Day 14: Twin Falls, ID to Bozeman, MT
Map courtesy of maps.google.com
If you notice, we only took the interstate. Dad decided he'd had enough of Mom and her fear of mountain roads, steep cliffs, and hairpin turns. He had no intentions of taking her on another highway through the mountains. The interstate was longer in terms of mileage, but out here, you can go 75 mph (hmmmm. 85 or 90 mph if I'm behind the wheel) and not feel guilty!
Before we left Twin Falls, we decided to check out Shoshone Falls - "The Niagara of the West." Sadly, I must report, while these falls are gorgeous and refreshing, they are NOTHING like Niagara. That's NOT a bad thing in my book! They had very few tourists and didn't even have a gift shop! It was really nice! Here are some pictures:
Cool thing to note: This is the Snake River and the Snake River Canyon. My parents were thrilled to see the canyon Evel Knievel tried (and failed) to jump on Sept 8, 1974.
"I've always said that when the canyon jump comes, if I miss it I'll get somewhere quicker where you're all going someday. ... Dying is a part of living and none of us is going to get out of here alive." -- Evel Knievel
To break up our trip a little, we decided to pull over, pay five dollars and see Register Rock. It was pretty neat. The rock had tons of initials and names carved all over the surface. There was also a cool rock (separate from the large rock) that served as a canvas for two carvings - one of a preacher and the other of an Indian. The carvings were done by a seven-year-old boy, J.J. Hansen, in 1866. At the time, he was traveling with his family on the Oregon Trail to Portland, OR.
Above: Pictures of Register Rock, ID. The bottom set holds the carvings by J.J.Hansen (sorry for the poor quality).
After finishing up at Register Rock we hit the road hard... headed for Bozeman, MT. Why Bozeman? Well, see... I have a cousin that lives in Bozeman. I think I was four years old the last time we were in a room together, and my parents thought it was time for a family reunion! Unfortunately, my family is so small we don't get T-shirts when we reunite. BUT don't worry! We still get tons of delicious food! In fact, we hadn't been in town 20 minutes before we hopped back into the car and set out for Sir Scott's Oasis in Manhattan, MT (you may remember the "headlines" this place made a few years ago). Let me tell you, the food was fantastic. By far, the prime rib is the best I've ever had. The meal also comes with soup, salad, desert and coffee! All of which were fabulous. I promise you folks that you CANNOT find a better steak house than this!! I can't wait to go back! I'm already craving another prime rib.
Tuesday was a "rest and recharge" day. We didn't really do much. By "we", I mean me, Dad, Mom and Aunt Pat. Cousin Paul, on the other hand, mowed the lawn, did our laundry and cooked us a superb lunch, which consisted of orange marinated flank steak and potato salad. What is it with these Montana folk always eating steak?
Our lazy day was a lot of fun. I got to see a little bit of the town and college. I was pleased to see The Ellen Theatre, which sported a GREAT marquee! We also got to see Rouse Avenue (not to be confused with a street, okay?) and a couple of buildings my cousin had worked on around the area.
Above (Left to Right): (1) Rouse Avenue (2) Sir Scott's Oasis in Manhattan, MT (3) The Ellen Theatre Marquee
Today we will leave for Yellowstone National Park. I can't wait! Should be a lot of fun! Make sure to look for me ;)
Take care!
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