off-topic: do not come to WY, MT or ID unless you like crowds in the summer months
Yellowstone National Park News Release:
The park hosted 938,845 recreation visits in June 2021, making it the park’s most-visited June on record.
This is a 64% increase from June 2020 (573,205 recreational visits) and
20% increase from June 2019 (781,853 recreation visits).
when driving the last 3 weeks to day hikes, I observe out-of-state drivers who are the dominant traffic on the 2-lane roads heading toward Jackson Hole, WY region using the route from Salt Lake City are driving 15 to 20 mph over the speed limit, in spite of large agricultural equipment making sudden entrances onto the two-lane roads ... there is nothing but farms occupying the land between Ririe, ID and Swan Valley, ID on the route
to Jackson Hole, WY ... the farm equipment travels on the 2-lane road when leaving or returning to the equipment parking area
you put your life at risk traveling in July and August around here
since 2015 in the Western states, July and August are the prime months for experiencing smoke-filled skies
from wild fires ... the air quality for six consecutive days has fluctuated from Poor to Unhealthy in SE Idaho and SW Wyoming according to accuweather.com ... Tuesday and today are some of the better quality days amidst the negative quality days we have seen
* visit the Western states in March, April and 1st half of May is my advice ... if you want to experience
nature at its best, and clear skies
Swan Valley, ID region photo -
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