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Traveling around the country
It’s actually the Eastern Idaho State Fair, in Blackfoot, Idaho. Today was opening day!
We hit Rexburg first this morning, to pick up a rack and pinion for the Mazda, and some Walmart supplies.
Then, on down through Idaho Falls and thirty more miles to Blackfoot. We beat the crowds, got good parking, ate a Pronto Pup Corn Dog (the stand is run by Steph’s bosses mom), had fun, and took great photos. (Hey! Just do the SlideShow at full screen…)
Here’s some content that never quite made it on the blog, but deserves recognition:
Steph and I were coming across the dry farms last night, heading into the valley. I got a break from the driving in Idaho Falls, and I was playing around with my camera.
I discovered that photos taken at 65mph in Sport Mode (fast shutter speed), look great!
No pictures to add here, though lot’s to come. Just wanted to say to friends and family that our ’87 Mazda 626 (Lucy), with 252K miles on her, has just taken Steph and I to Seattle, and brought us back home.
We had great quality time with the people we love, and have missed immensely. We also witnessed our Riley marry a beautiful girl, and into a terrific family.
The wedding on the Kirkland shoreline, on the prettiest night of the year, was magical.
Stay tuned for great pictures and videos!
A combination of chicken, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, ginger and peppercorns makes up the Philippine national dish, and I’ve been craving it. There’s a little shop serving it up at Pike Place Market, that I’ve been going to for years, and it’s still there.
Steph and I had Riley’s wedding to attend later in the evening so we headed to the Market first to have some Chicken Adobo.
The rest of the afternoon was anticlimactic, but still had a lot of fun on perhaps the most beautiful day Seattle has enjoyed this summer. (So the locals say…)
Lot’s of good sights were to be had at the Market:
And of course Steph had to rescue a car trying to back out into pedestrians. :-)
Turned out to be a great little adventure before the big night!
It’s 35 miles from my house to downtown Jackson. Did you know that the town is called Jackson, and the valley it resides in is called Jackson Hole? Yep.
There is a major mountain pass in between, so the drive is not trivial. I decided to mosey over there today, get some shots, and see what’s happening.
I ran into a big tourist crowd for the Saturday market. It was too busy to even take photos so I slipped into the park and snapped one off.
I then worked my way between baby strollers, and dogs fighting, to the downtown area. Empty! This is significant, Jackson has gone from upscale shopping, to farmers market.
Heading back home, I stopped and shot the back side of the Grand Tetons.
But of course, Jackson people consider them the front side :-)
