The last month has given me ample time to reflect on why I took the trip and what I thought of Idaho. There have been many questions about why Idaho and I think the best answer I have is that with the exception to Montana I have been to every state around Idaho (Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah) and they were all beautiful so it stood to reason that the same would be true for Idaho. Idaho was nothing short of amazing. Outside of extreme sports people most people don't make a conscious decision to visit Idaho and as a result it was very 'empty'. Often I would drive on roads for an hour or two and not see anyone. After a hike one morning I had lunch overlooking an enormous valley, which I think probably looks exactly the same as it did 150 years ago when the pioneers came through. I loved the solitude and tranquility of being out on the road.
More than anything I was amazed at how much I enjoyed traveling on my own. There was much discussion and concern (by my mom) about what I was going to do on my own. The truth is that I wasn't really on my own. I had plenty of company at night when I would get back from my travels and go out to eat with my hosts. I loved the freedom of being out on my own. The first chance I got when driving from Boise to Twin Falls to make a random choice and take a local farm road I jumped on it. It's not that when traveling with the HyWy I can't make random choices as much as we make them together. It's hard to explain to others that have never done it.
By the time the trip ended I was ready to come home and 'rejoin' society, but not before deciding that I want to take this type of a trip every year. Perhaps next year I will go somewhere even more random like North Dakota:).
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