Rawlings

Well folks we are in it!!  Made it over to Twin Falls, ID on the evening of July 7th.  HOT drive!!!  Was more than a bit concerned about the truck.  Lots of weight, a hot day and an impatient driver is a bad combination. 

Our first stop on July 8th was Shoshone falls, Tres and the kids had never witnessed it.  Not fully pumping, but beautiful none the less.  After enjoying the spray of the falls we headed up to the Shoshone Ice Cave.  I had forgotten what an interesting place that was.  We had a great guide that could not have been older that 15.  He will be a geologist some day I'm sure.  We had an older couple in the group that was having a hard time keeping up, so I offered a stable hand to a very nice lady from Texas.  She took it, I helped her up the many rickety steps and we talked the entire way back.  Once done at the cave we were off on a drive up to the Craters of the moon.  Fascinating place.  We drove and hiked around for about half of the day.  The highlight was hiking up one of the cinder cones with about a 45mph wind.  I could actually lean into the wind and have it hold me up.  The big gusts felt like 55-60.  All fun and games until the wind blew Lowman's new prescription sunglasses of his face and down the hill a bit.  No worries, super Mom leaped down and rescued them.  It was time to get off of the cone.

We headed East out of Twin this morning bound for Custer, S. Dakota.  We have made it to Rawlings, WY.  A very nice drive with a great tailwind.  Many stops along the way to check out little places and stretch the legs.  I cannot believe how green the desert is.  Just love the wet year we have had.