Saturday August 23, 2025 American Falls ID to Carson City NV

We are noticing the last few days that the humidity is dropping. No dew on the van or ground and things are a bit dusty. Nice hot showers this morning (nice clean facilities) so good job Idaho State Parks.

Today we will try to get most of the way toward Sacramento. First stop, Idaho Falls. Deb found Norm’s Diner which did not disappoint. The place was full of the locals. This is what community is about! Took us a while to park since it was so busy but I shoehorned the van into a spot.

Next we drove a dozen or so miles to see the real Twin Falls on the Snake River. It’s $5 to get into Shoshone Falls Park and you drive right down to the falls. The guy taking the money said the water was pretty low this time of year but if it was, the falls still looked pretty awesome. Two miles up or down stream is where Evel Knievel tried unsuccessfully to jump the Snake River on a motorcycle. 

Now it’s down to business, putting in some miles across the desert landscape mixing radio with podcasts with Deb’s playlist with Milo’s playlist with silence. 

It got really windy part way in and the semis started weaving around a bit so you had to pay attention.

We drove through busy Reno highway traffic and then down to the smaller city of Carson City, Nevada’s state capital. Deb found a Super 8 and we tried to get some dinner at Reds Old 395 Grill but they were packed with a 40 minute wait. We walked down the street in front of the legislature building and found the Fox Restaurant and Brewery. A 50th high school reunion but they had plenty of room. Nice dinner and a little walk and then back to the hotel.

578 miles today.