The scenery got a little better today. It was really fun to be driving around the Butte area the convertible top down, tunes on the radio and 80 mph speed limit! Other than that, more of the same scenery. We are in Idaho Falls for the night. On our way to dinner, we turned down a street in front of the river. I said, we've been here before! Dave said no, until he looked at the river and then agreed. It took us a while to figure out how we ended up here before I f...

Breakfast is included with our room-what a gong show that was! This hotel (Fairfield Inn, Marriott) is full of preschool kids. Every food tray was wiped out, refilled and wiped out again. Must go earlier tomorrow. We went to see Dierkes Lake as a side trip to the Shoshone Falls. There were a few people having scuba lessons there. The lake is only 25-30 feet deep and apparently has some man made"sights" on the bottom for the divers. Shoshone Falls was very interes...

Carried on with our journey south today. Made a stop in Idaho Falls and noticed what looked like a huge infinity pool in the river, so we drove to the opposite bank to have a look. It is a hydroelectric damn that they have also made into a water feature. Some of the landscaping is still under construction, but the area in the water looks similar to the kayaking area off Deerfoot in Calgary. This area was in the historic downtown area of Idaho Falls. Very peaceful...