Scheppkes Across Idaho, Day 1

Yesterday was all about Idaho. We left John Day after a big breakfast back at the Outpost where we ate last night. I had huckleberry pancakes loaded with berries. Jane had the "meat eaters" omlette! After that it was off to Idaho.

But before we left John Day we checked out the truly weird and great Grant County Museum in Canyon City, just up the road from John Day. It has no less than three two-headed calves and the real skulls of the first two men hung in Grant County.

One of the first things you see on I-84 across the border is a new speed limit: 75. That's 10 miles higher than in Oregon. People go even faster of course. Twice the traffic slowed to a crawl for miles because of bad accidents, and also because they are doing major work on I-84 that closed down lanes.

The kids wanted to have a look at Boise, so we pulled off the freeway and cruised through downtown, including their nice traditional state capitol building.

We saw some interesting sights from the freeway. This is God's country.



By dinnertime we had made it to our destination of Twin Falls. The downtown has been pretty much sucked dry by the retail development out by the freeway. We tried to find an interesting place to stay with no luck. We did find a interesting place to eat. Idaho Joe's had Idaho food, including one of the biggest baked potatoes I have ever consumed. Most of us had the steak, spud and pie special. Our Comfort Inn had decent wireless and a pool, so we were all set for our evenings entertainment.

Our motel is just a few blocks from the Snake River canyon that is the major attraction in Twin Falls. Jane and I walked down to have a look. There is a nice walking and bike path with scenic views. Today we will go back there and check out the Evel Knievel jumpsite and some other Twin Falls attractions before continuing our journey.