God, the RV & me

We thoroughly enjoyed our last week in Twin Falls, Idaho area. Last Sunday we went to Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. It was established in 1924 by President Calvin Coolidge. Fun fact: The park contains three young lava fields formed by volcanic eruptions originating from a 52-mile-long tear in the earth's crust, known as the Great Rift.  On our drive to Craters of the Moon. Crazy to see all the lava rocks. The first area we hiked. Very interesting landscape indeed. The dead trees looked very wild. Small little cave. The colorful plants on the lava rock are  called lichens. They are airborne plants. "Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star."  W. Celement Stone More rocks. A Cinder Garden. This is the second place we hiked. We walked up to that mountain of lava rocks. View from up top.. Very windy day. Can you see the ice? Looking down into the Snow cone. This view was after our third hike. Thursday, we had a nice time driving out to the Balan...

Arriving on a Saturday, gave us time to explore last Sunday. After we watched church, we headed out to explore the school where my mom taught and see the hospital where my little sister was born. It was fun to step back in time to 1973 and 1974. I don't remember a lot from back then, but I do remember Twin Falls is where I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior at a church where I attended Vacation Bible School.  Bickel Elementary School. Mom taught on the second floor. Didn't quite look like this in 1974, it is now a "state of the art" hospital. We drove and found a place to eat for lunch, Redhawk Gastropub. It was so amazing because you could see the Snake River and the canyon. The Snake River starts in western Wyoming, then flows through the Snake River Plain of southern Idaho, the rugged Hells Canyon on the Oregon-Idaho border and the rolling Palouse Hills of Washington, emptying into the Columbia River at the Tri-Cities in the Columbia Basin of Eastern Washi...