The town of Salmon, population 3,400, sits at the forks of the Salmon and Lemhi Rivers — this location once served as a winter campsite for mountain men Jim Bridger and Kit Carson. Keep in mind that mountain men need not be big, burly and the size of a grizzly bear — Kit was 5 foot 4 inches tall. In the town of Stanley, you can gain access to three scenic byways. The 116-mile Sawtooth Scenic Byway snakes its way through the resort towns of Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum, and Sun Valley. The 131-mile Pondersa Pine Scenic Byway passes through the historic towns of Idaho City and Lowman before it slithers its way in between the Sawtooth Wilderness Area and the Challis National Forest. Near the Montana border, at Lost Trail Pass, you can begin a magnificent drive along the 162-mile Salmon River Scenic Byway.