Sunday, July 25, 2010

A drive in to the sage brush mountains

by Karen on July 25, 2010

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Today we got a late start to our day out.  Our neighbors in the camper next to us started a conversation when we were getting our picnic items in the car and we spent about 30 minutes talking.  Nice couple from Minnesota.  They were packing up ready to leave the area and we were all outside at the same time.

We decided to take a drive up the mountain valley were we use to spend time.  A very dusty day it was!!  When we got back Mike found a car wash and gave the car a much needed wash!

Here is the start of the road up into the sagebrush mountains (little forested in this area) the road started out paved but changed quickly to a nice flat dirt road with a little gravel:

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Some of the scenery along the way.  Mike was sure he knew where he was going.  As we went along I remembered some of it but not all.  I think I was confusing several different drives we used to take and wasn’t remembering it all!

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The road got dustier and dustier!

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And higher and higher!

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Finally around 1 this afternoon we ended up at the area he was looking for.  It was a place that we use to picnic at when we lived here.  As you can see we finally got to some of the forested mountains.  We got out out fold up table (one of the wisest buys we have gotten for our travels – folds up to the size of a flat suitcase), our chairs, our picnic lunch and enjoyed the shade for awhile and the mountain stream we were next to.

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The river!  isn’t it pretty and so clear. (and cold)

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Another view of the same area:

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After our lunch we headed on down the mountain taking a loop type of drive so we wouldn’t be looking at the same scenery.  I will post those photos tomorrow.  I will schedule it for sometime tomorrow.

We leave in the morning for our next destination.  If you look at your map of Idaho – if you have one that is :)    – we leave Arco and head northwest going through the small towns of Hailey (where actress Demi Moore lives) through Ketchum and Sun Valley on to the mountains near Stanley.  We will be in the National Forest and in the mountains with no close by towns.  I do not know if we will have our signals to work our computers to the internet.  If we have no connection what I do is put my computer in the car for when we are driving around and looking at things and if I have a signal I can check mail and schedule one of my post that I can write up in advance with no internet connection – computer addicted that I am LOL  But if you do not hear from me for a couple days that is why.

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One more on Crater’s of the Moon

by Karen on July 25, 2010

in quilts

I got some photos from Mike for views that he took at the park yesterday seeing as my camera battery had died.  I thought I would get a post done this morning before we get busy doing things.  We woke up to 41 degrees once again!  I will enjoy it while I can.

 

This is a hillside view of lava rock with the plants that have been growing over time:

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This is a view at the top of the volcano cone that we hiked up.  All the black that you see is lava rock.

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One lone big tree growing at the top of the cone:

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At the top of the cone – all the black lava rock over time from people walking on it is crushed, you hear a crunch, crunch when you walk on it.  It is almost as fine as sand in some places:

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Another twisted tree trunk – I always love the way these things look:

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A tiny plant with purple flower growing – Mike placed a coin by it so you could compare the size:

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A spatter cone – this one is called “Snow Cone” it the area insulates the area and the snow stays there all year.  As you can see people, being people have to throw things in these kinds of areas just to hear it plop? I don’t know.  But all these rocks and that stick like thing should not be in there:

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Another “spatter cone”, the trail going up was short but very steep as you can see:

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I started to quilt the quilt last night – finally, I somehow doubt I will make a lot of progress.  I think it might be a little too large to work on in the camper. I will continue to work on it for a couple days to see if it will work out easier, if not I will put it away and get the star blocks back out or the last appliqué block.  I still have the box of bow tie blocks to work on too.  I still have plenty to work on if the quilting doesn’t work out well in the small space.  It might prove better next time to only bring a wall hanging size project for quilting not crib size.

Today we are off for a drive up the mountain valley and bringing lunch with us.

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