May 14, 2010

Leaving Boise we traveled to Idaho Falls another beautiful ride through Idaho.

Highlight of the day was at a rest stop in Fairfield we met a woman traveling on her Harley alone and she looked about 75 and was pulling a pop up tent trailer with her motorcycle. I was sorry I didn't take her picture because she was really something with her fringed leathers. She was meeting friends up in Vale, Idaho and then traveling to Alaska. So far she is the most amazing person we have met...such an inspiration.

We traveled Rt84 then Rt 20 all the way stopping at "Craters of the Moon" National Park. This is a vast ocean of lava flows. It was sunny, clear and beautiful views of the Sawtooth mountains.

An early dinner at O'Brady's Family Restaurant which we walk to across the street making it an early night.

FACTOID: "CRATERS OF THE MOON IS A NATIONAL MONUMENT EST. 1924 AND IS 1100 SQUARE MILES OF LAVA COVERING 750,000 ACRES. Additional fact from Cuz Lewis: Astronauts once trained here at Craters of the Moon before the first moon landing.