Heading to Twin Falls
Chapter Two!
I left you as we closed the trailer. We had to close it down in order to lock it. We didn't want to leave it unattended and unlocked. We were really surprised at Zion Nat'l Park...it was just beautiful. So different then the Grand Canyon because you are on the ground looking up and the GC your on top looking down. We looked till we were ready to move on. We hitched the trailer and headed out and picked up I-15. Followed it up through Utah and stopped at the Mormon Library in Salt Lake City to study our roots...got about a hundred pages copied. Didn't take time to read anything as I thought we'd wait till we got home. More about this later. Crossed into Idaho and headed to Twin Falls. It's the last week of August and the temp had dropped from the scorching days we had earlier. It was comfortable riding now and we enjoyed just taking in the sights riding along the Snake River.
Riding a scooter you get all the smells as you ride...some good...and then you pass a feed lot or a hog farm...yuck!! Being a biker we had to go see where Evil Kneivel had tried to jump the Snake River Canyon.....we found it and I decided not to try as Evil didn't make it and I didn't think I could either...besides, I didn't have my chute with me at the time....and it was a long drop to the canyon floor and the river. Instead we went to see the Twin Falls and the water flowing over the rocks was a great site. Lots of birds living around the rocks. We rode into Mountain Home on Labor Day and they were having an old car show and the weather was the coolest we'd had. We spent the night and the electric blanket was a prized possession. We really enjoyed the warmth. On this trip we learned to get dressed inside of our sleeping bag laying on our back because of the cold......we couldn't stand in our popup because it was low.
A bit about our trailer: it was made of a poly material and was built like a clam shell, hinged on one side and opened up and over to make a flat surface. The top rack became the legs when it turned over. The box was 6' long and when open was 8' wide. Traveling it was 6' long and 4' wide. Had a framework that went into slots made in the floor, then the tent slipped over and snapped around the outside. We had full size windows with zippers so we could open them all the way or only a little. The door was on the front where the trailer tongue was, so you had something to step on to get in or out. We followed the Snake on around and crossed over into Oregon, along Hells Canyon where some places are 5000' down, then on to Lewiston WA. From there we headed to Yellowstone following the Salmon River for miles and miles. It was really a great ride as the road had many twist and turns. I was dragging the footpegs on one side then right over to the other side and back again, just over and over. It was like this mile after mile.
We saw a lot of white water, full of rafters, canoes, and kayaks as we rode along. We stopped and spent the night at Red River Hot Springs where hot mineral water flows at 130°...it was cold and the steam was rising straight up. We both wanted to get in the hot water but knew how bad it would be when we got out and back in the trailer. The air was very nippy, no it was downright cold. Next morning early were on our way toward the Bitterroot Mountains and over the Continental Divide. We took some backroads in this area and what beautiful country we rode through. That's all for now, chapter 3 will tell you what happened on the crossing of the divide and our ride into Yellowstone from the west side. Stay tuned for chapter 3, don't touch that dial.
Last Updated: April 18, 2005