A Day in Idaho Falls ( A Good Day)

We did not travel far yesterday (Sat) as we stopped several times to see if we could find an RV dealer with a service department open to fix our furnace that will not light.  No such luck.  Walmart wins again, we bought a small electric heater and it cooked us out!  

We collected brochures of the museum highlights for Idaho Falls and set our sights on seeing a roaming exhibit of prehistoric creatures.  Of course we are bias towards the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller, AB but we have to give our USA friends a chance.

Well, no such luck on fixing the RV heater or going to a museum.  It seems that we are in Mormon Country, which means that all the big box stores are open, all the restaurants and hotel beer parlours are open, I could have even got a hair cut, but heaven forbid that tourists, children or atheists should be able to visit artistic or cultural centres on a Sunday.  Nuts.

Oh well, Kaye, Kyle and I followed the masses after lunch (church) and ended up at a huge green belt that follows the Snake River through the centre of town, into the Hydro Project and then calmly winds its way towards Twin Falls.

We walked for over three hours, met people from all over, including Canada, and found a unique collection of benches designed by local artists in memory of friends and family.  So it turned out, not as planned, but even better.  Complete Photo Album.

I was very impressed with the city planners and the architecture present in the 'modern' downtown buildings and business centres.  I wish they would do more of this at home in our Canadian cities.  The new buildings echoed the style and structure, that have become the history of their city.   Artistic displays are prominent and fit.  I hope you enjoy the photos.

We are headed for Yellowstone National Park tomorrow.  It has been snowing there but the RV Park I am booked into says that it will be clear sky and above freezing.  Yippee...