Up early this morning to head to Craters of the Moon National Monument. The landscape changed quite a bit after heading that way from the rugged canyon walls we had seen to vast expanses of farm land and great expanses of nothing. We went thru few towns on the way, one (didn't get the name) boasting a population of just over 400. We knew the visitor's center was closed due to covid but they had set up outside to answer questions and give assistance. We also had watched the movie we would have seen online the night before so we had some idea of the history of the area. To say it was surreal is an understatement.
This is a cave that we got a permit to go into and then decided it wasn't such a great idea!
This is the trail to the top of a cinder cone. Yep - it was long. Yep - we walked it!
We made it to the top! There was some huffing and puffing on my part along the way....
This sparkly stuff in some of the lava chunks is volcanic glass. When the lava spews up very hot then cools quickly in the air it creates this beautiful sparkly stuff!
As I mentioned, there were very few towns along the way. So what to kids do in towns where that is the case? They paint things on the mountains!
We brought the night to a close with a nice dinner at Copper Rill to do an early celebration of Bill's birthday. It was delicious!!
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