It started as a simple trip to see Ed Sheeran in concert in Seattle. It soon morphed into a 10 day journey through a province and 5 states. We started our trip with a stop in Oliver to drop off Oliver. (For those that don't know, we named our dog Oliver after the town and the book.) We had escaped the bulk of the smoke for most of our summer however things got really bad as we moved in to Peachland and got worse overnight in Oliver. The smoke continued through most of Washington and only started to dissipate when we got into Idaho. I may have to rename this trip the Western North American Forest Fire tour.
Once we had decided we would be stopping in Las Vegas Kerry mentioned that she had always wanted to go to a traditional American state fair. A quick internet search later and we had our first destination. Our ultimate day one destination was Twin Falls however that path took us right by the Western Idaho State Fair in Garden City just outside of Boise. Based on the number of food options it looked like it was exactly what we were looking for. I would say it's at least as big as the PNE but with a much cheaper entry fee. Free parking and $33.00 for the whole family.
Our goal was just to stop for dinner and a treat and take in some of the fair. Our first event was the Splash Dogs. It started out a bit shaky when the lead dog playfully bit the entertainer on the arm. I'm not sure if perhaps that distracted him a bit because he seemed to be off on his comedic timing. I was amazed at how much the dogs enjoyed jumping in the water. We'll have to try this with Oliver. My favorite was one named Little Buddy who was not exactly little. He was a black lab and very well trained. He brought his ball into the crowed for someone to pick up and then ran back to the platform. You had to be quick to get the ball to the water for him.
We spent some time checking out the country fair art and food competition, a crazy high diving penguin event, BBQ ribs for me for dinner, darts on the midway, a ride we got for free because someone gave Carter his wrist band and finally an Idaho Ice Cream Potato. From a distance you really could not tell it wasn't an actual potato. It's a beige colored vanilla ice cream shaped like a potato covered with a dusting of cocoa powder followed by whipped cream and Oreo cookie crumbs. Our goal for food was to get something we were unlikely to get anywhere else and this fit the bill nicely. Tomorrow we are off to Las Vegas.
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