We took advantage of being in the largest community we have visited since Kansas City: getting a haircut, having the oil changed, shopping for a couple of shirts, etc., etc. We began the day with a walk along the rim of the Snake River Canyon, which is very beautiful, and enjoyed watching people jump from the Perrine Bridge with parachutes. Judy might have done this when younger, but Bill wouldn't dream of doing so except in nightmares. In the afternoon we drove to the Minidoka National Historic Site, which has been partially restored to show what a Japanese Relocation Center looked like during World War II. This is a sad part of American History, and it is good that we remember it. We are about 75 miles south of Sun Valley which has a huge forest fire burning west of it. Our neighbor in the campground had to leave her home which is in the path of the fire. It is clearly a frightening and stressful experience.We think we see the smoke in our northern sky. We had hoped to visit that area, but will go north by a westerly route on Monday. Temperatures were in the mid 90's today, but it cooled off very nicely before bedtime.
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