Shilo Inn - Twin Falls

... off the beaten path to Promontory Utah. That is where the "golden spike" was used to connect the West and East by rail. You should have heard my car then...everyone else could. That didn't stop me ... I returned to the freeway via a 30 mile country road and then onto Twin Falls where the noise was too great and my common sense kicked in.<br>

... trust the two directions to be too close together (or they are just trying to use up some space). There is sometimes 100's of metres and\or a valley in-between the two. <br><br>We went thorugh some road works as well that was interesting. Instead of have temp traffic lights at each end like in the UK there are men standong at each end holding placards saying stop on one side and slow on the other. This ...

... bare mountains turned into Pine forests after about an hour's drive. I tried to image my parents cuddling in the car listening to the raging river and heading for the courthouse. It was a long squat, single story building of brick. I had imagine something more majestic.ov <br><br>After leaving Cascade I headed for Twin Falls for the night. The wide ...

... s Pizza" to take back salad and a thin-crust pizza for dinner. We had to wait 40 minutes--extremely popular place!--but it was storming outside so the wait was just as well.<br><br>We watched "Flashpoint" back in our room during dinner, and afterwards I walked down to the gorge to take photos. On the way back I decided on a different route that took me by a small tributary with a bridge and small ...

... worth the stop and very interesting to see. It didn't produce lots of power (about 25 KW) but was very cool. A great stop for any Technogeek.<br><br>Finally made it to Craters of the Moon. This is a monument protecting some lava fields in central Idaho. The youngest of these in only about 2000 years old. Geoligist think that at some point in the future this area could become active again releasing more Lava. Looks a lot like Hawaii.<br>

... to Victor, ID - right next to the Tetons and we'll do Yellowstone - but, right now, this is the place to visit. I also had to drive the RV back from the falls - and we are still in one piece!!!!!<br>Just finished round of mini golf that came with the stay - it was fun, and now the grils are getting ready for another visit to the pool!<br>Check out these pictures - they don't do justice! Also, can somebody tell me what this strange creature is? It looks like fat squirrel with thin tail?

We were awake around 0500 but did not get up until about 0530. We got ourselves ready and all the stuff back in the truck. Then we sat down with the kids and had a nice visit while we all ate breakfast and had some coffee.<br><br>We got away at 0700 and soon we were headed east on I-84. I never get tired of that drive along the Columbia River although I prefer SR-14 on the Washington side as it is more picturesque and besides you go through lots of ...

Today was pretty a much a day in the car with a couple of stops for gas, food and sightseeing. Instead of going down the Interstates to get to Twin Falls I took the long way through the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. It was a nice drive and I got to Twin Falls late in the afteroon ...

... We were able to drive until 8:00 PM to Twin Falls, just 3 miles from Snake Canyon where Evil Kenival attempted his jump over the canyon. We are on our way to see the area before heading on the road. Last night just before reaching the hotel, we had the most beautiful sunset. Unfortunately I was not able to get a photo of it to share with you as the bugs hitting the windshield - it was as if it was raining there were so many. I can only imagine how long it is going to take Steve ...