It seems like Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Idaho are all experiencing record forest fires. Indeed they are. My nephew has a beautiful country home in Utah which is very much at risk.
We, again, have been remarkably fortunate. We have experienced none of it; not even the smoke. Our route has been north of the fires. In a couple of instances fires have started two or three days after we have left the area. We have enjoyed other good fortunes on our travels.  We have had only 2 days of rain plus about one hour of scattered showers in our first month since leaving Florida. The roads have been excellent and road construction delays have been less than an hour in total to this point.
Coeur d' Alene is delightful. Our plan is to board an excursion boat for 4th of July fireworks and then attend a live concert, Ring of Fire, the life and music of Johnny Cash.
The photos that follow include sights along the way that not been in our blog.

A grey wolf...no, not seen in the wild but in a reserve.

An old western bar dating back to and essentially unchanged from the 1890's. This bar is in the famous Occidental Hotel in Buffalo, Wyoming. A sign in the hotel window says, "Wireless in 1890... still wireless".

Elk

Pronghorn antelope

Ancient indian carving