June 28, Quite a Busy Day!

Today was a really interesting day. Lots of things happened! First off, I can't post this tonight as we have no internet service. But, I will be able to post it tomorrow I hope! (Nope, didn't happen!)

Jeff got out this morning, and I still felt horrible. Last night I had a terrible stomach ache, and this morning woke up really puffy and with a terrible headache. So, it took me a while to get moving. Since we were at an RV park, the Buffalo Meadow RV Park at the Fort Hall Casino on the Shoshone reservation, I had to dump the tanks and get everything ready. By the time I got my shower and took care of all that, I was feeling a bit better. Not sure what happened. Jeff and I ate the same things, and he feels fine!

A Monument on the reservation at Fort Hall

He really hadn't gone that far, and I found him easily. Then we went into our normal routine of my going ahead and parking for a bit. At one point, it seemed like it was taking him a while, but I figured he would be along. I guess I should have listened more to my intuition. That was the time that he got bit by a big pit mix. Interestingly, the bite left a mark in the shape of a V.... hmmmm..... Anyway, after we treated the bite, we decided to drive back that way and get the address, just in case. I suggested that we maybe knock on the door and ask the owner if the dog has been vaccinated. Jeff thought that might be a good idea, so I pulled into the driveway. Well, the big dog was sitting on the front porch! So, we decided maybe that wasn't the best idea. One of the dogs was wearing tags that he remembered, so he opted to blow it off.

We stopped for a quick lunch, then I went to run some errands. There were some copies I needed to make off my flash drive, I needed to go to Costco, and we were looking for a local running store so that Jeff could maybe get some more shorts. He is wearing his running clothes and his running shoes out! I went into a local outfitter store, but was told that they really didn't have much in the way of running stuff. So I asked, is there an actual running store in town? I had googled it, and came up empty handed. Well, one of the customers made a suggestion that she thought there was a new one downtown on Main Street. We consulted the map, so that I would know where to go. She couldn't remember the name. I let Jeff know, and went to pick him up so we could go check it out. It wasn't far off the route, but why not drive??? We found it exactly where she said it would be! And the name of the place is the Pocatello Running Store. The owner, Brian, was there, and his personality shown from the moment that we walked in! He and Jeff talked running stuff for about an hour. We actually did find a pair of shorts, and Jeff got a running hat as well. Brian gave him a Pocatello Running Store T-shirt, also. He carried my 2 favorite running shoes, too! So, if you are in Pocatello, please stop by the Pocatello Running store on Main Street! They were great. Turns out they really just had opened, 2 days ago!

Since I had forgotten to get ice at Costco, I pulled into an Albertson's parking lot to pick some up. Then noticed that right next door was a large fire station! So, while I went in to get ice, Jeff went over to talk to the firefighters. Once I was done, I went over there to chat for a bit also. The guys were great! They were so friendly and really excited about what we were doing. They asked a lot of questions, and we spent nearly an hour there talking to them. And, they gave Jeff a patch. He is adding patches to his Super Hero cape now!

Since we had plans to stay up on the hill at Gary and Marlys home, who are cousins of our brother in law, Steve, we finally broke away and headed up there. What a beautiful drive up the side of the hill! They have a wonderful piece of property with a lot of forest back behind them. It is quite a bit cooler up here, too! And they have had all kinds of wild life on their property, including moose and mountain lions! While we were there, all we saw were the birds that she feeds, which was awesome. I love feeding and watching wild birds! 

The McCurdy house, nestled up to the hillside.

Their great back porch/deck. So peaceful there!

Anyway, we visited with them for a bit, then they wanted to take us out to dinner at a local Mexican restaurant that they really like. The people were so friendly there! The owner, Caleb, came and sat with us while we ate our supper, and talked with us. He does a lot of things to help the community, particularly with kids. Once he found out about our run across America, he also comped our dinner! He was great. So, again, if you are ever in Pocatello, please visit Caleb Corona at Senor Iguana's at 961 Hiline Rd. Be aware, though, that portions are big! It was more than I could eat!

Such a nice man with loads of community spirit!

On the way back, Gary gave us a short tour of Pocatello, including their antique shop. They are retired educators, but have been buying and selling antiques for many years.

This is the antique shop where the McCurdy's place their items.

A very nice fountain in Pocatello.

A statue to the Chief Pocatello story.

Pocatello is proud of it's heritage!

They also showed us a way to go down the back of the mountain and short cut to the road we need to be on tomorrow. So now we don't have to drive back to town to head east! Life is good.