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Boise to Sun Valley |
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State: Idaho
Submitted By: MOTRSPRT
Date Submitted: Sep 05
Motorcycle Type: 93 & 95 Honda CBR900RR
Motorcycle Road Length: 250
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Road Scenery: 
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The
scenery begins about 10 miles outside of Boise on highway
55 and continues well past Horseshoe Bend along the Payette
River until one turns east and travels toward Garden Valley.
The climb in the road winds along cliffs that are nearly
500' to the bottom. Once you reach the end of this road,
you head east on highway 21 all the way to Stanley which
boasts the Sawtooth mountain range as its backdrop. Most
riders gas up at the Chevron before continuing their ride
to Sun Valley, which is an additional 63 miles south. The
scenery around Stanley is phenomenal, and as you arrive
in Sun Valley the sight of million dollar homes welcomes
you.
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Road Quality: 
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In
total, this trip will give you nearly 250 miles combining
tight twisting roads with high speed sweepers. As one nears
Stanley, the roads become straighter. However, with snow
fall starting in late September and continuing through March
or April, the roads take a beating. The DOT maintains them
as well as they possibly can. Through Garden Valley, the
tar snakes in the road get heated and slightly squishy in
the turns. Highway 21 is normally in good condition--few
potholes to speak of, few areas of sand and rock, etc
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Roadside Amenities: 
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Through
Garden Valley, there is a Chevron at roughly the 50-mile
mark. From this point to Stanley one may find possibly three
amenities for food with Stanley having a nice restaurant.
Between Stanley and Sun Valley there is perhaps one location
for food which is about 15 miles from Sun Valley. Our groups
never stop there as we just continue on to Sun Valley which
is home to many 4-star restaurants. Camping abounds in this
area. There are more camping areas than I can count. Probably
the best is Red Fish Lake which has cabins for rent and
camping areas all along its shoreline. Many tourist attractions
exist for photo shoots of the breathtaking Sawtooth Mountains.
Galena Summit, one of our favorite twisting mountain roads,
has two attractions that folks can pull off and take pictures.
One stop has bathrooms.
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This route starts in Boise,
ID. Take State Route 55 north out of Boise up to/through
Horseshoe Bend, ID. Continue on hwy 55 to the Garden Valley
turnoff which is directly across the second bridge on
hwy 55. Turn right on NF-24 (Banks-Lowman Road) and continue
through to Garden Valley, ID. If gas is not required,
one continues riding until the next Stop sign at a "T"
in the road. You will be "T'ing" with Hwy 21. Turn east
(left) and this will take you all the way to Stanley,
ID. Once you leave Stanley, the next "T" in the road takes
you north or south, take south to Sun Valley on ID-75.
Special_notes: If one is in
the area and decides to make this trip, be advised that
gas stations are few and far between. We ALWAYS gas up
in Stanley, regardless of their gas prices (generally
a few cents higher than Boise, but that's about it). A
couple of us who had Honda RC51's would actually gas up
in Garden Valley due to the bike's aggressive gas consumption.
Bring a good camera as there are plenty of photo opportunities.
Traffic along these roads varies. Sunday's will bring
a lot of traffic returning home to the Boise area, and
other than Friday evening that is probably the heaviest
flow.
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