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In the past, I’ve mostly talked about family reunions for my side of the family. We do attend family reunions for Jeremy’s family, but they tend to be more laid back and less focused on organized activities. They also involve a larger, more spread out group of relatives, rather than the smaller group of just my parents, siblings, and their families for my family’s reunions. This year we were a bit more organized and had some fun adventures.
We stayed for five days at Green Canyon Hot Springs, near Ashton, Idaho. We’ve camped there before, but it’s been a number of years since the last time we were there. We had water and electric hookups, but no sewer, and no dump on site. We like how grassy the campground is, which leaves plenty of space for games and running around.
We drove to Yellowstone one day, but got detoured by road work and arrived much later than we’d planned. Luckily we arrived not long before Old Faithful erupted, so we were able to see that at least.
It was getting late, so we headed back to camp, but took the southern route to avoid the road work we’d encountered on the way to Yellowstone. However, while super scenic, I think the southern route was just as long, if not longer, as the detour we’d had to take earlier. Needless to say we were very late getting back to camp for dinner.
When you drive south from Yellowstone NP, you then enter Grand Teton NP. We didn’t have time to stop and see anything, though I did manage to catch some cool pictures as we drove. We encountered a summer storm that lit up the Tetons spectacularly.
Another day we swam in the pool that’s fed by the hot springs that give the campground its name (overpriced, but fun for a day). We also played with pool noodle light sabers, ladder ball, and other games on the grassy field in front of our campers.
The crowning event of the week was visiting a waterfall in the middle of the Idaho potato fields. I went to college in Rexburg twenty years ago, and I’d never heard of the Monkey Rock Falls. Apparently the falls were a well-kept secret among the locals that just couldn’t stay hidden with the advent of social media. When I did a little research after we returned home, I found an article lamenting the influx of visitors, which I can understand.
In any event, we had a lot of fun. The water was really cold, but once you got used to it, it wasn’t too bad. Ocean fell while walking around, and once he recovered from the shock of the cold water he had a great time and wanted to go right up to the waterfall, so I took him to them and we had a good time wading around in the deeper spots. I wasn’t willing to go under the falls though- I didn’t think Ocean would have really liked that. Sunshine and Jeremy also had fun splashing around in the deeper parts, though River never really got used to the cold water, so he stayed in the shallows.
What fun things have you done in southeastern Idaho?
