Sunday, April 3, 2011

4/2 - Spring Break 2011 Trip - Part 2

                DAY 2 – Saturday was the second day of our big spring break trip, but all we did was drive. We started the day in Spokane, and ate breakfast at a Krispy Kreme just outside of town. Then, it was nine hours of driving straight, from Spokane, Washington, to Jackson, Wyoming. After leaving around 7 am, we drove 3 hours to the town of Missoula, Montana. After spending half an hour at the Elk Foundation Museum, we got back in the car for 6 more hours. After we got past Butte, MT, we started heading south on interstate 15 towards Idaho and Wyoming. At this point, all we could see were shrubs and farms for miles. There we no trees, and only a few buildings, plus clouds as far as the eye could see. After taking I-15 for 3 hours, we finally started the last leg of the day’s trip – about 1-2 hours of driving smaller roads from Idaho to Jackson. This included driving through some of the most populated cities in the world – Teton, ID (Pop 570); Newdale, ID (Pop 358); Tetonia, ID (Pop 247); Victor, ID (Pop 840); and Wilson, WY (Pop 200). Finally, we arrived in Jackson, at around 6:30 at night. We were all tired, after having been in the car for 9 hours and over 575 miles of driving. We had to try to get to sleep early, because we had skiing in Jackson Hole the next day.

 On the road in Montana - view of mountains
 On the road in Montana - one big mountain
 A view of snow and the road in Idaho
 The Elk Country Visitor Center, Missoula, MT
 Mountains and fields in Idaho
 Mountains and clouds
 Clouds and mountains in Idaho
Our new license plate, which is on the back of our car, traveling around the northwest USA
               





             Make sure to check yesterday’s post (below). We’ll be adding more info about the trip soon, so check back.

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