July 31, 1926 (Saturday)
We passed through Rigby, Lorenzo, Thornton, Rexburg, where they had parking in the middle of the street, a nice small town. Next was St. Anthony’s Falls, where we ate lunch and it developed that Irl was feeling pretty bum with summer flu symptoms. We gave him aspirin and got quinine for him and Vance drove. Here, as we were leaving, the wind blew away two of my hardly written sheets of this letter, so it has made the letter jumbled. There was a fine park here – free, with things to amuse the children and right by the river and falls. The cascades were very pretty and there was a monument to the World War men -- a soldier all equipped stepping forward.
Ashton was the next place of interest for then we stocked up for the park. But that was unnecessary for there are places right along where supplies are to be had. The scenery began to be much finer from here on. Robinson River and Warm River joined at Warm River Station.
We camped this night at Pond’s Resort in the Targhee National Forest. Here we had a nice camp to ourselves among the lodge pole pines and had much merriment about bears coming into camp. There was a dance at the Pond place and Lynn and Vance dressed up and went and had a good time. Dad got up to chase something and I got a shock when I poked my head out under the tent and saw him gleaming whitely among the pines. I told the girls I thought I had seen a polar bear. We had a nice broad shallow river handy, too, here, the Buffalo, and Lyn
n and Vance got a bath though no swim. This p.m. we stopped and sidetracked to see the big falls on the Snake, a truly wonderful sight. Vance took pictures. Dad had grippe so didn’t take the half mile walk down to where we could see it. There was a rustic inn or lodge there, very nice.
We passed through Rigby, Lorenzo, Thornton, Rexburg, where they had parking in the middle of the street, a nice small town. Next was St. Anthony’s Falls, where we ate lunch and it developed that Irl was feeling pretty bum with summer flu symptoms. We gave him aspirin and got quinine for him and Vance drove. Here, as we were leaving, the wind blew away two of my hardly written sheets of this letter, so it has made the letter jumbled. There was a fine park here – free, with things to amuse the children and right by the river and falls. The cascades were very pretty and there was a monument to the World War men -- a soldier all equipped stepping forward.
Ashton was the next place of interest for then we stocked up for the park. But that was unnecessary for there are places right along where supplies are to be had. The scenery began to be much finer from here on. Robinson River and Warm River joined at Warm River Station.
We camped this night at Pond’s Resort in the Targhee National Forest. Here we had a nice camp to ourselves among the lodge pole pines and had much merriment about bears coming into camp. There was a dance at the Pond place and Lynn and Vance dressed up and went and had a good time. Dad got up to chase something and I got a shock when I poked my head out under the tent and saw him gleaming whitely among the pines. I told the girls I thought I had seen a polar bear. We had a nice broad shallow river handy, too, here, the Buffalo, and Lyn
n and Vance got a bath though no swim. This p.m. we stopped and sidetracked to see the big falls on the Snake, a truly wonderful sight. Vance took pictures. Dad had grippe so didn’t take the half mile walk down to where we could see it. There was a rustic inn or lodge there, very nice.From back of photo: "Snake River Falls about 40 miles from the park. We walked down about 1/2 mile from the road to see them. There was a large, handsome log hunting lodge not 40 rods from where we stood. Party from left to right -- myself, Lynn, Bernice, Irl, and Shirley. Photo by Vance, Saturday, July 31, '26. Dad had an attack of bowel trouble from something he ate so didn't walk down." [No! Really!! Something he ate?!!! How could that be?]
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