We have been spending the week at the cabin. Today was the best day so far for weather, so we decided to adventure out . We traveled up to Stanley, and then on to the Sunbeam mining area the dam, and historical bathhouse. From there we went to Bonanza's historical graveyard, up the Yankee Fork to the dredge. At the dredge we took a few minutes to look through binoculars at the mountain side. We were so excited to see mountain sheep. I had never seen one in the wild before. Totally awesome. On to Custer.
Custer is a mining ghost town and we took a tour of the buildings left standing. There was a gentleman from the Forrest Service that acted as our guide. Amazing how things were in the town back then versus now. At the gift shop we talked to a resident there for the summer that helps keep things up. Got some gold flecks, and Sasparillo, then headed home. All in all it took about 2 1/ 2 hour's drive back home. We did see deer, elk, antelope, cranes, and of course chipmunks. All in all a great day. Highly recommend a trip to Custer if you are nearby and want to see part of Idaho history.
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