More playing tourist

September 5 – The expected high today was 88, so we agreed to head out right after breakfast and then come home and relax in the AC the rest of the day!

I made whole wheat blueberry pancakes and Bill was VERY happy with them.  We really need to go to the store as the fruit supply is running very low, as are veggies!  I will cook fresh green beans tonight and should have enough for 2 meals!

Ready to go...

We got out our big hats and headed out to the end of the park where there is parking and an 8/10 of a mile walk, going under the interstate, to where the California/Oregon Trail ruts are.  We took only cameras and a bottle of water.  The path to the other side of the highway is all asphalt and

Safe passage under the interstate

easy grade walking.  There’s a bench about half way under 2 trees for rest, which we took advantage of.  You can definitely see the ruts.  They run east and would go right through Devil’s Pass which is where the road runs now.  We also saw where there were 2 sets of ruts,

Is it OK to say Bill
is in a rut?

side by side and then merge into one.  Some places the ruts are 5 feet or more deep and just wide enough for the old wagons.

The walk back to the truck (now named The Silver Bullet), was a bit warmer than when we left.  Our next stop in the park was a scenic view of the Snake River from a fishing access area.  There

Another rut

were stairs to the water and a dock but we chose the high road for a better view.  Once again I climbed out on the biggest rock for a photo op.  There were quite a few ducks down in the rivers chasing swirls of weeds for their meal.

Behind the Visitor Center is a Geological Overlook so we parked at the VC and walked up and behind the building.  The display explained about several geological happenings 6 million years ago

Kelly on a rock at the Snake River

that affected this area and created what we see today.  Yes, there was a big rock for me to climb on again.  I have to be VERY careful of my bad foot, I’m hoping to make it last til we get home.  Dr. Estrada WILL NOT be happy with me!

Our last stop for today’s outing was the other campground

Kelly on one of the geological
formations

loop where there’s a fenced in areas called, “Devil’s Garden”.  Actually the area’s significance is the number of tiny formations sort of sprouted up all around.  I guess they are unique and if folks walk through there they would be worn down or broken off.  

We were glad to be back in the AC and since I worked on the TV last night, it appears to be working better today, but

Devil's Garden

no real guarantees.  Since we are a bit down in a canyon, there is no local service at all. 

I had my shower and immediately felt better!  Then I made lunch and cleared the table to get out my laptop.  I worked on my photos for a while and to take a break I decided to make a peach jello pie.  I forgot I had everything I needed so we will have something light for dessert (and slow down on our rationing of Huckleberry ice cream!

We decided on a couple more stops on our trip home and I requested some info on campgrounds.  Waiting to hear back so we can book in Dallas area and then I will move on to the next spot.

I warmed my left over ribs for me and chicken for Bill to go with the leftover rice.  The green beans were good, as was the pie.

We watched a bit of TV but never heard back from the RV park.