Sunday, August 17, 2014

I dunno, I think we're in Idaho...

The mountain ranges and forests are starting to run together!  Idaho, Montana and Wyoming all come together in this region and we seem to have visited each several different times as we worked our way to Yellowstone.  We did make an unplanned jaunt to Idaho Falls because we were due for our 10,000 mile oil change in the Breeze.  Hard to believe that we've put so many miles on this summer.  

We laughed at this speed limit sign: if we were traveling downhill with a tailwind, we might get to 80 mph. :)

I did no research prior to our trip to Idaho falls.  I was expecting something larger (maybe not Niagara Falls, but definitely not Keeper of the Plains size.) These are man-made falls that harnessed the power of the snake river to run the hydroelectric plant.


There is a large Mormon settlement in the area and the temple here and in Rigby were striking: bright white with the gold statue on top.  

The benches along the riverwalk were all different and were sculptures with mosaic.   

There were fields of hay with mountains in the background.  Idaho had big skies just like Montana. 


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