Take a Vacation

[Bo Diddley]

Indeed I am not. You are, at best worst, a wash.

FIFY

[Northwestcoug]

I have spent a great deal of time out in the City of Rocks. As the crow flies it is about 30 miles, or less, from my home but it is an hour drive as I have to go north 15 miles to the interstate and then west to the Raft River Valley and south to Almo. Couple of local tips- the Durfee Hot Springs in Almo is a fabulous place to soak after hiking or climbing in City of Rocks. Further, there is a great little steakhouse just south of Almo - End of the Road is what it used to be called as it is situated right where the highway pavement stops but never fear the dirt road can take you all the way to Yost, UT. In the summer time it usually has small cabins available for use. When open it is a pretty good place to get some decent grub after hiking/climbing and soaking at Durfee.

I am convinced that when Brother Brigham sent folks to colonize that area he had a foot race- instead of a stick pulling contest. He probably announced that some sorry ass pioneers had to head to some God forsaken place called Elba, Almo or Malta and that there would be a race and the top 10 finishers could stay in Utah or something. Then after the race he changed his mind and announced God had called the ten fastest to go settle that area. Year in and year out that place has the top track kids in our state. I am not talking the once a generation experience of an Idaho 1A school having 3 kids capable of competing in college track-but year in and year out Raft River has kids that are flat out fast. At the BYU High School meet my daughter was in the same 400 preliminary heat as Anna Camp's younger sister. Both were also in the finals so they got to be quite chummy by the end of the meet. After the race we were waiting for the girls by the medal podium and I got visiting with the Camps' parents- and sure enough Anna Camp's mother grew up in Raft River. Her dad is from Council so she got the wholesome goodness of both Paradis/Grapevine's older track coaching brother and Raft River coarsing through the veins of the Camp children- so now you know why that NCAA Champ can fly like the wind. I am pretty convinced if the world knew how many good things get their start in rural Idaho most of you would stop making fun of the place where I live........

I think we went there off season. We did want to go to Durfee Hot Springs but it was only open on the weekend. We didn't see that restaurant. The inn we stayed at had a steak house, but it was also closed. The website hadn't been updated since last year, and it said it was closed for the season. It looked in good shape so I assume it was a seasonal closing.

When we first started heading out towards SLC, we got on that dirt road. Google had been kind of wonky for us that trip, so we turned around and asked a local. He told us that that road was fine, and we'd hit I-84 in about 20 miles. So we trusted him and took the dirt road. As rural as Almo is, we drove through desolation on that road. But we made it to the interstate.

[falafel]

FIFY

I meant what I said!

[Bo Diddley]

I meant what I said!

Agree to disagree!

[Pelado]

Indeed I am not. You are, at best, a wash.

Which reminds me, I need to get some more laundry done tonight.

[Green Monstah]

In an effort to bring the biggest sidetrack in CUF history back to religion, I’ve found that travelling tends to increase my belief in God, but decreases my faith that there is an “only true church.”

[Clark Addison]

In an effort to bring the biggest sidetrack in CUF history back to religion, I’ve found that travelling tends to increase my belief in God, but decreases my faith that there is an “only true church.”

And the most awesome one

[BigPiney]

Got tickets to Panama for the last week of July. Because, why not?

[Northwestcoug]

Got tickets to Panama for the last week of July. Because, why not?

Ok that sounds interesting. Keep us posted. And use this thread!

[PaloAltoCougar]

Got tickets to Panama for the last week of July. Because, why not?

Applying this faultless logic, we booked a short trip to Costa Rica for the end of the month. Latin America beckons!

[Moliere]

Got tickets to Panama for the last week of July. Because, why not?

Just on a whim because you got a deal or had this been planned for some time and you were just waiting for the right time?

I'm 18 days from being in France and that vacation can't come soon enough.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I'm 18 days from being in France and that vacation can't come soon enough.

My son just got back. Work trip to France (Paris) and Spain. Took his wife and they had a blast.

[BigPiney]

Just on a whim because you got a deal or had this been planned for some time and you were just waiting for the right time?

I'm 18 days from being in France and that vacation can't come soon enough.

We were looking for a vacation for this summer, but I have been so busy, hadn't really planned anything other than to go visit my son at BYU.

I found rt tickets for $200 a piece to Panama for that one week. So all 6 of us are going.

Seemed like a fun thing to do. Bought them a week ago.

[Bo Diddley]

We fly to London in a week & a half. Going to enjoy the Platinum Jubilee.

[bluegoose]

We were looking for a vacation for this summer, but I have been so busy, hadn't really planned anything other than to go visit my son at BYU.

I found rt tickets for $200 a piece to Panama for that one week. So all 6 of us are going.

Seemed like a fun thing to do. Bought them a week ago.

That's an incredible deal. I'm looking at a trip down to the Southern Caribbean either later summer or early fall. Tickets range between $4oo and $1200 round trip depending on the week.