Utah to Idaho Falls & Bozeman, MT

The week in Utah with family went way too fast. So hard to leave ... We had such a great time just relaxing and eating (Ha!) and visiting, we opted not to go anywhere we all couldn't simply walk to.

Yes, just walk ... About a block away from the house we found a small antique store where we all spent an hour walking through history ... Wait! I remember, we had one of these ... or one of those ... OMG, if I knew it was worth that much I would have kept it, sold it and bought a small island in the Caribbean! Fun stuff!

On the walk home we stopped by a very large military surplus store, so cram-packed with stuff it became a bit overwhelming. I hid under some camo netting for a while and no one could find me! Yeah, sure! This was a store where you had to ask for what you might be looking for ... Way too much crammed-in here to find it on your own. So, just ask ... like, "Say, do you have any more of those cute little, RPG-7, shoulder-fired rocket launchers left?"

The trip from Utah into Idaho along Highway 15 was a beautiful drive along snow-capped mountains on the right, and large, cattle ranches or smooth pastures of green on our left. The speed limit was an amazing 80mph ... Ya see, Governor? This is what can happen when you spend money on keeping roads in good condition!

Onward, after a gas stop at one of the popular Maverick gas stations ... Plenty of room to pull in/out, and mid-grade, top-tier, gas at $3.95/gallon. They even had a dump station, but for some reason it was on the wrong side for RV's ... Maybe truckers dump on the passenger side, but all RV's are left-side dump. Our next stop was Idaho Falls. 

Our planned overnight stay is at the Elks Lodge #1087, where we found a back-in sight on asphalt, 50-amp electric and water for $20/night.

This is a large lodge but not much activity this week, no dinners being served, but a nice bar. So, rather than sit in the RV, we decided to check-out the sights in Idaho Falls and came across a huge street fair of food vendors in the park along the river walk.

Everyone was just setting up, but we made a quick walk-through to see what was being offered. Yes, there were some exotic things, like salmon hot dogs (what?) ... advertised as a "sustainable meal". OMG, the woke generation has invaded Idaho Falls!!! I almost went for the Philly Cheese Steak, but wasn't sure it really WAS steak ... arrrrrgh!

The falls are a marvel in engineering, especially now with the amount of water coming down the Snake River. The sound of the water was loud, but actually smelled a little odd, possibly due to the river-side bathrooms flushing into the river up stream?? Oh no, don't lick your lips in the spray!

This is a panorama I took with my iphone. The second pix is of a very violent and turbulent part of the falls ... very noisy!

We walked some distance on both sides of the river, getting some good pictures of sculptured benches and other art offerings.

Lastly, there was a very tasteful tribute to Veterans of all wars. With Memorial Day a few days away, a couple pix are in order:

And, on a happier note, Louise was just about to take off on this rental, but we decided it was probably not a good idea this early in our trip?

Bozeman, MT

A quick trip up beautiful Highway 20, passing through part of Yellowstone Park. Large, flashing signs were setup warning to watch for "large animals" crossing the road. Bigfoot maybe?

Now in Bozeman, Montana at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds. We had reserved a nice back-in site yesterday by phone, with a choice of dry camp ($20), elec/water ($35) or full hookups for ($50). We opted for the FHU as it was time to dump all the holding tanks. A pix of our site and the view out the window follows:

Tomorrow we are off to Billings, MT to visit my Sister and family. So, stay tuned ... much more to come!