closed road to the Ramshorn mine. I’m puzzled about the cables from the Skylark mine above Ramshorn, penetrating the roof of this Ramshorn building. How did the ore bins from the Skylark mine move down the hill?

In looking up the hill one can see the Skylark mine. With the magic of a zoom lens on my camera the mine looks close. But it actually was quite a climb up to the mine that I chose to refrain from.

While exploring the area I stayed at the BLM Bayhorse campground. The rocks I saw from the campground intrigued me. Ramshorn slate. Estimated to be about 450 million years old.