Mountain Home, ID - 2026

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We spent 2 weeks in Mountain Home, it was very heavy on all our minds that Casen was missing from our precious times together. But, we talked about him and reminisced about past memories which had us laughing and crying.

Our first weekend in Mountain Home we drove to Hailey, ID to pick Clay up from camp. We stopped at the Snow Bunny Drive-in for lunch. After lunch DeHanna and Daniel took us rock hounding. We were up in the mountains with some amazing views.




We went to the Emmet Cherry festival in Emmett, ID. Ernie and I shared a delicious piece of cherry cheesecake.

We also drove to Silver City, ID. Silver City is a historic ghost town and mining camp. Visiting the city is like going back into history. There is no gas, electricity, or reliable cell service and you have to pack in your own water and supplies. The drive to Silver City is a remote drive up winding dirt roads. You can only visit from Memorial Day weekend through mid-October due to snow cover. 









The boys wanted to go roller skating so we had fun at the skating rink for a couple hours. It had been at least 10 years since I last roller skated and it took a bit to get my balance but after a few rounds I had it down. We all had a good time.



Our time with family is always too short. We look forward to our visit next year.









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