And the journey continues . . . .
We spent five wonderful days in Boise visiting a high school friend, Irene, and her partner Bob. Had a grand time exploring the area, which included two ghost/mining towns. Silver City has about 20 current residents - - couldn't resist the outhouse photo! In Idaho City we found the historic 'boot hill' and enjoyed soaking up the history of this area.
Next stop was Craters of the Moon National Monument near Arco, Idaho. We've enjoyed exploring and photographing the strange landscape where this type of lava is found only here and on the big island of Hawaii. Friends Bob and Pat from Clinton were on their way home from New Mexico, and met us here for a nice visit and a little Craters exploration.
Also had the pleasure of attending a star party and astronomy presentation at this park where there is almost no light pollution!
Another strange place we visited while here was the EBR-1 Atomic Museum - - a National Historic Landmark. This was the site of the very first experimental breeder reactor in the world, used only for the production of electricity, which began in 1951. The building/museum looks as if people just walked out of there when it was shut down in the 70's. The pictures of the workers, which are part of the exhibit, gave us the chills - - no one was wearing any protective gear!!!
Also took a day trip to explore Sun Valley and Ketchum - - great day!
Tomorrow we'll leave for NE Idaho, not far from Yellowstone, to begin exploring the Parks and surrounding areas. Destination - - Island Park, ID, then on to the Jackson, WY area, followed by Cody, WY, and east from there. Hopefully, we'll continue to have the nice weather we've been enjoying as we move eastward.
All systems seem to be A-OK, with the exception of killing TWO tires in less than a week!! When we arrived at our campground in Arco, we were surprised to see that one of the tires on Kody, the trailer, had literally exploded without us knowing it. Got it fixed, and all seemed fine until this morning, when I discovered one of the tires on Kermit, the Tahoe, was flat! All the tires on both the trailer and the car are brand new, and it was particularly disturbing to find that both had been damaged by nails/bolts! Grrrrrrr.
Under the heading "things we've learned", I now know why the camping superstores sell these cute little expanding bars to put in front of the refrigerator shelves when traveling. The educational experience came when Jerry opened the frig and yet another plastic container of 'very special' beverage fell to the floor and broke. Another rapid mopping activity took place, during which, once again, Jerry was not smiling . . . . next time we stop by a camping store, I think those little bars will definitely be on our shopping list!
More blogs and pictures to come soon - - whenever we find another internet connection. Until then, enjoy . . .
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