CONTRASTS OF TIME
We are up early and excited for a new day’s adventure back ‘on the road’ again after a fabulous class reunion and extended visit in Magic Valley. The morning is clear and sunny and a comfortable temperature. We drive north on Highway 93 into the mountains toward Sun Valley. The scenery is lovely with the softness of the morning over the valley and the jagged snow covered Sawtooths in the distance

We reminisce about the territory we had been familiar with so many years ago.  We have forgotten how black and ominous the lava flows are. We have also forgotten about  Mammoth Cave and the Shoshone Ice Caves and now wish we had scheduled time to be tourists. We aren’t really on a schedule but today we have our sights set for Sun Valley and beyond, so we pass up the caves making a note to add those to our next visit.

 

 

 

Dropping into the Wood River Valley and oh boy, what a change! Wow! The urbanization is obvious. Belleview is bigger than Ketchum and Hailey were 35 years ago.  Hailey is unrecognizable in size and development except for the old railroad trestle that was always a landmark for us to turn off to the Gould’s ranch. That area is now full of very large homes and we probably wouldn’t be able to find anything recognizable of the old ranch any more. In contrast, it is fun to see the private aircraft at the Hailey airport and have a pretty little Gulfstream land just as we drive past.