Tuesday 9-27 Island Park Dam & Boat Ramp

 

Walking/Hiking with friends

We had another super day at Buffalo Campground. The temperatures were like yesterday, morning in the 30s and the high in the mid 70s.

We started the day out the same as yesterday except we did a different walk. We walked for 4.5 miles. We started from our site and walked to the highway. Then we crossed where there was a sign. We walked the road 1.5 miles to the boat ramp. The reservoir is very low. A few gentlemen showed up and thought the same thing. One of them asked if we knew where the dam was, Larry told him. After looking at the lake we decided to walk another half mile to the dam. At the dam we saw the main site of the power plant we saw yesterday. We saw how its hydroelectric plant works to generate power. We also saw a couple of fishermen by the plant. It was a beautiful view of the river at the dam. The area at the dam has a fence with a sign that said no hunting because it is a wildlife preserve. We saw a grouse hiding in the trees. After resting we headed back. We had another nice walk.

Sign for Island Park day area

 

Island Park Reservoir

 

Hydroelectric Plant

 

Fishing on the river

We spent most of the day relaxing with a good book. I also did some Sudoku games.

After dinner we went for another walk. Larry walked with me for a half hour around the campground we walked A, B & C loops. While walking back we saw an elk. She was by herself but she moved too fast to get a picture. This was really the first wildlife we have seen on our trip besides mule deer and some pronghorns. After dropping Larry off at the Minnie I walked around for another hour. I walked the rest of the loops, C, D, E & F. I walked all the way to the fishing pier. We had another wonderful walk.

I finished reading Carrying Albert Home by Homer Hickam. It was a cute farcical story about his parents, an alligator name Albert and a rooster. Then I started another book called The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker.

By the end of the day I had done 27,000 steps, which put me in 4th place in my group.