Epic Idaho Drive (and Photos)

[Bikeman315]

Great pictures and a beautiful car. What an incredible drive. Waiting for more pics!

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[friedmud]

Definitely love my Idaho excursions. Similar beauty in Utah, it's definitely a blessing to own a fun car in this region.

Have you ever driven up Bogus Basin? I really enjoyed that road the last time I was in Boise, but I was also extra lucky to not really have any traffic in front of me.

I haven’t driven up to Bogus Basin yet - will have to try that next!

 

[dfanucci]

Shoosh!! Us Idahoan's like to keep our scenery secret!

Nothing to see here in Idaho. It's nothing but dirt and potatoes!

Hint: Take your Stang northward into Montana as well.

 

[Shadow277]

Beautiful run I bet.

 

[friedmud]

Shoosh!! Us Idahoan's like to keep our scenery secret!

Nothing to see here in Idaho. It's nothing but dirt and potatoes!

Hint: Take your Stang northward into Montana as well.

Hah! Sorry! I forgot the first rule of Idaho (don’t show off the scenery)

 

[SMOKE46]

This weekend I attended the awesome Mustang Day Cruise put on by the Treasure Valley Mustang Club in Boise, ID. It was a great cruise (and got to meet up with @Idaho2018GTPremium ) - but, the next day was truly epic.

A lot of people think Idaho probably looks like Kansas: flat, for growing potatoes. But they couldn't be more wrong. Idaho is actually ~80% mountains and is crisscrossed by these scenic byways - a real driver's paradise (when it's not covered in snow!).

I had always wanted to drive this one particular set of scenic byways that linked Boise to Idaho Falls, ID ( Google Maps Link ):

333 miles of awesome twists and turns that go right along several rivers and end up on some awesome roads in open mountain valleys. Hit that Google Maps link above and check out street view at some of the spots in the mountains - epic.

Having just purchased my new 2019 Mustang GT in January I was itching to take a drive like this... and I was looking for a chance to get my camera out and try my hand at some car photography. Also, I had just had the whole car professionally ceramic coated (Gtechniq Ultra). So my fiancè and I headed out from Boise at around 7am... and here's what we saw:

Just getting into the hills:

My Car:

Good Desktop:

Early valley:

At a rest stop:

Rocky Valley:

Magazine shot:

Big overlook:

Down the valley:

Deep canyon:

Near Stanley:

South of Mackay:

Mackay Reservoir (that is the real color of the water - it's ultra pure snow melt):

As you can see - it was a spectacularly beautiful drive! Highly recommended!

I'll post some videos my fiance took while I was driving in the second post here (need to upload them) - they are just from her handheld iPhone, so nothing special - but should give you an idea of what the road is all about.

I don’t know about flaps but looks like some great fishing streams there!

 

[MikeHTally]

Nice pics. Thanks for posting.

 

[friedmud]

I don’t know about flaps but looks like some great fishing streams there!

Yep! They were lined with people fishing in certain areas. It’s called the Salmon River for a reason!

 

[thunderstrike]

Beautiful country backroads. Need to take my Jeep Wrangler.

 

[Raebanks]

This embodies why a lot of us drive the cars we do... just us and the road

 

[friedmud]

This embodies why a lot of us drive the cars we do... just us and the road

I’m really not sure it could get any better. Maybe if the speed limits were a bit higher

 

[Biggus Dickus]

I’m really not sure it could get any better. Maybe if the speed limits were a bit higher

That said - do you see any cops out there?

 

[friedmud]

That said - do you see any cops out there?

There was exactly one: by Stanley. Not bad!

It may have helped that I did the drive on an early Sunday morning though: so conditions may vary!

 

[blackout5.0]

Do you know of any fun roads out by Rexburg?

 

[Carbide]

Great motorcycling roads. I've had fun out there.

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