Originally Posted by
Natural Lefty
Keep in mind that Henry's Fork and the South Fork of the Snake are in Idaho. I was only thinking of Wyoming, especially areas around Jackson, Wyoming.
Yeah, I had a real problem with the dirt roads in Wyoming and Idaho especially, given that I drive a Prius which is not a high clearance or 4WD vehicle. There were a lot of places we wanted to go to that we didn't because the roads would be too rough on my car. As it was, I have a crack in the windshield from driving to Ryrie Reservoir in Idaho. A speeding pickup truck on the gravel road passed us going the other direction and kicked up some gravel that hit my car. One piece of the gravel cracked our windshield. Of course this all happened too fast and we didn't see the license plate of the pickup truck. There were a lot of crazy drivers in Idaho. One person kept swerving well off the highway into the center median, making everybody slow down. I was afraid that car was going to crash, but after about 10 miles, a police cruiser safely stopped it.
Most of the roads in Wyoming and Idaho appear to be dirt roads. I find these places rather primitive in that regard. Of course, there are dirt roads in every state, but other states such as Colorado, Utah, Arizona, etc. and of course our own California do a better job of paving most roads. Maybe that is just me. LOL But like I said, the only car I have is a Prius, and I don't enjoy having to repair car damage caused by lousy roads. Anyway, the dirt roads in Wyoming will be closed for the winter. The road along the Snake River is a nice, paved highway, and there is parking just below the dam at Jackson Lake and at Colter Bay, as well as several other places along the way.
There is also a hatchery just north of Jackson that raises Snake River Cutthroat, and I recently read that they have a pond there where people can fish for brood stock fish, for anyone who is interested. I think it's open year around too.