We Are Still Settling In!

We have been up here about a month now, and we are still settling in.  Of course, BUDGET TRUCK RENTAL may have had something to do with this as we had to make a second trip down to get a U-Haul to bring all the stuff up from the house.  My mom and grandmother came along so granny could decide on some things to get rid of, which reduced it enough that we only just fit everything into the truck! 

Said Moving Truck

We also had a trailer and a minivan full of stuff to bring along that were full of all the last minute items that grandma just couldn’t part with!  The trailer was not loaded well, so about half way through the trip, when my grandmother nearly lost control in a fishtail, I traded the trailer onto the truck, a move we should have done to begin with. 

The Van and Trailer

It took two crews of volunteers to load and then unload the things we packed for the move.  Now that the dust has settled, the truck is returned, and we are nearly done clearing out a room in the upstairs of the house to use as our living room, it is all up to us to sort everything out and make sense of it all.  Grandma’s stuff is more that we can expect her to do in any hurry, so she will need a lot of help with it all.  None of the outbuildings is usable at this time due to the things that have had to be put into them! 

My Mom

Since we have been up here we have been able to shirk off enough of our responsibilities to go out a few miles in almost every direction and see some of the local villages and towns, as well as a couple of small cities nearby, such as Lewiston, Logan, Richmond, Smithfield, and Cornish, all it Utah, and of course Preston, Weston, and Franklin, all in Idaho.  We have been up to Deer Cliff for supper, and to Willow Flats.

Deer Cliff is an unassuming little place local to Preston, Idaho, which serves some of the best fish and steak meals to be had. 

Of course the prices have changed since this sign was made many years ago.  I would not charge less than $0.25 for a raw egg now.  The decorating may be a little dated, and you may even find it has a little to be desired, but don’t let that put you off going for the food.  It is worth even the drive into the mountains. 

Simplicity is everywhere, actually even in the food.  But when you order a steak, as I did, then you get a steak.  Try the iced tea, they will serve it to you in a glass like the one pictured at center.

Further up the canyon is Willow Flats.  It is a lovely place to camp, with both the flats as pictured above, and the mountains which surround it, as pictured below.

With so much to do to clear all of the outbuildings, it is no wonder that we have skived off a few times! 

Since being up here I have spotted a few deer, and not just the ones along the road with their legs sticking up in the air.

Yes, that’s right!  Shot from a moving car!  With my camera, that is! 

The boys are not due back from England till the 19th, and when they come back it’s right off to school and to work on the house!  I am not sure they are looking forward to it! 

Kelsey J Bacon

Fairview, Idaho