This morning was beautiful at the Sweetwater Fairgrounds. The sun was shining and the winds had died down, so we decided to cook breakfast out on the camp stove.
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| My cowboy cooking breakfast |
This was a relatively short day for us. We were headed to Pocatello, Idaho to spend some time with family, and to pick up cousin Alli who will be joining us for the next two weeks. Alli and Joanie are the same age, so we thought it would be fun if Alli could join us for part of the Alaska adventure.
In addition to the excitement of seeing family, it will be nice to stay in one place for more than one night! We have been pushing hard to get here since leaving Charlotte, and after all the other travel, I am pretty worn out.
We had two MUST stops today.....Little America, WY and Soda Springs, ID.
Little America is what Wall Drug is to South Dakota and South of the Border is to South Carolina. You see the signs hundreds of miles before you actually get there. We have special memories of Little America, as this is where we learned that we had shredded a tire on our Great Southwest Adventure five years earlier. We were hoping not to have a repeat performance. Another thing that is sort of a family tradition is to take a photo of family members on the Sinclair Oil dinosaur. I am not sure why this is a tradition, but it is. So, Joanie and Frankie obliged, and here you are....
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| Joanie and Frankie in Little America, Wyoming |
Soda Springs is the other obligatory stop. The geyser at Soda Springs is on a timer, so you can plan your day around seeing it. It goes off every hour on the hour. For us, it was a good time to have a picnic lunch and stretch our legs.
Soda Springs is also on the Oregon Trail.
In the past, we have stopped at the Oregon Trail museum in town, but we decided to skip it this trip. We were too excited to get to Pocatello!
When we arrived in Pocatello, Heather and Joe were still at work. Alli was there to greet us, along with Diana, Bob and Jim. So wonderful to see our family that we have not seen in a couple of years.
Diana prepared a wonderful summer meal with two of my favourite food items.....barbeque ribs and corn on the cob!
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| Joanie and Alli shucking the corn |
Arrived Pocatello at 3:30pm
Mileage = 266.1
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