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Kechum/Craters of the Moon

Hemingway

7-17-10 Sunday  We drove to Ketchum for lunch and did a bit of a walking tour.  It’s a upscale resort town if ever there was one.  I had a salad for lunch that featured an entire head of lettuce I think.  We found Hemingway’s grave but did not add a bottle of whiskey nor did we site Muriel but we didn’t really know where to look.  We arrived at Craters of the Moon about 2pm.  On first approach it looks like a terrible accident with asphalt.  We easily secured a campsite but it was too windy to safely put up the tent.  We took a long hike, TOO LONG for me.  I quit & walked back the campground about a half hour before D.  We did the auto tour at sunset and attended the ranger’s “Critter Talk” at 9:30pm.  We learned that foxes mate for life and sometimes hunt in pairs.  A wolf print is bigger that a St. Bernard but has no claws.  We were more tired than the little kids attending in pajamas.

Craters of the Moon Caves and All

7-18-10 Monday   We did three hikes in the park.  Using our 50 cent wildflower guide we are actually making some botanical progress.  It helps when your choices are limited.  At least we are always sure of Dwarf Buckwheat.  Dennis liked the cave hike best.  There are four caves and we entered the two easiest.  I like the hikes best when they allow you to walk over the fields of basalt.  I also really enjoyed running up the cinder cone yesterday at sunset.  I fade in this heat. 

We spent the night in a motel in Burley.  It felt fantastic to have a shower and wash our clothes.  We also located a steakhouse on the Snake River for dinner.