Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

 Our outing for today was to the Fossil Beds in Hagerman.  We were appointed finding the visitors center closed, where most of the exhibits and information are located.  However, we made the best of the trip and drove out to the monument area anyway and found a site with about a half dozen exhibit signs stating that they found the Pliocene artifacts on the bluff across the way.  They also had Oregon Trail exhibit signs. That's why they call traveling an adventure, some days are good and some not so.

                                        

Cherie thought this person was full of themselves.

We think these are the wagon ruts.

We stopped for lunch at Bullets and Brew because the ad said they sold guns, ammunition and pastries and such, so we thought it would be interesting.  We arrived around 4 when they were just closing and we found that they did sell guns and ammo but the second half of their store was a coffee shop not a brewery. :(  they recommended that we go next door to the Riverboat restaurant where we all had Idaho Trout fish and chips.

Trout with onion rings.

Sharon found a map showing where the local falls could be found, so our next stop was to Niagra Springs. What a pleasant find. There were falls all along the sides of the hill in the park.

We found a trout hatchery at the end of the park.

Eden/Twin Falls, ID

continuing our adventure we are in Twin Falls, Idaho.  We realized that we were in this area almost exactly one year ago.  It was nice showing showing Bob and Sharon around the areas that we visited.  We took Bob and Sharon to see Shoshone Falls and the Perrine Bridge, then we went for lunch at Elevation 486. From this restaurant you get a good view of the Perrine Bridge.

Perrine Bridge, 8th highest bridge in the US

Mr. Perrine who built the bridge.

Shoshone Falls, Niagra of the West.

Shashone Falls are spectacular

Car made of cardboard at the Elevation 486 Cafe.

This is an interesting image with the railing outside the Elevation 486 designed like the Perrine bridge and the Perrine Bridge way in the background.

Deer outside Elevation 486 Cafe.

On Tuesday, we went to the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Cherie was able to get her first national stamp on this trip.

Inferno Cone

Made it to the top

On the way down, very windy. Cone Butte in the background.
you can see our car in the way in the background.  It's the blue dot.

One of the vent holes where the volcanic cinders came from

Inside the cinder cone

Caldwell, ID

We arrived in Caldwell, ID and the air quality is much better, we can actually see the sky.

We checked out local things to do and found the Caldwell City calendar. WE found a free 50's concert at Indian Creek Plaza on Friday night, so decided to go.  We had such a good time, the band J.R. and the Stingrays were great.  They have played on Princess cruises.

Loved the old truck.

Chair were provided to watch the concert.

As dusk settles in.

Dressing the part. We liked her Dorothy shoes. :)

Afterwards we went to the Indian Creek Steakhouse for dinner, very good food.  They also had these Indian mannequins on display expressing their feelings regarding COVID19.

On Saturday we went to the Cracker Barrel for breakfast and then Graham, Bob, and Cherie went in search of the Boise Outlet Center.  Graham was looking for a new pair of shoes.  Boy, were we disappointed!  Only about 6 stores still open in that outlet, the rest, about 3/4 of the outlet had absolutely no shops at all.  Found a DSW store closer to Caldwell where Graham got lucky and found a new pair of deck shoes.