The dog and I had put in a lot of miles on this particular day.  I’d targeted the town of Idaho Falls as our stopping place for the night.  My research said that they have a Walmart that allows overnight parking.  Because I arrived early in the afternoon, I drove around until I found a place to hang out and relax for awhile.  No need to get to Walmart before bedtime.

The Snake River flows right through town and they’ve build a lovely park along it. I parked the RV and the dog and I went and sat by the river beneath the shade of a tree.  The dog went swimming and I sat with my feet in the water, enjoying a Ybor City cigar.

I watched these two girls ride their bicycles through the park and stop not far from where we were sitting.  One was a bit of a tomboy who jumped up and grabbed a cable that supported a water pipe that spanned the river. Hand over hand she worked her way out over the river where she swung back and forth a few times before returning to shore.

After a few minutes they sat beneath a tree and opened a paper bag one of them had been carrying.  Out came bagels and cream cheese.  The pair of them looked as if they didn’t have a care in the world.

It was a lovely spot to unwind and take a break.