October 6, 2011
Rexburg, Idaho to Home
(Nampa, Idaho)
You can feed the bear cubs for an extra $35
You then drive through the park to see
other animals
Mountain Goats
Deer
Elk
Adult bears
Wolves
Most of them were sleeping through the rainy day
Idaho National Laboratory is a 890 square mile government
reservation established in 1949
52 nuclear reactors have been built there
In 1951 the Experimental Breeder Reactor Number 1 (EBR-1) produced
the first usable amount of electricity generated by nuclear power
And the technology for the world's first nuclear-powered submarines were
developed there
The Idaho Science Center
To celebrate the contribution of INL to understanding nuclear power
and training 40,000 sailors for nuclear submarines
The Idaho Science Center is a work in progress
The sail from the USS Hawkbill - A nuclear submarine built in
1969
The Mark 14 Torpedo
Used by the US Navy from 1929 - 1959 and 1969 - late 1970s
20.5 feet long, 3300 lbs, steam turbine propulsion
It was snowing so hard we couldn't really
see much,
so we decided to come back to Craters of the Moon later when the weather is
better
Picabo, Idaho
Fairfield, Idaho
Hill City, Idaho
Finally, we saw the light at the end of the stormy day...
just outside of Boise
Sugar Factory, Nampa, Idaho
We were sure glad to see our Kitty Boys,
and they were glad to see us!
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