Tautphaus Park Zoo, Idaho Falls, ID End of Summer

Today we introduced Candice to the Tautphaus Park Zoo in Idaho Falls. This was our second trip to the zoo using our annual membership which will allow us entrance to up to 100 zoos nationwide.

This is a Prevost's Squirrel, also known as an Asian Tri-Colored Squirrel, not to be confused with a Prevost Motorhome.

This little guy was enjoying the sunshine...

while this one watched from the other cage.

One of these things is doing its own thing...but it DOES belong...born August 16th, this "ugly duckling" will gradually turn pink from all the pink food it will eat. Cotton candy, pink lemonade, Franken Berry Cereal...

Do you know what this is? It is a Patagonian Cavy, also known as a Patagonian Hare. They are the 4th largest rodent behind the capybaras, beaver and porcupine. Because they can be very social with humans, the Patagonian Cavy can be a great pet.

Candice puts her coin in the wishing well, and properly keeps her wish to herself.

The King of the Jungle was posing for pictures today.

This mother serval recently gave birth to two babies. The babies were chasing each other while the mother lazed around. The serval has the longest legs of any cat relative to their body size.

The Tautphaus Park Zoo closes from October to March each year due to the harsh winter weather.

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To be continued...

Washing and Waxing the RV

Today we did our monthly rv wash and semi-annual waxing. How long does it take to wash and wax the entire motorhome, roof and all? It took us about 7 hours this time. Today it was an ideal day in the 70's.

To be continued...

Snow & Cold in West Yellowstone

This morning, we woke up to temperatures in the 20's and snow-covered mountains.
By evening, the sky was filled with a great sunset and most of the snow was gone.

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To be continued...

Eat Till You Bust at The Gusher, West Yellowstone, Montana

Since our cats had all-you-can-eat cat food and were quite relaxed, we decided to head to The Gusher for all-you-can-eat spaghetti.

Wednesdays are Spaghetti Night from 5 to 8 and, as far as we know, this is the only all-you-can-eat meal to be found in West Yellowstone.

As Marlon was on his third plate and Doug was just starting his second plate, we decided to ask the waitress the most plates she has seen anyone eat. She said she had seen someone eat three. Then she decided there had been one person who ate four. At that time, Marlon decided he was full and would not try to set a new record.

Eat Till You Bust! That's what Marlon tried to do.

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To be continued...

West Yellowstone Fall is in the Air

It won't be long now before winter starts settling here at West Yellowstone. Sunday, when we were working at the IMAX, it started snowing. It didn't accumulate but it was just a little hint of what is to come. The temperature got down in the 20's Sunday night and is expected to be in the lower 30's at night all this week. The nice part is that we are sleeping when it is that cold and the days are great in the 60's.

Now that Labor Day weekend is over, we can look forward to less crowded days in the park. Well, less people anyway.

To be continued...