Mesa Falls, Idaho

Monday, we went to see the Upper and Lower Mesa Falls in Idaho. When we got to the falls, we stopped in to visit this cute little Trapper's Inn which was converted to a Park Ranger station. The first picture is the Park Ranger with HER deer that she killed all by herself! She was pretty proud - we had to stand next to it for our picture with her. And then there was this room that had every type of animal skin that is found in this area, their skulls, claws, paw prints, and stuffed all over! The kids were in heaven looking at all the items and of course, we saw this bear and it scared Papa Tim and Nana Karen half to death! LOL! Jack also got to look through a telescope and check out a nest of Osprey on the side of the mountain. You could see the babies peaking over and their mom sitting with them. The falls were beautiful to see and amazing to watch God's handwork. The state of Idaho is very rolling and gives you a backside view of the Tetons which is incredible. We went through several small towns and it was very much like what you might see in the movies! It was just so bizarre! And the rolling hills were green and they are growing their wheat and barley right now so the irrigation systems were running which you see in the picture. We stopped and had lunch in the small town of Ashton called The Trails Inn. They had a huge map where you could put pins in where you are from. There was no one from Lakeland so the kids thought that was cool to put our pin in there. All in all, we had a great time viewing Idaho and having lunch and sight seeing. Today, we get to check into the condo. Jack is soooo relieved!!!! In fact, all the kids are ... it has stairs!!!