Blogs from Island Park, Idaho, United States, North America

CAMAS MEADOW The people thought they were safe from pursuit when they reached Montana and they could live peacefully among the Crow. Generals Sherman and Sheridan thought differently though. Indians who could defeat the army and make the army look foolish needed to be hunted down and destroyed. On August 9 the people were attacked at Big Hole by new soldiers led by John Gibbon. He was driven back to hide in some trees and put under siege until the people could break camp and escape. Still it was a costly fight for them. Many were killed or wounded. The retreat took them through Bannock where they hoped to trade for medical supplies, but the terrified miners would not come out to trade. Gibbon slunk back to Fort Shaw with his bushy tail between his legs. ... read more

We left Provo at 9am and headed north on Interstate 15 driving through Salt Lake City, Ogden, and into Idaho. Driving through Utah on the 15 most of what we saw was "city" after "city"...not that scenic so were ready to leave this state. About 2 hours into Idaho just past Pocatello we stopped in the city of Blackfoot where we went to the "Idaho Potato Museum"!!! Such a cute little museum in an old train depot that tells the history of the potato, the growing process, the different types and grades of potatoes, the equipment used planting, harvesting and bagging the potatoes and the highlight (for Ryan I think) was the Guinness book of world records largest potato crisp (which is not the same as a potato chip) made by the Pringles Company! We also ... read more