MZ West Coast Road Trippin!!!: Bear Lake Days 2 & 3

We had an amazing few days in Bear Lake- it is a really cute little town with the most amazing lake in the middle…the water is so turquoise-blue that you feel like you are in the Caribbean or the Mediterranean! We laughed when we heard it was called the "Caribbean of the Rockies" but now we understand why! Bear Lake is equally split between Utah & Idaho- so while we stayed on the Idaho side, the downtown area is in Utah. It's about 50 miles from one end to the other & on our last day we jet skied all the way across! The weather could not have been more beautiful- mid 80s outside and about 70 in the water.

Some fun facts about Bear Lake-

1- It is the second largest natural freshwater lake in Utah after Utah Lake- which was the first like we took our jet ski in in the Salt Lake area!

2- The turquoise-blue color of the lake comes from the selection of calcium carbonate (limestone) deposits in the lake.

3. It is over 250,000 years old!

We loved the B&B we stayed at, The Bluebird Inn. The owners could not have been more welcoming and helpful and the room had everything we could possibly need and more! We had a great 2 nights sleep in the "Bear Room." It was set on a small hill overlooking the lake- the mornings and sunsets were absolutely gorgeous. We had a great lunch in town at the Hometown Drive-In complete with the "raspberry shakes" that Bear Lake is famous for due to the valley having high quality raspberries grown there. In fact, they have a whole festival the first week in August that we just missed called "Raspberry Days!"

We were both really sad to leave Bear Lake but we know we will be back!