The graduation ceremony was at Idaho State University. My niece graduated with a Doctor of Audiology degree. She spent the last year in Great Britan working on her extern ship. This was a long pull for her to complete her degree. Now she needs a job!
The university also had two year programs and passed out diplomas for associate degrees at the same time as the Bachelor degrees. This was a suprise to me. I am used to Associate degrees being handled only by Junior Colleges. It was explained that probably because of the isolation, Idaho State handled all programs, not just Bachelor and Grad programs.
After graduation, we went another 45 miles east to Idaho Falls for dinner. This is another place that I had been curious about. Some of my co workers went to the site there for work. I had always volunteered but was never selected. Their description made me think it was a desolate area, but I was suprised that it was not. Maybe in the middle of the winter or summer I would think differantly. There is actually a lot of new home construction going on there.
Started early on Sunday for the drive home. Again, the sky was clear and the temp cool. Stopped at Twin Falls to look into the Snake River canyon there. Stopped again at Baker City for gas and lunch and again at Ellensburg for an early dinner. The traffic got heavy on Snoqualmie Pass and there was some rain. Made it home by 8pm and still had over 1/4 of a tank of gas left after the fill up at Baker City. That car of my dad's gets really good mileage! I drove all the way except for about two hours between Boise and Baker City.
This drive started me thinking about taking a motorcycle ride around eastern washington when Chinook Pass opens up. I think I will plan for a three or four day trip.
My family: Father, mother, sister, brother in law, nieces and me.
Snake River canyon at Twin Falls, Idaho. About a mile upstream from here was where Evel Knievel tried to jump the canyon in his rocket bike in 1974.
Looking downstream. Snake River canyon at Twin Falls, Idaho. 
3 comments:
Dan, if you should decide to complete a ride around eastern Washington, I can send you the trip plan that was used for our five corners ride around Washington that Steve L. layed out for the group. I especially enjoyed the roads he found for us to ride on that side of the mountains. Of course he grew up in Republic, so he is very familiar with the area.
He planned our ride around Oregon last year and did a great job there, also.
This year we are riding around Idaho and eastern Montana.
Dave and I would be glad to offer any suggestions.
Scott
Will see how things work out. Mainly want to ride to Wenatchee to visit my sister. Was thinking about going over Chinook Pass, through the Ellensburg Canyon, over Old Blewitt Pass Highway to Wenatchee. May come home over the North Cascades Highway and down Whidbey Island. Also want to ride the Columbia Gorge someday.
I ordered the Buell Side/top case set yesterday.
Sounds a if you had a enjoyable trip. Idaho Falls is a great vacation base. Very well educated population and need to watch for the millionaire potato farmers strolling around in their torn Farmer Johns and driving a rusted out 60 vintage PU. It is a great place to use as a base for exploring the whole of the west yellowstone country. We stayed there and traveled to Yellowstone, Tetons and Craters of the Moon.
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