My favorite part of the day was getting off the interstate on HWY 26 to head towards Craters of the Moon National Park. Idaho is pretty bland when one is driving I84. Seriously, it was boring. My only saving grace was getting to listen to Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy while Anna and Phoebe slept. When we took the exit on HWY 26, while it was still pretty sparse and desolate, it was beautiful. We drove and drove, coming closer and closer to mountains still showing snow. Then came the landscape change that was Craters of the Moon. While it didn't look like the moon landing, it was pretty awesome. All that lava rock came from somewhere. I'm glad I didn't have a vacation home in its path thousands of years ago.
After Craters, we then came upon this area of Idaho that was mysterious. Seriously, we were headed toward a town named Atomic City for the sole reason that it was on the way and the name sounded cool. What we discovered was that the area between Craters of the Moon and Idaho Falls has a huge Department of Energy research area named INL - Idaho National Labratories. Oh, and there is nothing around this area - no towns, no turnoffs, nothing. Just off in the distance, you could see these huge compounds or plants and they were producing or researching something. Oh, and this whole area is surrounded by cinder cones and former volcanoes. I don't think it has anything to do with Atomic Energy research, but has much to do with ALIENS. Yup! ALIENS! I could feel the energy around the whole area and every mile there seemed to be a collection of specific rocks - like cairns - beckoning the next UFO. I was a little nervous because we didn't have any of our foil hats in the car. And then we ended up in Atomic City. I'll let the video do the talkin'.
Final note - we're in Idaho Falls at the Comfort Inn. So far, the hotel is top notch. I have never been to a hotel that provided a power strip for all the electronics. Well done Comfort inn.
Keep up with the photos here.
Keep up with the photos here.
2 comments:
There should be more states with HO in the name. Ahhhh yes, Sinclair Gas....visions of Oklahoma.
In high school, we got to tour the Idaho National Labratories, it was pretty wierd, seeing vats of energy being stored underwater and couldn't touch anything.....can't believe you guys drove through Atomic City, you're seeing stuff most people don't see ever!
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