Other Views on Our Trip to Washington

Transformer Bumble Bee in gas station Wye, Montana

Camping by Clark Fork River

Camping in National Forest campground by Glacier Lake

road after Glacier Lake

Summer Trip: Wall Drug in Wall, South Dakota

 We came upon an interesting place in Wall.  It is set up as a tourist attraction.  There are lots of seperate areas for being touristy stuff.  The also have ice cream and several restaurants with lots of art work.  

jackalope

petrified wood

Valley of Fire, Lake Mead and Pinto Valley Animals Seen

 On the way to Valley of Fire we stopped to observe a bunch of wild horses.  This was in the Pinto Wilderness area.  

Finally in Valley of Fire we saw a mountain goats.

Camberly Rose Bladder Infection

On our trip, Miss Camberly Rose developed a bladder infection.  Maybe too much travel has its consequences.  Caleb and I gave her a blessing Saturday before she went to the hospital in Rexburg.  The blessing seemed to help her relax.  I re-blessed her a couple days later with the same result.  The big consequence of the infection was that she felt like she needed to go potty, but couldn't go.  Sheri and Charity went with her to the hospital.  Tony and I took Hayley Dawn to church.  Grandpa Scoresby and Caleb were also there.  Sheri said Camberl was just a few minutes from a catheter when she finally went potty at the hospital.  She received an antibiotic and also took tylenol to help.

Outside Rexburg Hospital

Summer Vacation: Trip to Utah, Clover Valley, Brush Fire

We traveled from Manteca to Orem, Utah, Charlie's house on the first day of our vacation.  The trip was generally uneventful.  We stop at the same gas station in Reno, and Tony posed on the same rock.

Almost always when we drive through Wells we think about stopping at the grave of Sheri's brother who died as a young men.  This time we actually visited.  There are other Pohlsander family members buried in the cemetery in Clover Valley.

The mountains of Clover Valley are very beautiful.  We often talk of going there to camp for a few days.  Sheri said there is a very pretty lake, Angel's Lake.  

Just before Wells there was a brush fire.  It was a pretty big operation to put it out.  There were planes  buzzing around.  Sheri and Tony took pictures while I drove.

We finally got to Charlie's at about 8:30.  They were waiting dinner for us, grilled burgers.

I didn't get any Charlie and Diane pictures, but here is their bird.  He talks and everything.  His name is Willow.

Tony and Snow: Natalie Wedding Trip

Tony was fascinated by snow falling from the sky.  He said he had never seen it snowing before.  Such is the life of a California boy.  However he had seen snow before, and even played in it.  He remembered having played in snow on a trip to Boise a couple years ago.  We had stopped and found a nice patch of snow, on our drive to Boise, and there had been snow at Sara's house he and Anthony used for making a snowman.
SO on the way home, just outside of Wells, at the base of the Ruby Mountains, the snow came up to the road, so we stopped for some quick play.  I had forgotten how cold snow is.  I made a quick snow man, and Tony made some snowballs to throw, mostly at my snowman.

Tony's Wildlife Pictures: Sportsman Park: Idaho Falls

 Sportsman Park is by the falls in Idaho Falls, on the Snake River.  It is opposite side of the road from most of the falls.

Chipmunk

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard

Tones

Caving: Craters of the Moon National Monument

Dew Drop Cave

Indian Tunnel

The plaque indicated it is called Indian Tunnel because of Indian mounds found by the entrance.  This may be what they were referring to.

Down the ladder and through a collapsed rubble

back at the ceiling

Around the rubble through a dark spot and to another collapse

There was more beyond the collapse, but it seemed formidable to me.  Miranda and Tony climbed all over it.

No stalactites or stalagmites but these buts are hardened dripping lava.  These are lava core caves, which form as the outer parts of the lave field cool, while the middle stays hot and continues to flow while the outer solidifies.   As the middle flows out a gave is left.

alternate entrance