Thursday, August 24, 2017

A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE!

We decided to stick around in Meridian five days longer than planned because there was going to be a solar eclipse and we could see totality in Idaho! We found an awesome spot to camp the night before the eclipse, where we would see the total eclipse the next morning! It was an amazing experience!
Ricky found a perfect seat

Jake's awesome creation to make pooping in the wild easier



Found the perfect spot to watch the eclipse the next morning!
Some delicious berries




You can see how the sun looks in that artifact on the right in the picture. It was awesome to look up and see that the eclipse has begun!!

Crescent shaped artifact



Waiting for totality





Totality was so cool to experience in person!!!

It got so dark, but there was light pollution on all horizons

Ricky enjoying the eclipse!

It got really cool and dark, and was the weirdest thing after hiking up in the hot sun a little bit earlier - such a crazy experience!

Did some shooting before driving back home


My first time shooting a gun!


Meridian Trip

We went straight from our Sun Valley trip with my family to a Meridian trip with Ricky's family! It turned out to be an awesome vacation!!!

It was so good to be with everyone again!

Dave took us river rafting! It was so much fun!


Huge salamanders compared to the ones we saw in Cecret Lake!

Nature Center in Boise


Boise Temple





State Capitol Building


Huge boxes of candy!!

Birds of Prey Center


So cool to see this bald eagle up close


Meridian Temple

Eagle Island State Park

Eagle Island State Park

Picking blackberries


Looking out over Emmet, Idaho with Grandpa. This was before we went on a wild goose chase to find a ghost town in Pearl, Idaho

This mine is what is left of Pearl, Idaho, along with lots of private property and ranches.

This old car is also what is left of Pearl, Idaho



Stinker Stores Car and Booth at the town's Dairy Queen Grand Opening event

Bogus Mountain

A ward corn feast



We went to drop off an ice cream cake to Alex, but he wasn't home! :(