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| Andy taking a ride in a covered wagon |
Today was a long one. We crossed the great state of Idaho and headed into Montana. We started our day at 9:30 by eating some breakfast, grabbing our much needed Starbucks coffee and shopping at Walmart. By 10:15 we were officially on our way. We had many miles to drive, so we didn't have a lot of stops planned. Around 1:00 we stopped into the town of Twin Falls for a quick bite to eat. We had lunch at Kelly's, a nice little place on Main Street. After a few more hours of driving we went to the Three Island State Park. Here is the exact spot where pioneers on the Oregon Trail crossed the Snake River. There is also a great visitor's center with lots of well laid out information on the Oregon Trail. It made Andy and Dan remember fun times playing the computer game 'The Oregon Trail' in elementary school.
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| The Devil's Washbowl |
After another half hour of traveling we pulled over for our last sightseeing stop of the day, the Devil's Washbowl. This amazing 250 foot gorge is barely visible from the highway. Thankfully our guide book, Road Trip USA gave us insight into finding this almost unmarked park. Over the gorge is a narrow bridge where you can walk directly above the river and the waterfall that carved out this nice landmark.
From then on we were putting the petal to the metal on our way to West Yellowstone, Montana. We are seeing Yellowstone National Park tomorrow, so it will be an early morning and a long day. We can't wait for the beautiful sights we will see.
On that note,
Goodnight!
Total time: 11 hours
Total distance: 417.3 miles
P.S. Today we made our own version of Serpent Mound:
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What the backseat of our car now looks like....
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