Ketchum, ID

As we were driving along Rt. 20 West, I saw a

truck in front of us carrying what I thought were

rocks.  Bill pointed out they were potatoes.

Of course!  Idaho potatoes!

The name of this company is Spudnik, the

second largest potato producer in Idaho.

Potatoes are being unloaded from two Spudnik

trucks and being loaded into storage units

by conveyor belts.

 

Because of the extreme roughness, this area

was called Craters of the Moon.

 

 About 2,000 years ago a large crack, or rift, opened

in this area.  As lava poured out of the rift, it flowed

across the land.  You can see where it stopped at

the point of the black (new) lava and 

grey (old) lava.

This is what the lava field looks like after it

has cooled and weathered for 2,000 years.

This one is for Bill Markwalt, who told me

to keep taking artsy fartsy pictures.

These reminded me of the hoodoos at

Bryce Canyon.

Dwarf Buckwheat is one of the first plants that

grow in volcanic rock.

You can see two people walking at the top of

Inferno Cone.

Tyrolean Lodge in Ketchum, ID is truly

Bavarian in nature.

Good night, all!!!