We got up early this morning to walk some of the trails through the lava beds. There were a couple of earth caches close by, but we never did find the correct road and any walking had to be done o designated paths. We finally gave up the hunt and hiked some of the trails we thought looked interesting and “doable.”
When we left the Monument area, we continued south on Hwy. 20, a fairly good secondary road. At Carey, Idaho, we turned, still following Hwy. 20, but according to our own “road classification chart, ” we found ourselves on a “thirdendary road.” All went well until a sign warned us of “frost heaves” for the next 19 miles Recalculate...to a fourthendary road. Although we didn’t encounter any frost heaves, the road definitely deserved to be labeled a fitfhendary. The plus side was that we were driving through a scenic area.
This new road for us, soon took us to Mountain Home on I-80. We had never driven this way before.
All along the roads, for several days, we have had signs cautioning about wildlife. Well, today I noticed two antelope getting ready to cross the road I warned Bill to slow down and then noticed two more of them on their way to cross, also. Luckily, Bill was able to slow down enough to avoid contact with the critters.
We parked at Walmart in Mountain Home. The heat was oppressive...100° with humidity. Ugh! It seemed like a good night to go to Burger King. While I was placing our order, Bill was chatting with a couple of other diners. Iris and Glenn, from the Austin, Texas area, were geocacher with about five times as many finds as we have. Today, even with the heat they had found 190 caches. Wow! They are like our friends, Dwight and Sheila...possessed...who have about four times as many caches as the two of us. We stayed at BK for two hours, talking. They, too, were parked at Wally World, so they came to visit and talk motorhome business. It is so much fun to make new friends along the way.
Today’s Travel Totals: Mileage, 125---Caches found, 1---Critter sighting, four antelope.
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