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Upon leaving Jackson, I plugged Aly's house into the GPS and I let it decide the best way back. Night was fast approaching and we'd been in the car all day so we wanted to make haste. We headed south on US 89 to Freedom, WY where crossed into Idaho. We the followed Tin Cup Creek on Idaho 34, which is the second best road ever. Somewhere in the middle of Idaho before you get to Wayan turn left onto Wayan Loop Road. The road quickly turned to gravel and we wished we had rented a Subaru instead of Wilbur. The GPS then told us to take the Henry Cutoff through the Caribou National Forest which is THE BEST ROAD EVER. Actually it's a gravel single track in the middle of nowhere that summits a small mountain and is only a dotted line on the GPS map. I LOVE my GPS. At the summit we took the photo to the left. As we descended and exited the national forest, the sun was setting and I took a picture of this beautiful house. The cutoff maybe knocked 30 seconds off the big dog leg that Idaho 34 takes, but if you're ever in the same spot, take the cutoff!!!