Village of Trees RV Resort - Declo, ID

Today, we started off at the Golden Spike National Historical Park at Promontory Summit in Utah. As you would imagine, this is where the last spike was struck for the transcontinental railroad. I had thought we would be in and out, but they’ve done a really nice job at this park. They’ve recreated the actual locomotives used during the ceremony and three times a day, those locomotives come out for the ceremonial meeting at the point of the last spike. Unfortunately, there is only one pair of lineman to run the locomotives. So, they bring one in, get it all set up, then they have to jump in their truck to go back to the depot to pick up the other locomotive. It all works out. Anyway, after that, we ventured into Idaho and went to the City of Rocks Natural Reserve. This is a natural outcropping of granite that the settlers of the West used as a marker for their way further West. It is quite a spectacular natural site. Then, we decided not to try for a third site today and ended up in Declo, ID before our adventures tomorrow…