Saturday morning we were up at 0500 unfortunately because of water heater problems we didn't start the generator until 0730 or so. The water heater will run on electric just not on propane. UHHHH..back into the shop once we get home. It's been doing this the whole trip. Worked fine when we took it to the shop for warranty work.
It was raining and chilly when we got up. WE took our time getting ready and then went to the Angus Restaurant for a delicious breakfast. Cute little mom and pop shop ran by a husband and wife. They are open for breakfast and lunch. We would definitely eat there again. Don't be in a hurry though, the food takes awhile.
I liked this sign going in...
After that we headed out on our drive with the end purpose to see the Mesa Falls. Lots of people on the road, but we are near Yellowstone NP.
We got to Driggs ID and then followed the Teton Byway. It was certainly different than we thought as it was through agricultural areas which is pretty but we were thinking mountains because of the name. Oh well, it was enjoyable anyway!
Eventually we were at Ashton, ID and continued our drive to the Mesa Falls Rd. We stopped at the lower falls first and took a couple of pictures. The upper falls was next just about a mile away. Luckily we ran out of rain, just chilly. It was nice to see but not spectacular. Fremont County apparently has a mask up rule whether you're inside or outside. Like us, most didn't follow that rule. No problem keeping 6 feet away from anyone. Again, lots of families were out enjoying.
After that we followed the road to the end where it intersected highway 20. We did drive through Island Park which boasts "The longest main street in the world". 33 miles but really the town is in the first 1/4 mile of that! It was incorporated in 1947 to circumvent Idaho's law that liquor could only be sold in the city limits :)
We made a stop at a fishing area down the road, thought about having lunch there and decided against it. Well, we should have as we ended up just eating our sandwiches and wrap going down the road. OH well..live and learn..probably not!
We got back to camp near 1600. 250 miles later. Cold and cloudy so we didn't get to enjoy being outside. We did get treated to some rain, lightning and thunder. A little hail too!
We are waking on Sunday morning to some cloudy and cool temps along with some wind. Leaving this nice campsite later this morning. We thought we had a plan but that might be changing based on weather. Guess we'll decide over breakfast.
Sunday night we were at Craters of the Moon campground..no service so I'm posting this so I don't get too far behind. We are in Jackpot, NV this am (Tuesday). We plan on being in Winnemucca this afternoon so hopefully I'll get caught up. :)
Love having rides like that just enjoying the sights.
ReplyDeleteRussell really fit in with the rest of the Wedding Party.
Nice everyone could enjoy themselves.
Be Safe and Enjoy your travels.
It's about time.
Ohhh that weather doesn't look good to me. Beautiful country you are going through though.
ReplyDeleteBill suggests you open up the outside cover of the water heater and look to see if there is a black square with 2 round thumbsize dimples. They are reset buttons. If you haven't tried that, worth a shot!
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