This week we took a day trip to the wood river valley. It was my husbands idea to get me out of the art studio and just plain relax. 
So here we are traveling up the road with my two guys Ray & Jet. 
As you know I lived in the wood river area for several years and have many fond memories there, but for some reason forget how busy it has gotten. It didn’t help that Allen & Company was in town and then Hailey’s Farmers market was in full swing. So it took 45 min to get a sandwich and four times around the block to find parking. While waiting for lunch I got to drop in at Jane’s and she had beads and paint on sale which of course had to get for my classes. Eventually we made it to the local park to have a picnic and that was truly enjoyable. So we continued on our day trip and headed up a canyon that my husband and I have been through for years. We were very surprised when the first thing we see are two signs side by side stating the new rules to travel there.
Just this week I had a great conversation with a native Idahoan and we agreed that we love Idaho because it isn’t crippled with rules. I know we have to protect our way of life here but what happened to just driving up a canyon to enjoy the view. Well we continued down the road and found this great beaver pond which I realized was man made. You will notice that all the upright posts were cut with a saw and not with beaver teeth.
Then I remembered that this land was all owned by the Wood River Land Trust now and the beaver pond was their version of going back to nature. Down below it though was a beautiful little river
. Could be a future art quilt. Anyway my husband cheered me up when he told me that we would eventually arrive on the road to Fairfield. This immediately lifted my spirits because my favorite milkshake is from the “Wrangler” in Fairfield. Here is evidence of our Peanut Butter milkshake extravaganza. As you can tell I have a problem with public lands turning into places you have to sign in. I guess when I think of public lands it means it belongs to all of us. I moved to Idaho in 1972 from a place that was very controlled by regulations and was so excited to be able to live free here. Idaho to me is still the gem of America but things are changing all around us. Thanks for letting me vent…….
