Yellowstone National Park, Part 6 - July 14-19, 2007 (Re-run)

 I read about a section of Yellowstone that almost no one visits, primarily because there are no roads to it from the main park.  In fact, the only road to get there is in Idaho.  A few hikers go there via trails from the main park, but the Idaho road seemed much easier.  Along the way, we stopped at Island Park, Idaho, to see Big Springs, where more than 120 million gallons of water a day flows from the rock.  This is a primary source of the Snake River and displays lots of large rainbow trout.  

In addition, a second attraction is a log cabin built by a fellow named Johnny Sack in 1929.  Johnny was a German cabinet maker who came to America and leased this patch of land from the forest service.  Less than five feet tall, he was a lifelong bachelor.  He expanded his cabin to accommodate his many friends.  He developed a process for keeping bark on the wood he used for construction. Since his death in 1957, the cabin has been maintained as an historical site, open for tours.

Along the way to that remote section of Yellowstone, where we would hike to the unique Cave Falls, we drove the scenic drive along Henry's Fork of the Snake River to see the spectacular waterfalls, Upper and Lower Mesa Falls.  All in all, it was a great way to spend a day  in this beautiful area.