On Saturday, Jen wanted to go for a drive up in the mountains. We want to go to new places around here (the Treasure Valley) so Idaho City was our next destination. Since we were going all the way to the old cowboy town, we decided to drive through the mountains to Placerville, then to Garden Valley, then to Horseshoe Bend, then back to Nampa (there is a map below). It took about four hours, but it was very pretty. To tell you the truth, we didn't want to go to Garden Valley, but we took a wrong turn and somehow ended up in Garden Valley. Oh well, just more scenic Idaho mountains. Jen drove at some scary parts (some steep, slick declines), but we're still alive and made it home safe. We did pass a sign that said "snow tires beyond this point" but little did they know they power of our minivan. The girls slept through most of it. We stopped a couple times to go sledding.
We stopped after Lucky Peak and went sledding. Madeline was a little too scared and cold so it was a short stop. Aliza had a lot of fun.
We bought the girls some snow cones. It was a great price, FREE. All you do is take their cups and scoop some up off the ground. Make sure this type of snow cone is not yellow.
This is a saloon in Placerville, one of the few stores in the town.
At Garden Valley, we stopped at an LDS church in the middle of nowhere (how in the world is there a big enough population to have a church). And we threw the girls onto a pile of snow so they would do more sledding.
2 comments:
That video is hilarious. I love it! Glad you had a great drive and some good sledding... it looks cold.
That sounds like a fun adventure. Just be careful to have extra blankets food, and Dad's mini stove,etc. in case your car has trouble, you take the wrong turn etc. I worry a bit with 3 little ones going in isolated unknown areas of Idaho, though they are very beautiful. It can be hazerdous to
you. Just be careful
Love, MOM rmp
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