Is That Near Here?

Today I am extolling the virtues of 'day trips' to places near your home!  A lot of us are trying to be more frugal and yet have some fun, my recommendation is to look close to home.  There are probably several historic monuments/buildings/bridges near you.  There are likely to be parks and forests you haven't been to.  And to my way of thinking it is hard to beat a local museum - find out why something you've known all your life has that silly name. 

The girls in our loosely organized, self proclaimed camera club went out today and saw the waterwheels in the Noble Canal in New Plymouth Idaho. 

These 3 that we saw are still in use and it is kind of incredible when you look at the power and the ingenuity involved.




  

We found an old cemetery (I had some relatives who lived here in the late 1800's),   Thomas Henry Guffey and his wife Serena traveled here from Missouri and had a hand in making it the beautiful agrarian valley it is now.







 I came looking for Thomas and Serena, I was pleased to find another relative.  Anna Guffey Duggan.  I believe she is a daughter of Thomas and Serena. 








 

We saw the worlds biggest horseshoe (the whole town of New Plymouth is built in a horseshoe shape), ate snack foods in the air conditioned car, and stopped by a large produce market on the way home.  Oh - and we hit a few historical markers as well.  Who knew the reliably red state of Idaho was once a southern democrat stronghold?

So get on the bus, or get in the car and head out to see the local sights.  our day today cost - with gas - $10 split 3 ways!  You can't beat that with a stick!