No riding today, we took a rest day, but there were some things we needed to get, for the trailer and other stuff, some of which were gels for the ride (yeah, yeah, we didn’t ride today, but you have to replenish at some point!). Stopped in at a little place called the Spoke & Wheel Bicycle Shop. They were friendly enough at first,though a little wary … maybe it was my Don Johnson hawaiian shirt (can’t fault them for that!), but anyway, after a few minutes of chatting, they loosened right up and gave us all kinds of good information! Great guys in there, if you’re in the area, pop in and visit (and don’t be a cheapskate – buy something!). Here’s a shot of the shop:

After the bike shop, we decided to visit Shoshone Falls. Not very impressive this time of year, they cut back most of the water to hold it for irrigation, so it’s much less than impressive. Interesting place to visit, nonetheless. Evel Knievel’s ramp (from his failed attempt at jumping the canyon) is supposedly not too far from here, but it was getting late, we were getting hungry, and it’s just not that interesting, I guess, so we just headed home for some dinner.

Then we saw the Lowe’s. I’m not a fan of Lowe’s, and I’m not really sure why – maybe when I was growing up in the jungles of Peru I was attacked by a panther in one. Nah, that’s probably not it. In any case, I tend to avoid them, but we had been told that they had something we were looking for – thermal barrier material that we plan on using on the tops of the three tents (each bed and the slide-out) to help keep out the heat. Got a huge roll of it, along with a few other things, and headed home for dinner.

One last observation. Something I’ve noticed only in Wyoming, Montana, and especially here in Idaho:

Yup, a tractor pulling three trailers. Never see that in Texas, or any of the lower States. Just an observation.