Hgi Idaho Falls

... We found some beauty’s and had good laughs in the process. The lady’s behind the counters did too. Cycling along , our bikes getting larger and heavier, we passed over a bridge, river raging around the volcanic rock formations to a perfect swimming hole. We stopped, checked it out and decided to camp there. F-ing awesome afternoon of jumping of the rocks, swimming in the rapids and cooking dins on the rocks as the sun went down.

In the morn ...

... for about an hour while firetrucks and sheriffs arrived to clean it up.

On the road again, orange cones were placed with a sign to watch for stock. There they were - buffalo on the hillside, on the road and down by the lake. Charlie watched in amazement as one passed our parked car. He didn't even growl a warning!

Arrived in Cody Wy at 6:30. What a lovely town. Can't wait to go to the Buffalo Bill Museum in the morning.

... is a great little town. Motel 6 here had internet problems. I finally had them switch rooms and I could get on. It was a very nervous feeling to be incommunicado!! Ah for the days when you just jumped into your car armed with a suitcase, picnic basket and a radio, and had to find a phone booth to get in touch with home. Trying to keep up with ...

We made our way from Salt Lake City to Idaho Falls today passing through the valleys where wheat and potatoes are grown. We were surprised to see how industrialized Salt Lake City is, the north end being home to many small industries. The Wasach Mountains continued to be on our right side. We followed the Great Salt Lake until its end and then moved into the ...

... These protect the building and occupants from severe earthquakes. The building had lots of beautiful murals and sculptures. Afterwards we did the guided tour of The Church of the Later Day Saints and the history of the Mormons.

It's a lovely clean City and we’re glad we visited. We then drove to Idaho Falls and put our trailer tent up in the dark again!!

... some of the formations created by the multiple volcanic events over time. Stark differences amongst the various areas of the park. Wandered through the Devil's garden, Ran up to the top of Snow Cone with Zac (a small spatter cone which remains and which gets its name from the big pile of snow in the bottom of the old vent) as well as a couple of other spatter cones (kind of like baby volcanoes). Then headed off to the caves ...

Back to the ranch in time for a cattle drive. I also had the opportunity to get out and take photos during the "sweet light", just before the sun sets. The ranch provided me with lots of great angles for photos.

So, they move the cattle from the winter range to the spring range. They had moved a few before we got there and we helped move an additional 500 cattle one day and about 150 the next.

It was ...

Katie's family has a cattle ranch, she describes them as ranchers with an Amish twist. They raise a large herd, I learned ranchers don't like to boast how many cattle they have, and are holistic in their ranching techniques.

We got there just in time for babies. This was my first time on a ranch and I got to go onto the range and watch as they ...

... will be $35 for a manicure and $45 for a pedicure! I could have both 5 times in SF! Skip that thought, try it in a bigger town, down the road....it's a mess anyway with all the schlepping of luggage in and out, pulling stuff from behind me in the car when I'm driving, etc. Country song of the day: " Tequila makes her clothes come off", I kid you not, some of these songs are hilariously funny. But tomorrow is going to be a cd player day... ;) Later, goodnight L and J

... Upon realizing what had just happened, I heard him utter, "That was really stupid." We got back in the car and kept heading north through the park. As soon as the snow began clearing up we saw an animal wandering on the side of the road that we never anticipated seeing: a bison. We circled around and got a few decent shots of it. We were a bit concerned it may charge the car so we moved on and headed up to Old Faithful to watch it erupt. The temperature outside ...