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our day started early…but not TOO early. kelly and i had a thumbs down sleeping experience last night. the hotel was fine (complete with horsen!) but we just couldn’t get to sleep. we’re crossing our fingers for tonight.
about 4 hours into our drive today we were REAL glad we muscled through 12 hours of driving on day 1. so, now we can happily say:
twin falls to hamilton DONE!
want proof? we got proof!

the truth is that we pensieros don’t know much about montana. at this point we know that it is a state in the union…it has some mountains…and….it’s….at an elevation of 6995 feet above sea level….
now…from the pie-in-the-sky/i-want-to-move-to-idaho-and-montana tales we’ve heard from SO many people back home we were half expecting 40 acres and a llama free at the border from the chamber of commerce…maybe the homestead commission…but it didn’t happen. we DID get to see some mrad wildlife…llamas, lots of horses, lots of cows (who all seemed very happy by the way) and even a deer. a lady deer. a bounding lady deer who bounded away from the road as we drove close to her.
the drive was real nice. kelly’s blog has a bit on the moon pie field we came across. most of today’s trip was along the scenic 93 north…much of which follows the Salmon River through idaho. though the physical terrain of the 2 states we visited today was reminiscent of of the sequoias or yosemite, it was a fun new experience to drive along a river for a hundred miles or more. we even stopped and went down, both almost falling on the gravel…then both almost falling into the river. river rocks are slippy.

(school of rock is on cartoon network right now…how does that work?)
another fun stop was at the very beginning of our drive today…some bridge in Twin Falls. we loved it. quite a view. AND i’m pretty sure i played at the golf course on Tiger Woods Golf back when i was an RA at fpu.

this is the top of the bridge. i suppose you’d like to see the view from the bridge…
too bad. i only have a few minutes until Man Vs. Wild comes on…and…it’s a new one…and i just don’t have time to edit another photo right now. sorry…sort of.
highlights:
- sign for a local restaurant reads: “Welcome. Open 9 to 5…Usually.” nice.
- a scale model of the statue of liberty in somebody’s front yard…but not tastefully placed.
- Judy at burger king (WHY DIDN’T WE GET A PICTURE?!?!?!) who made us almost want to become AARP cashiers at said restaurant.
- knowing we don’t have to drive tomorrow. ba ha!
lowlights:
- we tuckered out today. that’s alright.
- we had to watch a lot of junky shows on discovery (hey…i love discovery channel…but today was National Boredom Day) before Man Vs. Wild came on.
- at burger king i had to utilize the rest room. when i walked in a teenage kid was washing a dress shirt in the bathroom sink…with the bathroom soap…and the bathroom water…and…it reminded me of that terrible moment where my dad and i made a shocking discovery in a carl’s jr. bathroom on a trip to disneyland. and…i don’t want to be reminded of that moment. ever, ever again.
so yeah, today was a great day. good times of prayer and talking with my lovely wife. and…it’s always fun to see a new place. we felt like nomads. or vagabonds. or…travelers.
although, i am a bit worried about the effects on this trip on kelly…i mean…this is what happened today:

oh man…all that Tazo tea has changed kelly into the eco-friend you see above.
truly, we’re already eco-friends. at least as much as very conservative republicans can be. hmm. that is fodder for another post. another post that i’m never going to post about.
so, today is about over. i hope Bear survives today’s episode.
i keep trying to convince myself it’s possible to be jet-lagged in a time zone 1 hour different than usual. in which case, label me lagged!
tomorrow…music time. huzzah! although i am a TINY bit nervous because i found out they’ve been playing radio promos for the event every 2 hours for days and days….the pressure’s on Geno. maybe i should’ve brought a guitar…
devotional thought for the day…no complete thoughts (yet)…just the importance of finishing well. so few of the kings of israel and judah finished well. and…recently i’ve been thinking about how i live like a king, not in attitude but in wealth, position and opportunity. i want to serve well (all israel’s kings were meant to serve), but i want to finish well too. and, finishing well is every day, all day.
oh! we learned one more thing about Montana today…

we learned to NOT MESS WITH MONTANA…because i mean…it’s protected by beardcore. do i know what beardcore is? no. do i fear beardcore? yes. a resounding yes. i mean…i can’t even GROW a beard…and apparently these bearded mercenaries have taken control of security for the state. if it’s on the lower left corner of the state sign it must be true. mustn’t it? MUSTN’T IT?
may beardcore have mercy on our california-plated car.
blessings.