After our brief exploration of Fossil Butte National Monument, Noelle, Sierra and I continued west into Utah. A short time after entering the Beehive State, we caught our first glimpse of Bear Lake, known as the Carribean of the Rockies. We drove down into the valley and made our first stop at the Bear Lake Rest Stop along the shores of the iconic lake.
We got out of the car and the first thing I noticed was an interesting monument to the Bear Lake Fur Trading Rendezvous.
Then, we walked down to the lakeshore to have a look at the turquoise waters.
We even dipped our toes into the cool water for a short time.
From the rest area, we headed into the tourist town of Garden City, Utah. The area is famous for raspberry shakes. While there were plenty of options for locations to get shakes, we opted to give LaBeau's a try.
After our shakes, we headed up the ridge for a hike on the Limber Pine Nature Trail before heading into Idaho for some swimming and relaxation at North Beach, part of Idaho's Bear Lake State Park.
After a bit of swimming and lounging, we headed north to the town of Montpelier, ID and to our reserved campsite for the night in the Montpelier Canyon Campground. This campground was terrible. There were lots of mosquitoes, overgrown campsites, and no restrooms. The restroom was "Closed due to vandalism." It was a disappointing end to an otherwise great day.
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