Well, we had a great day today. We got up and moving along as I earlier posted. We stopped in a small town (Victor, Idaho) and had the best huckleberry shakes I have ever had. We love the huckleberry flavors around here! As we were in the soda shop, we noticed that up on the wall were a bunch of different kinds of money tacked up. We asked about it and the lady behind the counter couldn’t say exactly why it was started, but she said it was a tradition now for people from different countries to leave currency behind from their country. Alex has been toting around about 50 hrivna since we left Ukraine so we went to get some and gave it to her to tack up. They had money from Sudan, Iraq, Hungary. So now they will have Ukraine!
After there, we went to the home of friend that G3 works with. He owns a large ranch in Alta, Wyoming - some of the prettiest area of the country I have ever seen. He owns several horses and had them saddled up and ready to go when we got there. G4, Amanda, and Alex went out on a trail ride with him. His property backed up on Grand Teton National Forest. Amanda said it was some of the most spectacular scenery she had ever seen. The kids had a great time and spent about an hour out.
When they got back, Mr. Wilson took us on a tour in his truck around the area. His family had homesteaded the area in 1888 and had farmed the land ever since. They currently raise sheep and grow alfalfa. His 3 year old grandson wanted to go along on the tour but there wasn’t enough room in the truck, so he was put on Alex’s lap. Alex has a way with kids too and within 5 minutes the little tyke was out cold all snuggled up in his arms. Alex is so gentle and nice, it was so sweet to see him cuddling that little boy.
After the lovely tour, we said our goodbyes and headed out again. We made it to Pocatello, Idaho - home tomorrow.
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