Day 18- Ogden's George S Eccles Dinosaur Park

We had booked the Timpanogos Cave tour this morning, but decided to cancel it last night.  It requires a 1 mile strenuous hike to the cave, the 45 minute cave tour then a 1 mile hike back down the mountain.  We have been doing a lot of walking and hiking on this trip and Kaiden's legs are beat.  Connor and Kaiden both asked to skip it.  So, instead the boys went swimming after breakfast and we relaxed all morning.  Even our goofy dog, Piper relaxed.

Then after check out we headed for Ogden's George S Eccles Dinosaur Park.
The Dinosaur Park was founded in April 1993.  The 8.5 acre park has more than 100 exhibits and realistic, full-sized dinosaur replicas.  The sized-to-scale replicas are based on actual fossils and skeletons, and several come to life thanks to robotics, intricate details and a state-of-the-art sound system.  There is a museum with real dinosaur fossils, but also an outdoor park with over 100 sculptures, showcasing the dinosaurs’ skin, texture, feathers and details.  An on-site museum offers hands-on activities, including an Education Center with an interactive children’s dig of a Stegosaurus.

After the dinosaur park we stopped for more gas and lunch at Costco then ventured on.  Just after we cross the Idaho boarder we got caught in a huge wind storm.  Luckily there was a rest stop and we pulled over to wait out the storm.  While we were waiting we had some fun in the wind.

 

 

Day 18- Shoshone Falls

Often referred to as the Niagara of the West, Shoshone Falls is a must see attraction in Twin Falls, Idaho.  At 212 feet tall and 900 foot wide, Shoshone Falls is one of the largest natural waterfalls in the United States surpassing the height of the famous Niagara Falls. Shoshone Falls is located on the Snake River as it carves its way through a deep basalt Canyon on its way to the Columbia River.

We arrived just before sunset and almost missed the sunset since we decided to follow the towns signage instead of GPS.  There is a narrow winding road that leads to the falls and we weren't sure if RV's are allowed, so we originally parked the RV at the top and started walking down the road.  Then we met a driver who said there is a huge parking lot at the bottom designed for RV's, so Jason walked back up the road to get our RV, while me and the boys continued walking down the road.  The falls were beautiful, but my fear of heights got the best of me and I couldn't stand right by the railing... something that Jason found hilarious.  Connor was fine with it though.  After we hiked around the area and checked out the river, then we ended our night at the Timmerman rest stop at 11:20pm.