Idaho!
September 2006 ..
Leaving Grand Teton, we climbed up over the Teton Pass (2,570m), crossed into Idaho then continued east to Idaho Falls. The town’s annual Oktoberfest was in full flow and we spent the evening drinking beer, watching a really good rock band. Setting out the next morning we realised that our ‘guests’ were still in residence – Francine found a nibbled packet of tortillas. We continued to the Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve – a giant lava field with boardwalks and lava tubes. In the evening our friends Jackie and Craig (we met them in Glacier National Park) came to visit.
Overnight, David set the mouse traps baited with peanut butter. And, in the morning, our guests were no-more.
We stayed overnight in a hotel at Twin Falls for ‘bath night’ and to receive a parcel. The road into the city crosses the Perrine Memorial Bridge over the Snake River Canyon. It’s the only location in the US where people can ‘base jump’ without a permit. Just up the river from the bridge is the launch pad for Evel Knievel’s attempted jump across the canyon on 8th September 1974.
Two questions: did either of you BASE jump ? and why is the water so very green?
Patti