The first place we ever camped in Idaho was the sleepy little town of Mackey.  Mackey is nestled among some magnificent mountains and has a wonderful reservoir full of trout along the Big Lost River just a couple miles north of town.  We were immediately in love with Idaho and our next stop that summer of 2018 was Swan Valley.  We had no idea that we would settle down in Swan Valley at that time.  The rest is history and we still very much enjoy returning to Mackey.  We have added Stanley, Challis and Salmon Idaho to our favorite camping, hiking and fishing spots. This year we planned a camping loop starting in Galena, Idaho, which is 20 miles north of the world famous Sun Valley, Idaho.  We camped along and fished the Big Wood River below.  Gari & I have had the fun of saying during our coffee time, 'we are sipping our coffee on the banks of the Snake River.'  These few days we sipped along the banks of the Big Wood River. The fishing at Gale...