day7 Still Idaho

Good morning from Junior. Too tired to blog last night plus Donna had to watch Survivor and I had to keep hrt company so here goes catch up.

Started the day at Massacre rock, near American Falls. Awful name for a beautiful little state park. Register rock was very interesting. I can't imagine how those carved names lasted for over a hundred years. I especially enjoyed seeing the pictures of the indian head and the preacher carved by a seven year old boy. Those carvings were down very low on a seperate rock and protected by a lw wall and a pipe fence. I guess there wasn't as much dirt arounf the rock then and he was probably sitting on the ground to carve.

We went to the Potatoe Museum (of course). Someone once said Marilyn Monroe would looked good in anything but a potatoe sack. I disagree. I got to play on potatoe harvesting and sorting equiptment. Couldn't believe how many kinds od Mashers and peelers there were. I thought potatoes came in a box. At least that is what Donna always told me. I saw the pringles display and was able to tell the manager that the inventor of the potatoe "crisp", as his orders, was cremated and his ashes put in a pringle box. I'm guessing bar-b-que flavor. He didn't know that interesting fact.

Next on to Rigby and the TV Museum. Philo Farnsworth lived here and at the age of 15 drew a sketch on the blackboard for his teacher of how television would work. Because his teacher made a copy of that sketch, Philo was able to be granted patent rights, beating other inventors by several days. went on to invent many other things, such as radar, infra-red night vision, black light and was working on nuclear fision at the time of his death. Enough science lessons from me today, look him up if you are interested. My little brain has to save room for trivia. The museum was full of lots of other stuff. We were the only ones there so the guide stayed with us to tell stories. My people were very depressed when the guide showed them antique and vintage items that they remembered using or still had around their house.  I finished my sightseeing at Idaho Falls. Not very tall but definately wide. Not my favorite falls but still nice to look at. then home to camp in Rexburg and to watch Skiers making jumps in the lake outside Cmor. Off to new adventures. Our new motto is a quote from Tolkien.  "NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST. Happy Cinco de mayo from Junior the Latino sock monket.