So, here is something I found last night, when I was reading old articles. It's probably nothing, but at this point it's bugging me. In this article from July 24, a retired Fish and Game investigator references cameras on Highway 93.
There are some cameras on the highway on both directions of 93,” Latham said. “I’m sure [they] have been looked … and I’m sure they’re looking more or less under every rock, so to speak, for leads on this case.”
http://www.eastidahonews.com/2015/07/retired-investigator-on-deorr-kunz-this-will-come-to-a-resolution/
The route to Leadore is Highway 28. Although I don't recall for sure(what! I don't recall and I've read every single post!)
if it has ever been mentioned in any articles or interviews...I'm reasonably sure I've never seen Highway 28 actually referenced. It's the shortest, fastest and only direct way to get to Leadore from Idaho Falls. If you went up 93, you'd have to go all the way up to Salmon, and down again to Leadore. It would take you more than twice as long that way.
So..did the the Fish and Game guy mispeak? Maybe. But I looked him up and he lives in Salmon, so he should know the roads. Or did reporter NE mess up? We know he just moved to Idaho last spring so he is not as familiar with the highways? That seems likely---although the comment is in direct quotes.
Or is it at all possible that the campers did not go directly from IF to Leadore? Could they at some point been on Highway 93? SB did say that they left IF "early afternoon or early evening."
SB: You know I know Bonneville County detectives have followed up on that particular aspect of the investigation, but to the best of my knowledge, from the time that they left Idaho Falls on July 9th which was in the early afternoon or early evening, uh, you know we have not had a confirmation-- an absolute 100% positive, that someone saw Deorr,
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?286501-ID-Deorr-Kunz-Jr-2-yr-old-Media-Timelines-and-Maps-**NO-DISCUSSION-quot/page4
So...did they not take the direct route to Leadore? I am 99% positive I have never seen Highway 28 referenced.
Or maybe someone just misspoke.