Welcome to Idaho!

Beautiful rolling hills welcome us into Idaho.

Montpelier, Idaho was our first stop. No wifi at the KOA, so we headed into town and parked at Arctic Circle for 4 hours so Mark could use their free wifi and get work done. Good sweet potato fries with "Fry Sauce" (a.k.a. Russian dressing). Click photo below for commercial!

Montpelier is a quiet town with its own newspaper, "The News-Examiner," The only paper in the world that cares about the Bear Lake Valley.

And the town features the LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE Butch Cassidy Museum in the Universe!! (Judy was not convinced this was the ONLY museum on Butch Cassidy -- AND she is correct!)

But no place is perfect. There are at least THREE bad guys in Montpelier...

...AND THEIR SHARE OF CYBER BULLIES! Sign on the front door of the museum reads: ATTENTION: This is a private establishment. It is run part time as a hobby because I have a full time job elsewhere that supports my family. Please do not post negative comments about the museum being closed. Donations & purchase of merchandise will help keep this door open. Please do not complain, contribute instead. Thank you for your support. Hmph!

Our KOA site was right alongside a beautiful stream with rushing waters.

Sunset from the campground. Then a delicious Idaho potato hash for dinner (thanks for the recipe, Mol! Here's a sunset to show our thanks). We hear the stream as we fall asleep in the van. Lovely night.

Went for an early run in the morning, then headed out of town toward Utah. We passed the following sign in St Charles, Idaho, hometown of Gutzon Borglum. Who knew??

(Of course, Judy was so excited to learn more about her friend and obsession in Gutzon)