Just a quick update on our increasingly erratic progress: We decided to keep north of the Heat Dome™, and are currently at a KOA campground near Craters of the Moon National Monument.

This is our first real commercial RV park since night one of our trip. And it’s kind of awesome. Don’t get me wrong: the state and national parks we’ve stayed in have been beautiful and really, really nice. But they don’t have ice cream socials, free waffle breakfasts, and swimming pools.

Random Updates

Zora seems to be doing a little better, but is still no fun to pick up after when she poops.

Did you know Arco, ID, was the first town in America to get electricity from nuclear power? There’s actually an atomic museum near town where you can visit the EBR-1 experimental breeder reactor (no longer in use).

Maureen has come down with some sort of eye infection, and is currently visiting the local clinic. So now the dog, the truck, and Maureen have all had some sort of breakdown on this trip. I wonder what’s in store for me in our last few days…