what's joe up to...

We left the hotel this morning and took a drive through Teton National Park and then over to Jackson just a few miles away. We drove around the town for a while and actually came across a pair of modern loft style home that we saw on the television show "What You Get For The Money" last year. After Jackson, we headed to Rexburg, Idaho to see the Teton Dam museum. I'm sure nobody would be surprised to hear that I got a speeding ticket along the way. I was going 65 in a 55mph zone - the court date is set for July 1st in Jackson which I'd love to go to, but the $90 fine is just a little cheaper than returning to Jackson. The Teton dam (an earthern dam) was completed in 1975, but started to develop leaks on June 6, 1976 just 8 months after its completion. The leaks lead to the dams failure later that day completely releasing the 240ft deep reservoir behind it and flooding several small towns down river. The remnants of the dam are still in the river valley and you can drive up to an overlook just above it (picture). From Rexburg, we drove 300 miles to Missoula, Montana. The drive was really nice and the views in Montana were the best we have had yet - Giant green rolling hills giving way to dark snow and cloud capped mountains behind them. It rained on and off pretty heavily along the way but the traffic was light and we made it quickly around dark.