Idaho potatoes!!

Today we had a 6 1/2 hour drive. The early part was quite lovely with mountains surrounding us and relatively straight, level roads. We stopped in Pocatello for gas and then had a nice lunch at Elmer's. We both had a tasty baked Idaho potato. The next portion of the drive was pretty flat and dull, but we saw a brown sign for the Potato Museum and we knew we had to take another break. The museum is in Blackfoot, ID. It could probably use some modernization, but the gift shop was great. Our souvenirs and a complementary box of hash browns were all placed into a nifty potato sack bag. Well worth the detour. For the final hour of the drive, we drove on two lane roads and slowly went higher and higher and then went down on some winding roads with a 10% grade. Yikes! It was all very beautiful, but I had to keep my eyes on the road. The Prius was quite challenged by the inclines. On Monday, we retrace the route on our way to Boise. I hope I have a little engine that could.

After arriving at our rustic lodgings, we walked to the Jackson town square. It has a gate at each corner made out of a few thousand antlers. We ended up going to a movie called Jackson Hole to the Max, starring Reba McEntire. It was a fun history of the area, with lots of nature, animals and extreme sports. It ended with a scene of Yellowstone exploding with lava and the destruction of north America. How fun!