Hello everyone!

We’ve had our hands so full the last few weeks with family fun and Turtle projects that there was just no extra time to place them on a keyboard. So let’s get updated!

We left Bend on Friday (in March—yikes, it’s been a while!) and headed to Boise to visit Cord, an old friend of Andy’s, and his family. We had some pizza, a rousing Pokemon demonstration, and a jaw-dropping sunset. Unfortunately, I’d still been taking my time getting a new phone at the time, so my photos for this portion of the trip are lacking. They pick up down the road, I promise!

The next day, we landed in Kimberly, Idaho to spend a few days with some longtime family friends of Andy’s family, Roger and Mary. Although Andy had to work the whole time we were there, they were such generous hosts and we had an amazing time visiting with them and seeing the highlights of the Twin Falls area. Meanwhile, Gracie was having the time of her life watching the chickens run around outside the Turtle while Scout had staring contests with the cats and won. Every time.

Did you know that just off I90 at Twin Falls is the Snake River Canyon? I didn’t!

Roger, Mary, Scout and I took a walk along the edge of the canyon while they filled me in on the history and geology of the area. The view is simply stunning, and they showed me the ramp where Evel Knievel attempted a jump there in the 70’s. Apparently loads of people base jump off the Perrine Bridge year-round, and on the west side of the bridge there’s a golf course in the base of the canyon that you can drive down to, if you’re into that kind of thing. I just liked the look of it from up top!

We also took a lunch break trip down to the Herrett Center at the College of Southern Idaho to check out their awesome mammoth skeleton replica, a photography exhibit, as well as bunches of other interesting things that we had to just quickly glance at due to our short time frame. The Herrett Center a great spot to go spend some time if you’re ever in the area!

Speaking of great spots, Roger and Mary’s was a haven on the crazily windy Idaho plains. Between the delicious meals they cooked up for us, the thoughtful and interesting tours, the one accidental super-late night gabbing, and a sound cribbage victory for the ladies, the entire stay was relaxing and lots of fun! Thanks so much for the wonderful hospitality Roger and Mary! 🙂

After we left their house, we stopped by Shoshone Falls on our way to Montana. I got a little dizzy on the grated viewpoint, and the blasting wind didn’t help things in that department, but the view was worth it.

 

The main takeaway for me is that before we come back to Idaho, I’ll have to hone my cribbage skills so Mary won’t have to pull the weight for the team, and I won’t have to rely so much on beginners luck. . .