Idaho Falls roads outbound US 26 to US 89??

Take 26/89/191 to Rock Springs, Wy, hop on I80 and blast east young driver.

 

Good road. I drive it nearly every week. Pretty mountainous, but lots of scenery. Stop at the Ranch Hand truck stop on Montpelier if you’re going down that way to I80, and have their chicken fried steak. Has to be top 3 I ever had, and I eat them at a lot of places. 26 to 189 to 191 is alright too.

 

That place has great food, was probably one of my 5-10 favorite places to eat when I was OTR. ID and MT had all sorts of great places to stop and eat

 

Take US 26 all the way across the state to Casper... Then you can choose weather to jump north to I-90 or continue on US 26 to get on I-80 at Ogalalla, NE.

I have run US26 from Idahofalls to Casper many times all year round... This time of year it is a beautiful drive... Just make sure you dont miss the truck route in Jackson, WY or you might get stuck trying to make a tight left hand turn in bumper to bumper traffic, and wall to wall tourists on foot. But the traffic is only bad in jackson itself... Out of town its smooth sailing.

 

This is the exact route I run in the truck... Just tell google maps to search "Idahofalls to Casper"

 

Yeah that’s why I’m perpetually 40 lbs overweight. I drive the wrong area for healthy options. The Shell truck stop by Downey, ID is also good. The showers at both places suck though, so it’s best to get a free one at a PFJ down the road. The Flying J by Belgrade, MT also has great food if you’re ever on I90 there. The FJ by Butte used to have a good restaurant, but they tore it down to build a new Town Pump with crappy gas station food, and a casino.