Travel day! Not much excitement except for one brief moment in time. I spotted a herd of elk migrating across a field. There were probably 30-40 including a good number of calves amongst them. We did not even see them for thirty seconds. But it was definitely a moment in time watching them in slow motion crossing the golden dry grasses in the field.
Other than that there was not much to see. Traveled from Oregon into Idaho. Stopped for fuel. Saw a dinosaur. Walked Jett. Changed drivers. We did eventually begin seeing the Snake River. Jett has swam in the Snake River before. A few years back she swam in it in Grand Teton National Park over in Wyoming.
Twin Falls is our temporary basecamp for this evening. Again it’s a first. In all the years traveling we have always done some overnights sometimes at Cracker Barrel’s and most recently at Canadian Tire. Tonight … Wal-Mart! I’m not a big fan of this store. It is serving its purpose for us for tonight though. I actually went inside to check with the manager and then to shop later. It was total sensory overload. Still not a fan.
Back to the actual town of Twin Falls. This is the gateway to the Snake River Canyon. We drove over the Perrine Memorial Bridge which is popular with BASE jumpers. Just a few miles to the east of the bridge is also the location of Evel Knievel’s Snake River Canyon Jump Site. Also the beautiful Shoshone Falls is nearby.
Today was not the best day for photos. Will definitely move into a drastically different landscape tomorrow and even more different into Tuesday! More to come!!
Sunset: 7:46 pm
Sunrise: 7:19 am
Elevation: 3,660’
Miles from home:
2,468 miles
Wildlife viewings:
Elk Herd
Eagle
Coyote
Pronghorn
Ducks
Dinosaur 🦕
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