I didn’t sleep well that night. I think because I drank too much coffee too late because I was worried about getting sleepy while driving. Woop, add that one to the list of worries.
I got up early…before anyone else. I made my coffee and walked over to the river to enjoy the peacefulness of slow moving water in the quiet of the early morning. I swear, with the tiniest of effort, you can sense your internal self slowing down in that moment and flowing along with the water. The peace just soaks into you.
I went back to camp and, since it was so early, I had some time before I needed to hit the road. My favorite breakfast is to sautee leeks and asparagus in butter, and then scramble eggs with the veggies. If you haven’t tried it, you should. These 4 items were made to go together! Yummy.
When camping, I prep the usual 2 pounds of asparagus and 2 leeks with 2 tbs of butter (huh, never realized the 2 theme before). Once cooked, I fill my container with it and what doesn’t fit is “today’s portion”. Then I add in how many? Yes, 2 eggs…and scramble them in. Delicious and healthy. Yes, you can camp without eating crap from cans and bags. Not saying I don’t do it sometimes…
Oh, while I was chopping the veggies on the cutting board, something was clearly attracted to the sound. Any time I was chopping, they would come running into my camp…
Wild TURKEYS😁 a whole flock of them. Is a group of turkeys called a flock? Not sure, we oddly have different names for different groups of animals: murder of crows, pod of dolphins, gaggle of geese, pack of dogs, herd of sheep, school of fish…
Anyway, “several” turkeys came to check me out. Walked right into my camp and right up to me! Looking at what I was doing….very curious birds. Clearly fed by people. I tried to throw them leek, nope, not interested in leek. I threw them asparagus….nope, not interested. Odd, I thought they would like veggies, being birds.
No, these are AMERICAN turkeys…clearly on the SAD diet. 😉 They wanted nothing to do with my veggies, but when I dug out half piece of uneaten bread out of my garbage sack…..they went bananas. Reminded me of pigeons or ducks in the park.
After eating, I cleaned up, packed up, and headed out. Long drive day. 6.5 hours that felt like 20.
But, some nice scenery, and miles and miles of sagebrush flats. Stopped at the California trail interpretive center, interesting place. I learned that “seeing the elephant” was the idiom used by settlers to say they made the trip across to the west and had personally experienced the hardships of that journey. Facing something so big and intimidating….like an elephant. In France, by the way, “seeing the wolf” means something VERY different (and naughty).
I also had an awesome unplanned stop at the Not-So-Pah hot springs. It was mentioned in my road trip book, but I hadn’t planned on seeking it out. But, during the last 2 hours of my drive, Google took me on a shortcut around Twin Falls Idaho instead of going through…
Wouldn’t ya know it? The Google short cut took me right by the Not-so-pah hot springs! It was just too good to pass up, and I needed a break and a bath. They have a pool, spa, and hot soak tub….all fed by a natural hot spring. They even had a water slide! Best $7 I spent so far 😁.
I finished the drive and made it to my camp spot with an hour to spare before sundown. It was a very beautiful spot next to the Snake River in Idaho. But the place has an…unfortunate name and corresponding history….Massacre Rocks State Park. You can guess what happened there.
Pretty spot, though. I enjoyed some Sangria while watching sunset over the river and cliffs. Then, the next morning, enjoyed my coffee while watching sunrise.