2025 Late-Summer Road Trip - Day 18-of-35 - August 31, 2025

Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 - Wyoming (and a little bit of Idaho) - 258 miles ending up at Super 8, Rock Springs, WY:

Up-and-at-em for the 8 AM Service The Episcopal Chapel of The Transfiguration:

I know someone who is SUPER INTERESTED in "Moose Habitat":

Nice morning drive through the Teton Valley:

After-Church/Before-Lunch we went for a good walk through R Park, around a Pond, and alongside the Snake River:

A good hike of 1.06 miles:

Then it was time for a wonderful lunch at Shooting Star:

After lunch, it was time to head on down The Road. Kemmerer, Wyoming does not look like Jackson:

Once again, I always Love going through Green River, Wyoming:

I saw another Crosstrek-Mountain-decal at the Rock Springs Walgreens, but did not get the chance to say hello:

Checked-in just after 5:30 PM - 258 miles today (and 1 Post Office):

This is what it looked like - the purple ones I saw on prior trips, and the other blue one I got going out:

Thank you again Scott and Petria, and Thank you God for another wonderful Adventure Day!

Music for today:

various - Now 6, 2001 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/14/2018 - I kept 16-of-19 songs:

Pat Metheny Group - Letter From Home, 1989 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 7/01/2024 - iPod ran out of power, so time for Metheny on ripped cd:

Pat Metheny - Secret Story (2 cds), 1992 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 7/13/2024 - It won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 1993:

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2025 Late-Summer Road Trip - Day 17-of-35 - August 30, 2025

Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025 - Making our way through The Northwest - 291 miles ending up at Wilson, Wyoming:

Headed down The Road in Montana:

We then crossed into Idaho:

Which still looks a lot like Montana:

Good agriculture in St. Anthony, Idaho:

On January 21, 2025 Wendy and I ate at Five Guys (one of our favorite places). They had this sign:

So, its not every-Road-Trip that I get to go through eastern Idaho, but when I can, I want to do (at least) a drive-by of the suppliers to Five Guys. That is the stop today!

Or at least "the plan". It turns out that the location that Google Maps has for "Crapo Farms, St. Anthony, ID" is a dismal, empty office structure:

Sometimes things work out, sometimes they don't. There's always Next Year.

A nice view of the back-side of The Tetons:

Arrived at our friends' just after 2. A nice walk around their village, then an Excellent Dinner - 291 miles today (and 2 Post Offices):

This is what they looked like:

My favorite today is 83451 - Teton, ID - How can you not-like something with the word "Teton" in its name?

Thank you Scott and Petria, and Thank you God for another wonderful Adventure Day!

Music for today:

Neil Young - Neil Young Unplugged, 1993 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 5/25/2019:

Dire Straits - Love Over Gold, 1982 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 1/23/2019:

Michael Franti & Spearhead - The Sound of Sunshine, 2010 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 5/09/2019 - twice: windows down, then windows up:

various - Toga Rock, 1987 compilation album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 5/25/2019 - WHAT A GREAT ALBUM!

The Kingsmen - Louie, Louie
The Blendells - La La La La La
Swingin' Medallions - Double Shot Of My Baby's Love
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully
Soul Survivors - Expressway To Your Heart
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Devil With A Blue Dress On
Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law
The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard
Music Explosion* - Little Bit Of Soul
The Standells - Dirty Water
The Isley Brothers - Twist And Shout
Cannibal & The Headhunters - Land Of 1000 Dances
Tommy James & The Shondells - Mony, Mony
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Jenny Take A Ride

The Beach Boys - Today!, 1965 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 9/14/2023:

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2025 Late-Summer Road Trip - Day 16-of-35 - August 29, 2025

Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 - Making our way through The Northwest - 445 miles ending up at the Wingate, Butte City, MT:

The first lesson I learned when traveling with my wife is to "Be Open To New Adventures"! After grabbing a few Post Offices on our way, we arrived at the Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington:

I liked Auguste Rodin - "Nude Study for Figure of Eustache de St. Pierre", modeled 1885 bronze:

And some pieces by Dale Chihuly - "Indian Orange Macchia with Teal Blue Lip Wraps", "Chartreuse Yellow Macchia with Cadmium Yellow Lip Wraps", "Apricot Yellow Macchia with Red Lip Wrap", and "Opal White Seaform Set with Black Lip Wraps":

We crossed into Idaho at 11:30

Great breakfast/lunch (gee, if only there was a term for that) at Cracker Barrel - I think I lost Wendy for a moment:

We crossed into Montana at 2:21

Heading down The Road to Butte:

Checked-in just around 7 PM (photo from the next morning) - 445 miles today (and 7 Post Offices):

This is what they looked like:

My favorite today is 98853 - Stratford, WA - It displays ALL THE INFO, and I like the blue:

Thank you God for another wonderful Adventure Day!

Music for today:

Livingston Taylor - Life Is Good, 1988 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 10/04/2018 - wonderful album; sorry it seems to have disappeared:

James Taylor - Never Die Young, 1988 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 10/04/2018:

R.E.M. - Reckoning, 1984 2nd album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/31/2018:

Regina Spektor - Remember Us To Life, 2016 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/29/2018:

Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel Of Love, 1987 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 5/25/2019:

Grateful Dead - Reckoning - the Dead, recorded 1980, released 1981, disc 1 of live 2-cd set, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/30/2018 - I have only cd 1 (the acoustic set), which I like:

David & David - Boomtown, 1986 debut/only album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 12/03/2018 - I like this album A LOT:

Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club, 1993 debut album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 12/03/2018:

Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time, 1989 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 1/23/2019 - I really like this album:

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